Front & Rear Door Flashlights

CitizenQ

CitizenQ

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Yep...another flashlight advice request. I need two flashlights to hang by the rear door and I was hoping to get some advice from you fellas. Here are my preliminary requirements...
  1. Must be powerful light
  2. Must run on standard AA, C, or D cell batteries
  3. Must have a lanyard hole (so I can hang them)
  4. Prefer a tail cap push buttton switch
  5. Would like to keep the price around $75.00 each, max
Because these are flashlights which will remain inside the house they don't need to be small...size is not a consideration.

Ideas?
 
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the 4sevens Quark aa lights are pretty nice and are below your price range they are AA and have the tail cap button and a lanyard attachment if I am not mistaken.
 
I can think of about 40 flashlights that meet your requirements in just the lights we stock, so I hate to just start rattling off names. Any other requirements?

Of the ones we have, the iTP A6 Polestar is going to be the most powerful in a light that takes common batteries and meets your other requirements except that it has a switch on the side instead of the back. It takes 6 AA batteries, puts out 700 lumens, and is only $80.

If you want something smaller with a tail switch, the Fenix LD20 and 4Sevens AA2 are both really popular. The big difference between the two is that the LD20's lowest brightness is around 10 lumens vs 0.2 on the 4Sevens. The rest of the features are pretty similar.
 
If you aren't concerned with power levels check out the Fenix E20. One click, one power setting with adjustable beam. Takes two AA batteries.
 
Fenix dual AA lights are good options for many. If you are picky about light color, be sure to get the "better" LED models which don't have the blue tint.
 
My door light is an old 4D Maglite with a cheap "Fusion36" dropin.
Amazingly bright and I can use the light as a baton if necessary .
 
I hang a 3D Maglite with a Malkoff drop in by the door. I use the Maglite belt ring carrier to hang it off a coat hook. Since it faces up, I can come home during a power outage and switch it on. Lights up the whole room like a table lamp.

http://www.malkoffdevices.com/
 
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I'm thinking a C or D cell Maglite will be the best option. There are smaller, and much more powerful lights out there, but I think a flashlight that's to be kept by the door should be easy to find in the dark. You won't have any trouble getting a grip on a Mag if you can't see it.
 
CitizenQ - I now have the 5.11 LEO flashlights at my front/rear doors. They do not use batteries - they're a capacitor that holds a charge for up to two hours, one hour on high beam. I leave them on the charger full time, but use them every night.

It takes somewhere between 200 to 300 years to wear out the capacitor that is assuming you charge it and drain it down fully twice daily. They were designed with LEO's in mind. Pull it out of the car, do some searching and return it to the car. Pull it from the car, do a car stop, and return it to the car to be fully charged. No battery memory or other rechargable related issues.

It has high beam, mid beam, low beam and strobe. You can buy them in different light configuration set ups.
 
storl said:
...Of the ones we have, the iTP A6 Polestar is going to be the most powerful in a light that takes common batteries and meets your other requirements except that it has a switch on the side instead of the back. It takes 6 AA batteries, puts out 700 lumens, and is only $80...
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So I bought a ITP Polestar from GoingGear. I figured I would support a BF Brother. You shipped it quick and it's a great light. Thank you. But today I received an unsolicited email from you...a promo piece selling other flashlights. I don't remember subscribing to your email...I never subscribe to that stuff...maybe it slipped by me...but it appears that you have divulged my email address to iContact.com. It appears that my email address is now in iContact's database. Not cool. Listen, I appreciate your good advice and the good flashlight you sold me...and I was gonna order from you again. But not now. No flame war, no bickering, and I won't mention it again. But not cool.
 
For household flashlights, maglites are the way to go. Built like tanks, use standard batteries, bright enough for indoor use, good throw, and they double as impact devices for trespassing hooligans!!!
 
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