So.. I was out with my dad and little brother today and he loved playing with my Trustfire Z8. Now I want to get him a nice flashlight, but of course no LiIon. Size of the Z8 is about right, so 1 AA is the way to go.
I doubt he cares about modes or tint and it should be rather inexpensive because, well, he's a 7 year old, he will get some better lights when he's older.
But I would really prefer something without strobe.. zoom would be cool and colored flashlights are prefered.
I got my 6 and 8 year old girls a pink Tank007 E09 each. My 3 year old will have to do with a petrol station incandescent another year or so… I personally voted against the zoomables since I find them too powerful for small peoples eyes when zoomed.
I would also recommend dimming the lights somehow, maybe a diffuser disc inside the lens?
I think we all underestimate the potential damage really bright lights can to to our eyes. Our pupils dilate to the max at night, in kind of a different mode to daytime. They don’t react as quickly to bright lights. It would be a real shame to see them damaged.
I get either the Gerber Firecracker or the Gerber Omnivore. 20 lumens, easy on the eyes and well built.
There are good 9volt lights for kids too like the PALight
Too funny, BetweenRides, too funny. Given my relative flashlight ignorance, it is probably better that you give all my advice anyway.
As was suggested by my fine friend, I had purchased a three pack of colored Sipik 68s from Meritline with the intent of giving my sons an up grade to the Pentagon MOLLE lights they have been using since the were old enough to remember to turn them off for Christmas. Prior to that, they each had little button lights with a pressure switch.
Anyway, we had an incident a month or so where I overreacted to the loss of the younger boys Pentagon on a family adventure. I felt bad enough that I ended up giving the boys their lights early. They have been loving life since as the new lights are substantially brighter then what they had. The bright colors seem to be a big hit too. Just for reference, my sons are 8 & 11, so I don’t see why those lights wouldn’t work for a responsible 7 year old. That said, I do check that the lights are off and on their night stands before I turn in.
Since we are in the middle of the so called Frankenstorm, the are pocketing the 68s as I type.
I’m waiting for a Sipik from DinoDirect to give to a friend’s 10 year old son. Well, I gotta check it out first, never having had one, don’t I? Come on, of course I do.
