tony357 386 Posted November 2, 2013 purchased a pack of these needed a new flashlight for work. 3 c cell led 500 lumen 3 positions low,high and strobe.. I did not realize they were made in china saw duracell and just assumed. But i have to say this flashlight performs at 24.95 for the pair with batteries it is a good deal. seems to be well made all aluminum construction very good lens..Telescopes in and out smooth operation. pics taken off my porch lighting up neighbors house low then high..with beam zoomed in.When the beam is zoomed in it is square when you zoom out it turns round. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tony357 386 Posted November 2, 2013 Beam zoomed out. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrg455 6 Posted November 2, 2013 Which Costco....last time they had a good deal on a MagLight, but not at my store. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TR20 47 Posted November 2, 2013 Thanks for posting that deal. I am going to Costco tomorrow for some things I need and pick up one of these if they have them in TR. I stocked up on the LED lanterns listed on Amazon last year just before Sandy. Man was I glad I did that. 3 D cells and they throw out 300 lumens of light. Here is a link http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0078ZTWP4/ref=pe_175190_21431760_M2C_ST1_dp_i1 Rayovac has a very similar light, but its twice the price. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0018S4XIS/ref=pe_175190_21431760_M2C_ST1_dp_i2 I grabbed three of the white ones and one Rayovac just to see the difference. Stick with the white ones! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tony357 386 Posted November 2, 2013 Manahawkin. same light on amazon and more money. http://www.amazon.com/Duracell-Durabeam-Intensity-Tactical--Flashlight/dp/B00FO1TUH4/ref=sr_1_1?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1383355241&sr=1-1&keywords=duracell+durabeam+ultra+500 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Porthole 15 Posted November 2, 2013 I bought these when Costco first got them. Seemed like these came in to replace the bigger, single pack 1000 lumen light (which we also have). This 2 pack is a great deal for a very rugged, extremely bright light. And priced more at what LED's should be. Although not listed as intrinsically safe, I keep one in my turnout gear at work for 90% of my hand light usage. We keep the 2nd light in our camper with instructions to my wife to use for defense, first blind the perp then beat him with it. Narrowed down, the beam will incapacitate your sight. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Porthole 15 Posted November 25, 2013 An update to my above post. I went and got another pair for the cars after this thread started. While very similar to the first pair, they are not the same. 1st pair, one push and the light is on full brightness. If off for a period of time (don't know exactly how long) a subsequent push is full brightness again. If you desire a weaker beam or one of the flash modes you just keep turning on off, on off etc until the desired beam. The new pair is initially on at low power, high power requires another push as well as the flash mode. Personally I like the first pair better, but either set is a pretty bright inexpensive flashlight. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeTK37 8 Posted November 26, 2013 I picked up a pair based on your post and comments. Both flashlights are impressively bright, sturdy enough for the price point. Zoom well and generally feel pretty good. One stopped functioning properly though. The button now goes to low with one push, and off with the second push. No high and no strobe. Hoping they'll swap it, because I really do like them. Joe Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Porthole 15 Posted November 26, 2013 One push after another on the newer pair I have on - low power off on - high power off on - strobe Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites