Tactical Flashlight Portable Handheld LED Flashlight Waterproof Rechargeable Flashlight 12xCREE XM-L T6 Torch 3 Modes 18650 Flashlight for Home and Outdoor

The flashlight arrived earlier today. Upon loading four EBL18650 batteries, each labeled 3000 mAh, The EBL batteries are probably Chinese, although they were not labeled as such. Another reviewer tested the batteries at 2200 to 2600 mAh. I bought the EBL batteries because they included labeling regarding safety features and because 3000 mAh is reputedly the highest actual value associated with an 18650. The 6000 mAh batteries recommended for purchase claim nearly twice the theoretical maximum and as such were not considered.I pressed once to trigger the bright setting. Pressing the lighted button a second time triggered the low beam setting; Holding down the button for a few seconds initiated a quick pulsing strobe light. All lighted positions are accompanied by a green actuator button light. All twelve T6 LEDs were illuminated. Unfortunately, most of my T6 flashlights are 5 mode, meaning the you have to go through multiple settings to get to the one you want. I believe this unit is much better with the strobe requiring a 3 second hold to activate. Otherwise having only a high and low beam is much preferable.I'll test the flashlight on my barn on the other side of a half acre pond after dark tonight and include the results as a postscript. This flashlight appears to be the same as one recommended by Amazon for two dollars more. Both units came with Prime shipping. The more expensive unit included neither the lanyard nor the replacement O ring.I'm not quite sure how useful the lanyard is. I never installed mine. The replacement O ring is packaged in a soft plastic bag with the lanyard.POSTSCRIPTAt 10:30 p.m. Central time, I attempted to illuminate most of the approximately two acres between the rear of my house and our horse barn. The barn was partially illuminated. The acre closest to the rear of the house was much better illuminated, providing sufficient light to identify a person. Given the distance to the barn, one of my focused lens T6 flashlights would have done a better job illuminating a distant object like the barn. That being said, this flashlight is well designed to illuminate nearer objects much better than the focused T6 flashlight and as such would accomplish my goal of better illuminating the ground ahead up to at least 100 meters on late night trips to the barn.

Thank you GOD ! Out of the more than 50 flash lights I have purchased in the last 5 years this is by far the brightest one ,no contest.!!!!!!!! It's light pattern is also the most pleasing. Far brighter than any car headlight. hot spot will blind any bad guy mainly on strobe ,no sharp rings , sharp edges to the beam. I just tried it for the first time. Comparing this one to my tinny CV LIFE flashlight , that has an 800 lum. led with an 18650 battery .that little flashlight is my pocket buddy but at 4.5 watts it gets quite warm after 15 min. I think that this one with 12 times 4.5 watts , = an average of 54 watts , this puppy is going to get dam warm .I guess that,s the reason for the rope handle. This heat is perfectly normal .Let it cool ,or put it on low. As for the strobe mode ,supper!!! As a self defense device tops. At night just try to run at someone with this light ,you cant. no one could even point a gun at you . Don't forget to buy 4 18650 batteries and a charger , because the unit as sold now does not come with any. If you buy one i know you will love it by ---HERB THE POWER MAN --- P.S. Never put the lanyard next to the on off button it can unscrew it .

The case, leds, glass, and electronics inside are certainly worth the price. The problem is that the lithium cells are all connected directly in parallel, which needless to say can cause fire and explosion if someone were to insert mismatched cells.More expensive flashlights will multiplex cells while keeping them isolated from each other, or use a load balancer to create a real lithium battery.I would absolutely suggest buying this product, so long as you dedicate 4 cells at a time to the flashlight and never use them individually for anything else, charging them all at the same time and to the same levels. Label them so if you have multiple sets of 4 cells they don't get mixed.If you just have a big pile of mismatched 18650 cells, you will want to spend a bit more on a flashlight that balances them.

This light was shipped to me by accident. (Bar code error). GiareBeam then sent me the flashlight I originally ordered at a 99% discount and told me to keep this light no charge ! This light is very bright. It takes 4- 18650 3.7 volt lithium batteries. The beautiful feature about this light is that it will operate on as little as one battery! This is possible because of the circular contact plates in the battery chamber. In a pinch you could use this light with one charged battery for a shorter period of time. The light has two light settings, high and lower. It also has a strobe feature that is nice. It won't cycle into strobe mode unless you hold the on/off button down.You just press the operating button down and hold it for a second, it then goes into strobe mode. It came with two O-rings but only needs one to seal the battery compartment. The lanyard can be used as a handle placing it on front and rear of the flashlight, or placed on the end of the flashlight and the other end around your hand and wrist then cinched down with the tightening bead. Very nice. This is an amazing flashlight. Extremely bright !I couldn't be more satisfied! I have since purchased another light for my son.

I will never need another flashlight! I go to stores and look at what they have and laugh. this thing can't be beat! It has a extremely high mode, more like a flood light, a easier light, like what you would get at a store where they think they have the best, and best of all, if you hold down the power button, you get a very bright strobe light. I must admit, it's a little on the heavy side, so it could easily be used in self defense, if the flood light doesn't get them, or better yet the strobe light. You turn that on someone and they will fall over. I believe I had to spend just a little extra for batteries & charger, but it was more than well worth it. I'm pondering getting another one, to keep in my car. The light this puts out is so intense.