AR happy online 5 Pack AR-100 LED Flashlight, 3 Light Modes Mini Tactical Torch, 350 Lumens Adjustable Focus Zoomable Light for Indoor, Outdoor, Camping, Hiking and Emergency

~This flashlight is for illuminating your way back to the flashlight you dropped.~I say this half-jokingly and was split in regards to how I would rate this flashlight (and other similar clones). Aside from micro USB cables and bottles of vape-juice, I've never purchased more of one item than these flashlights and their similar "cree LED" clones.I have a love/hate relationship and need to state that whether or not to buy some is completely situational/based entirely off your use case.First three-ish months into EDC? 4/5Everyday Carry (Approaching month five)?: 2.25/5Everyday Carry (Approaching month seven)? 1/5General purpose/ Car flashlight / Well thought-out stocking stuffer / Backup flashlight / Having spares in the event you need to equip 9 fellow-lifeguards in the event of a facility blackout/ Always having a flashlight within reach at home? : 11/5 (easily)They're dirt cheap, relatively small, the focusable beam is extremely nice to have (one of the primary reasons I've carried this model or a similar variant everyday for the past 6 years), and they run on a single AA battery (the best part)I feel like the best analogy is a cheap, stamped AK 47: nice-ish at first, but eventually (and inevitably) they will [poop] the bed.Initially the light will begin to flicker, then it will cut out, then you'll have to whack it against something to get it working again, it'll cut out again, then it will repeat the cycle with increasing frequency until you get less than a second of light per-whack.Then you either swap it out for a new clone from the stockpile, or you decide you've finally had enough and decide to buy a nicer, more reliable AA light (splitting up the stockpile into various locations)Another drawback [specific to the single-mode version] is that it guzzles batteries like you wouldn't believe. (i.e. 3 batteries to the hour (BPH))in all seriousness though, the single-mode version (high-mode only) will give you approx 4.5 hours runtime per battery (before dying completely). Brightness will drop gradually the entire time.In the event SHTF, one perk to this type of light (aside from being able to restock by yipe-ing batteries from a TV remote or literally any other household device) is that every component in every clone is interchangeable. With such a [probably] widely available flashlight, you can swap out the lens, swap out the main body, swap the tailcap, swap gaskets, or swap the pocket clip if it breaks (hell, even the pocket clip screws work univerally, lol)To summarize, I wouldn't trust my life with it (and neither should you), but I believe it would be an EXTREMELY valuable addition to any SHTF bag (as a backup light), car glovebox, or basically placing one in every room of the house.Considering that I use my flashlight (on average) 20x per day, the poor-ish reliability of the light may be very specific to me

Wonderfully bright, compact flashlights that are nicely machined, nicely finished, and beautifully detailed with fine knurling for a good grip. At 3 11/16" (93.66mm) and 1" diameter (25.4mm); (the pocket clip adds slightly to the width), these flashlights fit perfectly in the palm of your hand. Allowing for different battery weights the flashlight is around 2.7oz with a Li-ion 14500 battery installed.Similar to many larger LED flashlights these lights also have a magnifying lens and a front sliding focusing lens segment that adjusts the width of the light throw making a wider or narrower beam as you need. When turned on the flashlight is on its highest setting; then, if you lightly press the end cap you get a slightly less powerful beam, and if you press it a second time you get a "strobe" effect, which might be handy for emergencies. If you press the cap a third time you are back to the brightest setting.One quick feature to note is that the base of these flashlights are flat and will stand up vertically on a table or other level surface to project light onto a ceiling during an emergency or power outage.These inexpensive little LED flashlights truly excel when loaded with Lithium Ion rechargeable 14500 batteries, and when other reviewers claim they put out twice the lumen rating over using a "AA" alkaline battery, we would have to agree that the difference is truly illuminating. They are stupendous flashlights and we have replaced all of the old incandescent flashlights in our cars with these new ones. We've got an alkaline "AA" battery in the glove box along for a spare should the 14500 rechargeable battery run out of power while being used and while the flashlights are not as bright using alkaline "AA" batteries, they still put out lots of good light.To get familiar with Lithium-Ion batteries there are many websites offering explanations about the design and the use of Li-ion batteries, along with suggestions for the best methods for recharging them. Fortunately, there are several inexpensive chargers (and batteries) sold on Amazon that exclusively charge Li-Ion as well as some multi-use battery chargers that charge Li-ion along with charging standard rechargeable AA and AAA batteries, so if you decide to transition to using rechargeable batteries for all your portable electronics and flashlights, this might be a perfect opportunity.Well made, highly functional, and a good weight and size, plus being a good price, there's nothing not to like about these little flashlights and like other reviewers we've bought multiple sets of five flashlights to put in our pockets, our vehicles, and to give to family members. We've been very pleased with this purchase!