I Bought EVERY Flashlight at Home Depot!

Hugh_Johnson · 2019-07-06T14:23:19.000Z

This video showed up in my YouTube suggestions. Came her me and saw this post. Will watch shortly.

Lumencraft-Matt · 2019-07-06T15:23:54.000Z

scintillator:

Thanks for doing all that should make my trips to H D much quicker…
I found the Husky dual beam interesting.Is the ring an array of led`s in a difuser tube?
It did seem to have pwm on the video.
Also it looks to be 4aaa cells not 6.
Good video as usual VOB

There are two huskies that are almost identical. The 6AA and also a 4AA, the bodies are the same size, but its possible I might have accidentally shown the 4AA carrier in the cut away shot.

Yes the ring is a COB, several small emitters in the ring with the yellow material over the top. There is PWM, Visually I was not able to see it.

Terry_Oregon · 2019-07-06T16:08:09.000Z

Thanks for taking the hit on cost >$600. Looks like you chose a time/day/week that wasn't busy at Home Depot.

The only light I have that's close to anything in this vid, is the Coast Polysteel 600. Plastic does not give much heat disposition, thus the manufacturer spec of 710 lumens takes a dive real fast. Coast is highly visible in stores here in Portland Oregon, it's where their manufacturing plant is.

Bardo219 · 2019-07-06T15:58:04.000Z

Always enjoy your videos!

I usually walk right past lights when shopping Lowe’s or Home Depot, but I might have to get that Coast with the “Inspection” beam!

Yokiamy · 2019-07-06T18:38:48.000Z

Went to Tokyo recently, this is what i could find in the local electronics store

And this was what the KLM has in their Boeing 777

Lightbringer · 2019-07-06T17:51:42.000Z

vestureofblood:

Form the very best to the very worst flashlights I bought all that Home Depot had to offer. The complete line of their Husky flashlight house brand, the Coast, Defiant, Maglite all the way down to the plastic Energizer lights, I bought every flashlight in the store!

Whoa… I think I would’ve bought just one of each.

vestureofblood:

Do you have a favorite flashlight from home depot?

I always did like the 2×AA MiniMags. Hacqueable, with a little drilling. Otherwise a decent solid light.

Hoosh · 2019-07-06T18:13:24.000Z

This is such a great video!

Is Lowe’s next?!

Lightbringer · 2019-07-06T18:23:52.000Z

Oh, speaking of which, my LuxPro 4×AAA light also has one of those soft-touch e-switches in the tailcap. Can’t for the life of me undo the ring that’s around the pogo stick, but just bridging negative to the tube gives 100% brightness. “100%” through the switch still has some pwm “notches”, which is how it powers the tailcap’s driver.

You always gotta be VERY careful with series alkaleaks, else eventually they’ll for sure ruin the innards of the carrier and light itself if you let ’em. Easy to get 3×AAA carriers (long and short), but try getting a 4×AAA one.

Terry_Oregon · 2019-07-06T19:54:03.000Z

The biggest selection of flashlights in the Portland OR area is at our local Frys electronics store. I took this photo about a year ago with the automatic pano function in my iPhone, the isle is actually straight.

Relampago · 2019-07-06T20:09:30.000Z

Now this is content! Love the energy, keep up the good work!

Ilumenati · 2019-07-06T20:53:05.000Z

Matt,

I can’t watch your videos without smiling a few times and always end up in a better mood.

Thanks for the great info and paying the good vibes forward.

DBSAR · 2019-07-06T21:02:52.000Z

Still my favorite lights i ever bought from HomeDepot is the Defiant Super Thrower. I have one extremely modded, and 5 stock ones. I may mod a couple of the stock DSTs to use for giveaways soon.

Muto · 2019-07-06T21:50:53.000Z

Watched the whole video, BRAVO!
Thanks for the effort and expense.

Some of the the Tractor supply store brand flashlights are decent too.
Jobsmart they are called.

Lumencraft-Matt · 2019-07-06T22:56:43.000Z

Hoosh:

This is such a great video!

Is Lowe’s next?!

Not next, but they are on my radar. Up next is a major sporting goods store.

Terry Oregon:

The biggest selection of flashlights in the Portland OR area is at our local Frys electronics store. I took this photo about a year ago with the automatic pano function in my iPhone, the isle is actually straight.

Nice! I do have some family I would like to visit in Oregon :partying_face:

Muto:

Watched the whole video, BRAVO!
Thanks for the effort and expense.

Some of the the Tractor supply store brand flashlights are decent too.
Jobsmart they are called.

Thank you for mentioning it. There is a TS in Hollister, I had not heard they had a house brand. I will investigate.

Terry_Oregon · 2019-07-06T23:10:22.000Z

Up next is a major sporting goods store.

Bet it starts with a C and ends with an S

saypat · 2019-07-06T23:24:11.000Z

Matt, a true Flashaholic

jasontheguitarist · 2019-07-06T23:32:59.000Z

I have the $15 Rayovac 2aa “virtually indestructible” flashlight. I leave it in my car with lithium primaries in it. I’m disappointed that Matt didn’t even mention it, even though it is on the chart and measured higher than factory spec, I think it’s a pretty good light for $15 and pretty throwy for it’s size. Two modes, It starts in high, and has a forward clicky like most Coast lights. I like the plastic covered lights for leave in car use since it’ll most likely end up dropped or laid on asphalt or something that would scratch the ano of a Convoy or similar

Rexlion · 2019-07-07T00:13:03.000Z

Lightbringer:

Hacqueable,

A hacque, that’s how you bring up a hairball, right?

I am so ruined by my so-much-better-than-those lights, they don’t even tempt me. It’s like waving instant coffee under my nose after months of drinking Starbucks. I’m, like But it’s a fun video.

Lightbringer · 2019-07-07T00:52:43.000Z

Nah, the dreaded “15min Match-Mod”, then you can drop in a, well, a drop-in.

Makes a decent and clean-looking twisty.

avservice · 2019-07-07T01:55:15.000Z

The Milwaukee 2aa light is really a pretty decent work light and I have been working one hard since they arrived.
There is a rubber bite ring for mouth holding and just like the Mini Mag 2aa of olden days the fact that I can get a new one anytime I need to at a local HD is a petty huge feature too and one that most of our better lights can not match at all.

Milwaukee also has a few other Flashlights there that I didn’t see in the cart that are also good for the money for work and all have the more usable Warm Tint and are the only HD lights that all do.
The are Lifetime Warranty and do not need to be sent anywhere to get that done,I just go into HD and exchange a dead one for a new one,again a unique and valuable feature unmatched anywhere else really.