Picked up a flashlight....

[Howler]

for the wife. She's been taking a self defense class for a few weeks now. She must have read about tactical flashlights and hit me up to buy one. I brushed her off for a few days, but the topic kept coming up over and over and over. (You married guys understand)

After looking at the Surefire and Streamlight I just wasn't sold on the idea of paying $100 for a light. I took a chance and bought a light by the name of EagleTac. I did a little comparison between a Stinger that I own and the EagleTac. The Stinger can't hold a candle to it. The light seems to be built well, bright, and bright. Never been a fan of led lights, always had a hard time seeing with them. For now, this light has changed my mind. The only down side is it's "assembled in China". Because of clever wording/packaging I thought it was made in Washington state.

[Guest nysos]

Fenix makes some good lights too if you want to check them out in the future.

[Wingshooter]

I think a nice bright light is very important. I recently bought a light for my wife too. It was a knockoff brand but it works.

I carry a Fenix TK15 just about everywhere and am very happy with it. I plan to get a second one for her.

Edited August 5, 2012 by Batman

[gjohnsoniv]

I carry and have always carried a Surefire. Worth the money to me. Fenix I have also heard good things about but have never used one.

[Mark A]

I have 3 eagle-tac's. They are nice lights. I still like my surefires for pistol mounted lights

Mark

Edited August 5, 2012 by Mark A

[Steelharp]

I get e-mails from DailySteals.com. They had a "Guard Dog" flashlight for $14.95. Touted it as being a $70, 240 lumen light. It came today. It was worth the $15... and that's it. It sure ain't no 240 lumens.... but it'll do ok.

[BigK]

I get e-mails from DailySteals.com. They had a "Guard Dog" flashlight for $14.95. Touted it as being a $70, 240 lumen light. It came today. It was worth the $15... and that's it. It sure ain't no 240 lumens.... but it'll do ok.

I bought one of those Guard Dog lights too. Not sure of the output, but it was $15. It has a charger for the battery and has a plug to accept a remote switch. I've had it almost a year now and it's been pretty good so far. Holds a charge okay and is bright enough to be worth what I paid.

I'm too cheap to spring for a big name light, so I decided to compensate thru redundancy. I keep 2 in the car, half a dozen or more around the house, and a couple in my work bag. I'll have to check out this Eagle Tac, sounds like it's right up my alley.

[Howler]

I'm too cheap to spring for a big name light, so I decided to compensate thru redundancy. I keep 2 in the car, half a dozen or more around the house, and a couple in my work bag. I'll have to check out this Eagle Tac, sounds like it's right up my alley.

I'm just giving my first impression of the light. Heck, for all I know it will stop working tomorrow.

Because I couldn't sleep last night I decided to try and kill a set of batteries. This is just my opinion of the light.

When used inside on turbo/high setting:

Might be a little too much light for use inside. When shutting the flashlight off your eyes have a VERY hard time adjusting back to the darkness. If I moved through the house with the click switch in the "on" position I had no problem. If trying to move through rooms using the momentary on/off switch my eyes (again) took too much time to adjust. The lights reflection was blinding.

When used inside on low setting:

This would be my preference if it was my nightstand light. My eyes adjusted much quicker using the momentary on/off. The lower setting did cause a shadow situation around large objects but it wasn't too bad.

When used outside on turbo/high setting:

Wow! Very clear, white, and wide beam. No doubt the brightest flashlight I've owned. With the mist hanging in the air last night it was kind of like having the high beams on in the fog. Hands down this would be the setting if used in the vehicle. Being hit with this beam in a strobe fashion WILL make your eyes close. Ask me how I know.

When used outside on low setting:

For me, just not enough light and the shadow effect was too much. I feel the a person might be at a disadvantage using this setting a night, maybe making the holder an easier target.

Again, just my .02cents If the neighbor was up at 3am this morning he got a 400 lumen light show of epic proportion. And to the rabbit in the garden...I hope your vision comes back soon.