Thread: Flashlights

Originally Posted by 32t

123a and other "odd" batteries are expensive. Anyone use the rechargeable one's? What can I say I use a straight and like proven stuff.

I am a real fan of 18650's 32t. I have two flashlight that use them now. They hold a charge for a LONG time, and I don't think you can even get them in anything but rechargeable. What's kind of cool about the 18650's is - in a pinch, on most lights today, you can throw in two 123's for every 18650 and that'll work just fine.

Someplace in the history of this thread, I posted on my wife's torch that uses 3 AA's. I freaking love the thing! LOVE lol - but one 18650 will hold as much power as 6 AA's... or so I have been told. In real life that means I can walk the dog on full power 6 times where she can only do so twice. Hence, the debate between long use vs. being able to get juice at any corer store.

Man... it's always a compromise.

Good luck!

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