I call Mag-Lites ? Lucas lights ? in my house. I depend on my flashlight most everyday for work and have had the best luck with Fenix products. Typically I have found that you need spend between 50 and 100 dollars ( no matter which brand ) to get one that?s going to be there when you need it. I have a few cheap lights around and one of them has also been super reliable but I don?t know how to pick out the good ones from the crap in the 10 to 30 dollar range.
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below the ten to thirty dollar range to find the budget reliable units. Have a look at that Eveready in the picture. You've seen them for decades, now, and they are always there when you need them. They used to cost a dollar. They aren't the brightest lights in the world, but that was never the point. I always keep them around, and if they were rechargeable, I'd just keep those in the back of the Rover, at this point.
For the price range you specify, just buy a Nebo product. They really did hit the ground running a little while back.
That Slyde King is now, by far, my favorite flashlight. The battery lasts an incredibly long time, it's USB rechargeable, it can be focused, it has several modes, and slides open to reveal one of those bright strip lamps for more even illumination of a larger area. They even come with a screw-off rear cap with a very powerful magnet.
It's better than lights costing three to four times as much. If I can find brackets that will fit one of those, I'll be satisfied.
Cheers,
Kennith