Fenix LD22 Flashlight, Black

I have had this flashlight now for about a yea now, maybe longer. This is one of those items that has become a staple part of my life without question. I use this ALL the time. I originally just wanted something for random needs but it has turned into one of those items you start to incorporate into your daily routine.I use this mostly for:1) Navigating the house on the "low setting" at night. My wife goes to bed before me nearly every night and I always use this to enter the bedroom and get situated as well as walk around the house and set the alarm, grab waters and so on...2) Take the dogs out at night. ALL the time I use this for the dogs...I take them out before bed and sometimes during the night. The low setting and second to low setting is perfect for this, so I am not freaking out the neighbors.3) Working in my garage at night... I work on my quads, dune toys, and lately my '58 Bug. This light has been instrumental for me when doing this. I keep it handy in my pocket (the clip it has works great) or in my slot in my 5.11 pants (the Black ones I have turned into shop pants as they collect tons of lint when used normally...). Regular shop lights are great for general illumination, but this flashlight is awesome for pinpoint illumination...and a low profile for tight spots.4) Bumps in the night. I have gotten up a few times for this but thankfully nothing dramatic came from it...but its a good resource. The "bright setting" is bright enough to stun and its a great addition to your pistol for zombie sweeps.I actually bought one for my father-in-law as well, since I thought it was so awesome.

I've had this thing 6 years now. We're very close friends and he's outlasted 3 knives (I lost them. Get a good pocket clip, folks).It primarily rides in my backpack, attached to the key clip so I can find it blindfolded. Also often in my pocket, a little beefy but slim enough that I clip it next to my knife and forget it's there. Sometimes on my bike - I've got a velcro flashlight mount for it that works great as a front headlight. Weathered festivals, many bike rides, and probably use it every other day of the year for general light needs. I've got that lantern attachment too which is great when you need to generally light an area, although not the prettiest light color.Flashlights are a 'thing' for sure now and to the torch-obsessed crowd the LD22 might seem a little 'meh', but nothing beats being able to use AA batteries for a light as bright as most people could ever imagine needing. The only other lights I use are a cheap headlamp (it's great, love headlamps too) and the one on my phone.

Bought this for my girlfriend to do double duty as a flashlight and a bicycle headlight (using a handlebar clamp). As a flashlight, the LD22 is very bright for its size (beating most much larger flashlights), lightweight, reasonably waterproof, and has good battery life. The use of AA batteries is great for those people that have already invested in AA rechargeable batteries. In our case we use Sanyo Eneloop batteries since they are low self discharge (they don't die on their own very quickly sitting on a shelf). As a bicycle headlight the jury is still out since we haven't used it yet. The beam may be a bit narrow for that, but given its adequate spill it should be sufficient.Since purchasing my first Fenix flashlight back in 2008, I have almost exclusively purchased Fenix lights. They're extremely well made and extremely bright. Thus far those purchases include this LD22, an L2D (essentially an older model of this light), the LD41 (uses four batteries and is brighter), a TK41 for my parents (eight AA's and even brighter), and a handful of E01's for emergency kits. None of them have ever let me down.

After a lot of research I decided to grab one of these as a camping/car light. A little background on me, I'm a bit of a flashlight whore. I have Surefires, Quarks, Zebralights etc. but this was my first Fenix. I wanted something with excellent run time, a decent lumen output and AA batteries. I have plenty of CR123 lights and generally prefer them but AA are much more widely spread and I wanted something I could scrounge batteries for anywhere. I decided to buy this light as a camping/tent light that otherwise sits in my car door pocket, just in case. I am almost always carrying a light of some kind, and I have several different lights in my trunk/car bag but it's nice having something that I don't have to worry about. I grabbed a battery holder and 4 more AA's and now I know I'll always have a primary/back up light ready.On to what I like about this light:AA batteries: Sure, not as much power as CR123s but you can find them anywhere and they are cheap. You can also use rechargeable AA to lower your cost.Beam: This light has great throw. I tested this vs several other lights (including my go to, a Quark Tactical) that put out quite a lot more lumens (300+) but this light had surprisingly good throw in comparison. Flood was good but I found it more throwy than floody. No beam artifacts and overall a nice smooth light.Run time: Excellent. Run this thing on low, which is more than enough for a tent or in the house and it will last for something like 150+ hours.Build quality: Pretty good, the batteries in mine rattle a tiny bit but no biggie. Overall a well-made light. I haven't put it through much abuse/water yet but I'm assuming it will hold up fine.Modes: The modes are pretty good. Nice steps in brightness and low is fairly low, which is good. Nice that the usual flashy modes (strobe, SoS, beacon) are hidden. I find I never use them 99% of the time anyway. If you want strobe, get a tac light.Holster: Comes with a basic nylon holster, nothing special but it works.What I don't like:Mode selector: I'm not a huge fan of the button that changes the modes. The clicky button on the back (with temporary on) activates the light. Then there is a small soft button near the head of the light that cycles through the modes. I found myself rolling the light around in my hand feeling for that silly button. I wish they made it a bit more tactile/raised. Once you get it indexed with the clip it's fine but still, not my favorite.Clip: I wish the pocket clip rode a lot deeper. It is reversible which is nice but I don't like my lights sticking out of my pocket that much. I didn't buy this light to put in my pocket however so it's not a big deal.Conclusion: If you are looking for a long lasting camp/power outage light this would make a great choice. Runs on easily available batteries, has great runtime, puts out plenty of usable light, isn't festooned with useless modes, and won't break the bank. Sure, you could pay more for more lumens and a bunch of extras but trust me, coming from someone who has all those on other lights...you won't miss them. Purchase with confidence!