SureFire
I have been EDC a old EB1 Backup which I believe is 100/5 lumen model that I’ve been carrying for about 12-13years. It’s a single CR123a battery and small enough that it fits in my palm when making a fist that people don’t see. It’s also amazingly handy, 5 lumen is plenty for searching for something in the car or quickly working on something needing more light. The 100 lumen which pales by the current standard of 200-500 lumens of newer models. This is enough to shoot a beam across a field, across the street or a couple of houses down the street and send more than enough to blind someone close by hitting them in the face. It’s way more handy than you would think from such a small light. And the best part is it lights up high first press/click and low on the second press/click.
The utilitarian light is the G2X series, a Tactical or Pro. The Tactical is the one you want for emergency to search for the UFO or lost cat at night with. These models only have one brightness setting. The new models are 600 lumens and will light up a whole backyard or most of a house from the street. The Pro model is similar except it has 2 modes 600/15 lumens. This is what I have in all my cars and get home bags. They both take 2 CR123A batteries and give anywhere from 1.5hrs -50hrs+ depending on model/mode your using. The 15lumen is plenty bright to do car repair at night, looking for something under the sink, BBQ at night, you name it, etc. And be aware that if you have bare white walls the 600lumen can blind you at night if your facing that wall and hit the button. And you should never do like you see in the movies, point the light at your face and turn it on!
The last is headlamp which I have the Minimus. It provides amazing spread and bright white light that makes whatever your looking at perfectly lit. I will say you’ll eat batteries if you keep it at full brightness trying to light up the night, you won’t need 100% to walk around at ngiht. It is amazingly useful for anything you need a hand free headlamp and is easy to adjust the brightness with a simple twist of the side knob, it’s infinitely adjustable from barely any light to max.
https://www.surefire.com/products/illumination/flashlights/e1b-backup-maxvision/
https://www.surefire.com/products/illumination/flashlights/g2x-pro/
https://www.surefire.com/products/illumination/flashlights/g2x-tactical/
https://www.surefire.com/categories/illumination/headlamps/
I bought my first SureFire around 15yrs ago and it’s still working. It was the older incandescent bulb using the same 2x CR123A batteries that nearly all of their models use. This makes it simple, same batteries for all flashlights. They last around 10yrs since they are lithium and are easy to keep stored everywhere. I have small little 4 battery packs with all the car lights, bags and of course the huge stash in the house kitchen drawer. Once you use a quality light you won’t go back. I’ve converted a lot of family and friends with SureFire G2X Pros. They are around $60 on Amazon and the yellow is a nice one to have in the car as you’ll see and hopefully won’t leave behind like the black models. I will say that I know people that have tons of different model lights but with such variety you have different batteries, chargers, and they operate differently. The thing with SureFire as they are a military use light is they are practically indestructible, all waterproof and most importantly all work the same way.
I highly recommend trying out a G2X Pro if you want good house or car light.
CTopher