Buying Coast HP8420 T7 Lenser High Performance LED Flashlight, Black

...and I have many, many flashlights. I am outdoors a lot hunting and camping, and I am always looking for the best and brightest flashlight. The early LED flashlights were a real disappointment. For pure brightness, I stayed with zenon bulbs for a long time and only used LED flashlights and headlamps for upclose work.

I tried the Surefire and Streamlight LED flashlights, and they worked fine, but they were fairly expensive and burned through 123 lithium batteries within an hour or so. To make matters worse, the 123s batts were also expensive compared with alkalines and were harder to find.

I was a little skeptical when I read about the T7. I did not think they could generate the claimed lumens without lithium batteries, but I was proven wrong. The T7 is brighter than a D-cell Maglite and is probably a quarter of the size and weight. Just 4 AAA batts produce an insane amount of light. I really need to do a runtime test for the batteries, but I have not gotten around to it. What I do know is I have probably used this flashlight on the high setting for at least 5 hours with no discernable drop in light intensity.

The T7 has a rear end push-button on/off switch. You lightly push it for temporary high power, push it until it clicks for low power, and click it again for permanent high power. A third click turns it off.

The speed focus works perfectly with the head sliding forward or back with a simple push or pull of the thumb. I have never seen a more even beam. There are no hotspots, circles or bullseye effects. The beam is nice and even throughout the focus range.

On spot beam, I can easily light up a house down the street at 100-150 yards. On the flood setting, I can light up an entire 8' X10' wall from about 15 feet.

The T7 is not waterproof, but I have used it in the rain several times without any problems.

My only complaints are I wish that the rear end was flat so I could stand it up and that the head was beveled so it would not roll. Other than those minor critiques, this is a flashlight that will fit in your pocket but still kick butt! I bought a dozen of them last year for Christmas presents, and everyone was amazed.
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