Yeah, plus $1500 insulated tool set, class 00 insulated gloves, etc.
Aluminum flashlights are nice, but just too dangerous for some of the stuff I do. I'm pretty impressed with these LED lights. The fact I can get one for $20 bucks is even better.
+1, should have qualified my earlier post...I do a lot of stuff with those Streamlights, but poking around in the breaker box etc isn't included. My only other gripe with them is that they need to come in some day-glo colors...matte black aluminum is attractive but a flashlight you need a flashlight to find...well, that's just dumb. Fortunately a little masking tape and a few spritzes from a rattle can will fix that.
I've got a drawer full of the old incandescent-bulb Mag Lites from the '80s and '90s that I really ought to take to a yard sale. Most still work, most could have LED replacement bulbs installed...but they're just too big and heavy when one of these little lights will do the job just as well. I'm not in a situation anymore where I need to carry a billy club disguised as a flashlight. I'm also sure some of the higher-end lights discussed here are really great too, probably far better than my Streamlights, but I'm a tightwad, so long as I can make one for under $20 do the job, that's what I'll use. I also prefer lights that use regular batteries, rather than expensive rechargeables and a cradle with associated stuff to get lost or out of order. HFT sells cheap no-name alkaline batteries in bulk and they seem to last about as well as Energizer/Duracell etc. Personal preference, I am not in any way knocking rechargeable lights or those who use them.:wink: