I often carry a few lights similar to the ones you posted a link to as giveaway lights. An inexpensive way to give a flashlight to someone who doesn’t have access to any light at all and can’t afford any.
Actually, a bunch of these spread around the house are a lot more useful that you might think. They are small enough not to take up much space and not so bright as to blind you when you are looking for something in a closet or such. Anyone who comes across this deal should just buy a set, nothing to think about. That’s 75 cents per light including the batteries for crying out load!
I've got these things stashed all over the place. Hanging from pipes in utility areas, under sinks, glove boxes, trunks, hanging out of sight on the sides of some cabinets, dark corners, a few in the shed, etc. Great to have lights you can forget about right at hand in an urgent situation.
Someone ought to band a whole bunch of these together for some massive "mult-LED" light. Would make for a good laugh anyway! Then some comparison beamshot against some known lights / drivers.
I actually have quite a few of these too and yes I have them stashed around all over. I give them to my 8 year old daughter too. These are actually what got me looking into the world of LED lights.
For me, these were the very first examples of LED lights that were actually usable. It seems like it was not too long ago that we were all AMAZED at how bright they were!
(They are still just as bright as they were back then, and also just as useful)
BTW, the most useful light is the one you happen to have, at the time you need one
Like the others here, i have dozens of these left in places around the house, shop, RV, etc. and they come in handy when i need a little light in that area when myself or family need one to find somthing. I have one hanging on each breaker panel, one in the Hotwater tank, many kicking around the shop, tool boxes, sheds, etc.
Let me ask a question. If, when in the bedroom and you dropped your keys under the bed, would you use the cheap light that you have in the drawer of the night stand, or would go downstairs and get your XM-L 502b?
I lean over and grab an expensive light off my nightstand and look under the bed .Why would I have a cheap one in such an important flashlight location
Actually there is no space under my bed .
I don't like these cheap lights at all..As far as cheap lights ..I use a few free coast 3.50$ just pay shipping lights ... and have a couple 5$ thrunite ti's and a tank e08 in strategically odd(dim) locations .
Come on now, we are flashaholics, a flashlight for free is a treat regardless, matter of fact we would probably throw some change in the jar for any old light ;). But yeah, I wouldnt buy these.
