Originally published at Notes from the bunker…. You can comment here or there.

Being Commander Zero, or really, anyone who is into preparedness, puts you into the club of flashlight geeks. Like guns, no flashlight does it all….

And, thankfully, this post isnt going to be a long rant about my faves… mostly because I can imagine what the comment thread would look like. Forty comments of Streamlight vs. Maglite vs. SureFire vs. krypton vs. LED vs. rechargeable vs. alkaline vs. lithium….you get the idea.

Nope. Simply listing two products I am currently evaluating.

1) Streamlight 4AA PROPOLYMER® LUXEON® – I wanted a fairly affordable LED light that threw out a goodly amount of light, was all the usual -proofs (waterproof, shockproof, explosionproof, etc), and used common AA batts. Ive been quite pleased with this one. It sits in my TacTailor bag and I've been quite pleased with it.

2) Streamlight Clipmate – Realized we didnt have an LED light in the truck. Didnt really feel like spending $30 for another 4AA PL, and then I saw this thing. What I really like is that it has an alligator clip attachment mounted on a gimbal so you can clip the light to the vehicles visor and aim it wherever you need. Seemed like just the ticket. Runs on 3 AAA batts which I dont like since it goes against my “AA and D only” battery planning. But its a nice compact light that seems perfect for its intended use.

While putting this post together, I hit Streamlights website and looked around. Its real easy to think the flashlight world starts and stops with MagLite and SureFire but Streamline has some good products at good prices. Worth checking out.