@jmbunkin I left the batteries in it overnight and it didn’t work the next day. Took them out and waited a day and put them back in and it worked. Left them in again overnight and it never worked after that. It also smelled like something got burned inside the flashlight.
This is a tool used by truck drivers to check if their tires are flat by tapping on them each morning…with a flash light attached…now if it only had a bluetooth speaker attached.
@JT954@sammydog01 I gave them as gifts- and have heard from all recipients that they are really useful and still working- despite occasional hijacking by their [inordinately destructive] kidlets…
I laughed at this bat-shaped flashlight last time it was offered on Meh…it was not received well.
Do not mock the demand for a good flashlight on Meh…or the batteries that go in them (as long as they are properly stored in the fridge).
@Kthnxbyenow Right there with you. And to make matters worse, it was followed immediately by, “But imposing is now the market standard.” Had they gotten the first sentence right, I would have expected to see “But less imposing is now the market standard.” It’s a shame, really. The writing on this site is typically the only thing that is not mediocre.
Oh, that and the outstanding products sold here on a daily basis.
@thechilipepper0 If you want to get 1,000 Lumens out of a single 18650, the battery alone will cost that much, and the flashlight another $30, if you go cheap.
@aetris@DavidChurchRN@thechilipepper0 Well, it all depends on the quality you want in a battery. If you want a reliable, high-drain 18650 cell, you’re going to be paying around 15-20 bucks. You can pay less for a brand-name if you go lower-amp, but then you won’t quite get 1,000 Lumens.
If you want something that will discharge in a tenth of the time, and possibly explode inside your (probably also cheap) charger, then go ahead and get one of those “Ultrafire” cell/charger combos from a Chinaman on Amazon. Maybe invest the money you save into a Class D fire extinguisher, lmao.
Also, there’s a reason why they prefer to use Alkaline in a baseball bat flashlight; they’re much less susceptible to shock.
Not exactly sure what you’re referring to, but INR18650-30Q can give 15A and NCR18650GA 10A. Both are under $10 at reputable websites and well regarded over on /r/flashlight.
BLF A6 was designed and tuned by enthusiasts over at budgetlightforums and easily pushes over 1000 lumens. It’s currently about $30 on Banggood (pretty much the only place you can get it) but is regularly $20 or less. There are plenty of other budget options for $30 and under, like you said.
My original point was for this price point, I would personally pick 18650+budget light over this bat. But I have no use for large lights like this. My needs are smaller and more transportable. And it can be had without cheaping out on the battery. Unless you know something I don’t.
Also, chinaman is not the preferred nomenclature, dude.
@aetris@DavidChurchRN@ShotgunX@thechilipepper0 honestly I see both sides of this. I have a bucket full of 18650 lights, and RCR123A lights, and any number of other oddball rechargeables, some with docks, some with cables … but more often than not I end up grabbing a AA/AAA light because I’m utterly useless when it comes to recharging batteries.
(Clearly the only solution is to buy all the flashlights so every possible lighting situation is covered)
@DavidChurchRN Or y’know, maybe for most people a light that works, where they can pick up batteries at the 7-11 in a pinch makes more sense. “Where can I get a replacement 18650 for my flashlight?” No idea, you might be stuffed. “Where can I get some AA/AAA batteries for my flashlight?” Frickin’ EVERYWHERE, including swiping batteries from any of tons of other household gadgets if you need to.
@kensey they are sold, not only at Walmart, home depot, Lowes, etc, but at EVERY FUCKING ECIG SHOP ON THE PLANET.
They’re everywhere, dumba$$
They also last a fuck ton longer, can be recharged and reused for years and years and years and anyone who’s not an idiot, already has these at home for flashlights, fans, even laser pointers.
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@DavidChurchRN I am having kind of a rough day, but this thread full of people being incredibly proud/defensive about their knowledge of flashlights and the offerings of their local “ecig shops” is really making me laugh a lot. Thanks man!
@DavidChurchRN I don’t vape, and the nearest e-cig shop and Wal-Mart are 25 minutes’ drive away (and that Wal-Mart doesn’t have these batteries in stock according to the website). Everything else you mentioned is even farther away, most of it more than a half-hour drive. Meanwhile the three corner stores I can walk to do have all the AA, AAA, C and D cells I can buy. My neighbors have them if I have to borrow. I have a huge stash of them myself without needing to buy special batteries that will work in literally nothing else in my house but this one special flashlight you think I should buy.
Also, you started this thread off seriously complaining that a daily-deals website whose entire premise is “look, cheap stuff you might buy because we’re practically giving it away” isn’t carrying your favorite kind of fancy flashlight. Maybe think on that for a bit.
@kensey fancy? Dude, they sale cheap ones for as little as 8 bucks and furthermore, anyone who is even remotely tech savvy already has these because they know the extreme outperformance they offer in relation to this shit. A 2 pack of these batteries will last you a decade probably. It’s called being a smart consumer but, clearly, based on your comment here, smart isn’t a quality you possess a lot of.
@DavidChurchRN Oh no, you got me. I’m not tech-savvy, that must be why I make well into 6 figures working for Silicon Valley cloud-deployment startups as a solutions architect and don’t want your favorite kind of flashlight.
It couldn’t possibly be that I have no need of or interest in owning a flashlight that requires relatively fragile batteries that cost nearly twice as much per 1000 mAh capacity and are mutually incompatible with literally every single other thing in my house. I’m never going to have e-cigarettes around, the couple of little toy laser pointers I have are either AAA or button-cell, and my main flashlight is a 4-D Maglite. 18650 lithium-ion cells are just not a part of my installed base up to this point, there isn’t any reason I need them to be, and several reasons they aren’t worth my money, but if you have a bunch and you love ‘em? Great, go enjoy that thing you found. I said it doesn’t meet everybody’s needs, not that it sucked and you’re an idiot for liking it.
But you’re like, super-offended that somebody doesn’t care about a thing you love. Keep it up dude, you’re hilarious.
I bought this light the last time MEH offered it…the pic does not do justice to how bright it is as I used the flash and that kind of drowned out how bright it is (If I were that smart, I wouldn’t be shopping on MEH, LOL)…you will be amazed how bright it is…
go to a Menards… or go online… 2500 lumens, lifetime warrenty (no questions asked… well maybe 2) … $30…$15 on black friday. or like $27 with 11% rebate. lol
I have read that, if you carry a bat in your vehicle for self defense, should you ever need it for self defense (I hope nobody ever actually needs it for self defense), do your lawyers a favor, and keep a glove and a ball in your vehicle too.
An alternative view on the 6 AA batteries that this flashlight takes. As a fellow longtime flashaholic, (Been a member of Candlepowerforums since 2001), I understand the need/desire/preference for bigger and/or more powerful/longer lasting batteries, but 6 AA’s is a perfectly acceptable power source. Yes, it is not a rechargeable lithium ion, but the nice thing about using “Double A’s” is that they are almost universally available, and relatively cheap. Also, you can get Energizer Lithium batteries, and they have a lot of storage power, and can last in storage for years without loosing a lot of power.
@PhysAssist EXACTLY! (I use Eneloop, I also have a boat load of RCR123a) but when you are in your vehicle, it is easy to throw in a 32 pack of AA’s for under 20 bucks, and be set for the zombie Apocalypse! No charger needed.
Oh Meh your powers are strong! Always making me want crap products no matter how hard I fight it. I look forward to my upcoming debut on Hoarders, I just need to get a ton of cats and I will be set! Here I come Hollywood
I ordered two of these. Order number unused-cheesy-pepper. One of the flashlights had no internal battery holder. I have sent 3 messages to Meh.com informing them about the problem. Meh please respond. I am one of your best impulse byers. Dana
The light should really be on the other end. LEOs are taught to hold heavy flashlights “backwards” for a few reasons, and one is that they are ready to strike with them. In the “shine” position this wouldn’t be ready to be used as a club.
The flashlight part is either too bright or not bright enough. It’s not bright enough to be a blinder light. It’s too bright as a light that you’re exploring a dark area with while having safety concerns. At this level of brightness you lose the ability to see outside the illuminated zone.
and speaking of implements of destruction (not including my Glocks and the baseball flashlight I bought from MEH last time)…these are my treasures. The bat was carried by my dad in his car in the 60’s (he passed in '68)…it is lead filled…
The second stick I purchased at a garage sale for a dollar in 2012. It was carved by hand from Maple in 1992 in the Mahwah High School (NJ where i am from) wood shop and has the chrome skull gearshift knob his dad had on his 47 Merc that his dad had growing up in the 50’s…cool stuff…
MEH MEH MEH
This one left me down in the dark.
I will admit I am a flashlight addict.
And having a career being a stuntwoman, a bit of a baddie, so was completely intrigued with the bat aspect!
Ripped the bag open upon arrival, grabbed my 17year old and pack of batteries and headed to the car.
The fact that she was now trapped, I handed her the flashBat and batteries.
Within minutes a smell similar to urine hit us in the face.
She starts smelling her dress in shock thinking the dog might have peed on her earlier.
Grabbed the batteries and sniffed, they smelled like batteries.
Opened the flashlight, arggggggg, smelled horrid.
Turned around to wash our hands and noses.
Sigh…
Peace Out,
Mindy
BRING THIS BACK!!! BEST FLASHLIGHT/PROTECTION ON EARTH!!! BEST ITEM I have ever purchased on MEH. That is. . .until my shark vacuum comes in that i just purchased!! WooHoo I HOPE u sell this again before Christmas!! I need many!!
Specs
What’s in the Box?
1x Yukon Outfitters 1000 Lumen Self Defense Flashlight
Price Comparison
$59.99 List
Warranty
90 Day Yukon Outfitters
Estimated Delivery
Thursday, Jun 29 - Monday, Jul 3
Meh -You light up my life
Is this legal in all 50 states?
@lljk Not in Florida (depending on how you use it).
@lljk depends on the cop but I wouldn’t keep one under my seat in CA http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=22210.&lawCode=PEN
@DLPanther @lljk nah you’re fine. Saps have a lead weight that can shift. This is just like a tire checker that every trucker has in their cab.
I got this the last time they were selling them. Super bright and really awesome flashlight but it just stopped working for no reason.
@4bel I bet there was a reason.
@jmbunkin I left the batteries in it overnight and it didn’t work the next day. Took them out and waited a day and put them back in and it worked. Left them in again overnight and it never worked after that. It also smelled like something got burned inside the flashlight.
@4bel @jmbunkin Wow, that’s kwality.
18650 or meh.
This is a tool used by truck drivers to check if their tires are flat by tapping on them each morning…with a flash light attached…now if it only had a bluetooth speaker attached.
Looks like a pretty nice keychain flashlight
I prefer the Halo lights.
@JT954 I use mine all the time.
@JT954 @sammydog01 I gave them as gifts- and have heard from all recipients that they are really useful and still working- despite occasional hijacking by their [inordinately destructive] kidlets…
Legit ass kicking flashlight
@Stallion Legit Ass-WHUPPING Flashlight- unless you have prehensile toes…
I laughed at this bat-shaped flashlight last time it was offered on Meh…it was not received well.
Do not mock the demand for a good flashlight on Meh…or the batteries that go in them (as long as they are properly stored in the fridge).
@bramby2 Or things that deliver a legit Ass-whupping [see above].
@PhysAssist
@zaxecivobuny Noyce!
The Meh button appears to be the face one makes after they’ve been whacked in the knee with this thing
got one of these last time, same price.
uber bright. i like
@username careful, “uber bright. i like” will probably be used in the writeup the next time these things get sold.
"Which means it could have a far less imposing. " Far less imposing…what? Attitude? Price? I am so confused by incomplete.
@Kthnxbyenow +1
/giphy words are important
@Kthnxbyenow Right there with you. And to make matters worse, it was followed immediately by, “But imposing is now the market standard.” Had they gotten the first sentence right, I would have expected to see “But less imposing is now the market standard.” It’s a shame, really. The writing on this site is typically the only thing that is not mediocre.
Oh, that and the outstanding products sold here on a daily basis.
i would rather wait for bat-mobile instead of bat-flash.
A Billy Beam. Get it? Looks like a Billy club and has a light Beam.
@hchavers
You can never have too many flashlights, too many batteries, or too many surface-to-air missiles. So now I have two of those covered.
/giphy four-gloating-polish
@kensey A slingshot could make it into a missile. Well, a missile with terrible aim.
@kensey Several of those dudes in the Giphy don’t look polish.
@kensey @TheFLP I’ll bet that Joerg could make a “slingshot” that will deliver it with at least reasonable aim:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVZlxkKqlvVqzRJXhAGq42Q
@kensey @PhysAssist I’m glad YouTube didn’t exist when I was a kid. That would have been wayyyy too tempting.
@kensey @TheFLP I hear ya- I got into enough trouble on my own…
@kensey The Whiteboard is wonderful for missile overkill.
http://www.the-whiteboard.com/autotwb1283.html
Then again:
I came here looking for bats, but all you got is flashlights for breaking kneecaps.
an orb with the radiance of seven suns powered purely by sweet nothings
I want! Email me when the kickstarter gets going.
You’re better off getting an 18650 lithium battery and a light to go with it. $20-$30 you’ll easily find one that can blow past 1000 lumens.
Only problem is you will have to get a special charger. But it’s worth it
@thechilipepper0 But will that be good for hitting home runs?
@thechilipepper0 If you want to get 1,000 Lumens out of a single 18650, the battery alone will cost that much, and the flashlight another $30, if you go cheap.
@ShotgunX @thechilipepper0 dude, the batteries are 10 a piece at an ecig shop and even cheaper online.
@thechilipepper0 Nah, no special charger needed, and hardly more 'spensive- Here you go:
https://www.amazon.com/Promier®-Rechargeable-Flashlight-Charge-Multi-Use/dp/B01FIRIKSI/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_60_t_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=TKFNPNFNSMC4NS92MGXG
@DavidChurchRN @ShotgunX @thechilipepper0 $5.62 at WallyWorld.
@aetris @DavidChurchRN @thechilipepper0 Well, it all depends on the quality you want in a battery. If you want a reliable, high-drain 18650 cell, you’re going to be paying around 15-20 bucks. You can pay less for a brand-name if you go lower-amp, but then you won’t quite get 1,000 Lumens.
If you want something that will discharge in a tenth of the time, and possibly explode inside your (probably also cheap) charger, then go ahead and get one of those “Ultrafire” cell/charger combos from a Chinaman on Amazon. Maybe invest the money you save into a Class D fire extinguisher, lmao.
Also, there’s a reason why they prefer to use Alkaline in a baseball bat flashlight; they’re much less susceptible to shock.
@aetris @DavidChurchRN @ShotgunX
Not exactly sure what you’re referring to, but INR18650-30Q can give 15A and NCR18650GA 10A. Both are under $10 at reputable websites and well regarded over on /r/flashlight.
BLF A6 was designed and tuned by enthusiasts over at budgetlightforums and easily pushes over 1000 lumens. It’s currently about $30 on Banggood (pretty much the only place you can get it) but is regularly $20 or less. There are plenty of other budget options for $30 and under, like you said.
My original point was for this price point, I would personally pick 18650+budget light over this bat. But I have no use for large lights like this. My needs are smaller and more transportable. And it can be had without cheaping out on the battery. Unless you know something I don’t.
Also, chinaman is not the preferred nomenclature, dude.
