Fenix, 4sevens, Surefire, Nitecore, Olight are all good choicesI have a few Ultrafire, Trustfire and Smiling Shark and they are actually quite good for the price.Just make sure it has a CREE LED... using both LiIon and NiMh batteries would be a plus (LiIon are nice and strong, but NiMh are easily available and very cheap to have a bunch as back-up).Not entirely convinced about Led Lenser and Maglite price/quality ratio... both make excellent quality flashlights, but they are quite expensive, not very bright (especially Maglite) and use funky batteries (especially Led Lenser).For me a flashlight has to be powerful, light, resilient, power-efficient and have easily available batteries... I don't care much if paint scratches, button wobbles, it's not aircraft-grade aluminum or if it doesn't have 5 years warranty...ALWAYS CARRY A SPARE FLASHLIGHT!!!
I have been travelling much of the time in the forest during my camping and survival trips. I wonder that keeping a flash light would be a good option to rescue from any unforeseen emergency to see your way through when its gets dark.I am planning to get some good flash light and found some on the web:LINKS REMOVEDThere are many option like Led lenser, maglite.Suggest some good one to pick.
I have been travelling much of the time in the forest during my camping and survival trips. I wonder that keeping a flash light would be a good option to rescue from any unforeseen emergency to see your way through when its gets dark.
Carry an extra GSM-telephone without SIM card in a sturdy, shockproof and water tight container. That will enable you to call the police or rescue service in an emergency, if your regular phone is not functioning anymore.Carry a dedicated survival kit and a compact survival handbook. Read this book in advance.
My issue with flashlights as a survival tool is the old adage that a flashlight is merely a place to store dead batteries.Unless you have some method of preserving or recharging the batteries on a regular basis, a flashlight is, at best, a short term solution.Def
Quote from: Grant Lamontagne on May 09, 2016, 12:42:58 PMMy issue with flashlights as a survival tool is the old adage that a flashlight is merely a place to store dead batteries.Unless you have some method of preserving or recharging the batteries on a regular basis, a flashlight is, at best, a short term solution.DefAbsolutely true, at the same time most survival situations are probably over within three days or so and rarely do they last a fortnight. Used sparsely and not at full power a full charge should give you plenty of time for signaling and such. Speaking of extra batteries though, does anyone have a source for watertight battery holders? I just want to be able to bring one or two extra AAs but most I see are for around 6 batteries and usually for 18650s and the like.
With a bit of practice you can navigate in the dark quite well. Working by touch is pretty intense but fun.
I heavily recommend the Olight S10R basically because of the points below:CHARGING: Put it on the charging dock when you are at home, grab it when you leave and it will always be fully charged.
With its reversed clip it can be attached to a baseball cap for hands-free usage.
Unless you have some method of preserving or recharging the batteries on a regular basis, a flashlight is, at best, a short term solution.
Headlamps save much battery time, because chores are done much faster with two hands, and when the light-spot is always perfectly directed.
Quote from: Rico-2 on May 09, 2016, 05:22:05 PMHeadlamps save much battery time, because chores are done much faster with two hands, and when the light-spot is always perfectly directed.Except when you want to look at your police friends without blinding them...
Quote from: Etherealicer on May 09, 2016, 02:54:51 PMWith a bit of practice you can navigate in the dark quite well. Working by touch is pretty intense but fun.True, but working by touch and walking in the dark, can result in a serious accident, that may turn a holiday trip in a remote area into a nightmare.
Quote from: Etherealicer on May 09, 2016, 02:54:51 PMI heavily recommend the Olight S10R basically because of the points below:CHARGING: Put it on the charging dock when you are at home, grab it when you leave and it will always be fully charged.You can leave your house faster in a hurry, if the flashlight and other EDC is already sorted out in your bag. And then you cannot forget something in an emergency or disaster.
Quote from: Etherealicer on May 09, 2016, 02:54:51 PMWith its reversed clip it can be attached to a baseball cap for hands-free usage.So if you forget to carry your baseball cap, you don't have a handsfree headlamp. I prefer a Zebra headlamp, or a cheaper Fenix headlamp. Both with a headstrap and one AA battery: https://www.fenixlighting.com/product-category/headlamps/
Quote from: Grant Lamontagne on May 09, 2016, 12:42:58 PMUnless you have some method of preserving or recharging the batteries on a regular basis, a flashlight is, at best, a short term solution.I agree. In a planned survival situation, one needs a wind up flash-light with solar panel as a backup IMO.
Quote from: zoidberg on May 09, 2016, 05:33:20 PMQuote from: Rico-2 on May 09, 2016, 05:22:05 PMHeadlamps save much battery time, because chores are done much faster with two hands, and when the light-spot is always perfectly directed.Except when you want to look at your police friends without blinding them... OMG my camping buddy always does this to me. Pitch black out and BAM eye searing light pointed directly at me. Is the fricken tilt not working?
my camping buddy always does this to me. Pitch black out and BAM eye searing light pointed directly at me.
Those things are clunky and bad
I'm heavily pro checklist before you run off. Because like you could forget the flashlight you could also forget the bag.
Anyhow the S10R is small enough so in case of an emergency you can hold it with your teeth.
Personally, I have switched to a Nitecore SRT5, simply because I use 18650 batteries for everything (charging my phone, bike-light). I plan on getting a S30R II soonish.
Quote from: Etherealicer on May 09, 2016, 06:09:54 PMThose things are clunky and badSeek in Google-images: mini crank flashlight
Quote from: Etherealicer on May 09, 2016, 06:08:09 PMI'm heavily pro checklist before you run off. Because like you could forget the flashlight you could also forget the bag.In a real emergency you may have to leave your house within thirty seconds. Like a house fire, gas leak, explosion, burglary, wildfire, etc.Then there is no time to read your checklist. You can put on your shoes and coat, grab your EDC-bag or bug-out-bag and jump out of your house. It is worthwhile to train this in different weather conditions.
Quote from: Etherealicer on May 09, 2016, 06:08:09 PMPersonally, I have switched to a Nitecore SRT5, simply because I use 18650 batteries for everything (charging my phone, bike-light). I plan on getting a S30R II soonish.In a disaster situation or on a holiday trip it may be extremely difficult to buy lithium batteries. While NiMh and alkaline AA-batteries are everywhere.