@aetris @DavidChurchRN @ShotgunX @thechilipepper0 honestly I see both sides of this. I have a bucket full of 18650 lights, and RCR123A lights, and any number of other oddball rechargeables, some with docks, some with cables … but more often than not I end up grabbing a AA/AAA light because I’m utterly useless when it comes to recharging batteries.
(Clearly the only solution is to buy all the flashlights so every possible lighting situation is covered)
Can you stop selling these trash flashlights that take double or triple As?
Ffs. Offer a great flashlight that runs on 18650s.
No one, who actually knows what they’re doing, wants these trash double or triple A flashlights.
@DavidChurchRN Or y’know, maybe for most people a light that works, where they can pick up batteries at the 7-11 in a pinch makes more sense. “Where can I get a replacement 18650 for my flashlight?” No idea, you might be stuffed. “Where can I get some AA/AAA batteries for my flashlight?” Frickin’ EVERYWHERE, including swiping batteries from any of tons of other household gadgets if you need to.
@kensey they are sold, not only at Walmart, home depot, Lowes, etc, but at EVERY FUCKING ECIG SHOP ON THE PLANET.
They’re everywhere, dumba$$
They also last a fuck ton longer, can be recharged and reused for years and years and years and anyone who’s not an idiot, already has these at home for flashlights, fans, even laser pointers.
Get into the 21st century already.
@DavidChurchRN No sense in being this salty over a flashlight and batteries. Plenty of room in the forum for both of you to be right.
@DavidChurchRN dude you are obviously very passionate about this. Unfortunately you have harshed my mellow. Which is the only reason I give a shit, otherwise no fucks given…
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@DavidChurchRN I am having kind of a rough day, but this thread full of people being incredibly proud/defensive about their knowledge of flashlights and the offerings of their local “ecig shops” is really making me laugh a lot. Thanks man!
@stevekirks no sense in making a dumbass, uneducated reply either but they did it.
Say something stupid and I’m gonna call it out. Plain and simple.
Perhaps people who are less than smart should refrain from commenting
@DavidChurchRN Or maybe people who are less than nice should refrain from commenting…
@DavidChurchRN @stevekirks
/giphy Grab a snickers
@DavidChurchRN @llangley
@DavidChurchRN I don’t vape, and the nearest e-cig shop and Wal-Mart are 25 minutes’ drive away (and that Wal-Mart doesn’t have these batteries in stock according to the website). Everything else you mentioned is even farther away, most of it more than a half-hour drive. Meanwhile the three corner stores I can walk to do have all the AA, AAA, C and D cells I can buy. My neighbors have them if I have to borrow. I have a huge stash of them myself without needing to buy special batteries that will work in literally nothing else in my house but this one special flashlight you think I should buy.
Also, you started this thread off seriously complaining that a daily-deals website whose entire premise is “look, cheap stuff you might buy because we’re practically giving it away” isn’t carrying your favorite kind of fancy flashlight. Maybe think on that for a bit.
@shaconaqe
For what it’s worth that looks like grabbing 2 snickers, and I’ll take a 4-pack please!
@kensey fancy? Dude, they sale cheap ones for as little as 8 bucks and furthermore, anyone who is even remotely tech savvy already has these because they know the extreme outperformance they offer in relation to this shit. A 2 pack of these batteries will last you a decade probably. It’s called being a smart consumer but, clearly, based on your comment here, smart isn’t a quality you possess a lot of.
@DavidChurchRN D cells, gimmie D cells. Cheap, everywhere, lots of mass for non-lighting purposes.
@DavidChurchRN Oh no, you got me. I’m not tech-savvy, that must be why I make well into 6 figures working for Silicon Valley cloud-deployment startups as a solutions architect and don’t want your favorite kind of flashlight.
It couldn’t possibly be that I have no need of or interest in owning a flashlight that requires relatively fragile batteries that cost nearly twice as much per 1000 mAh capacity and are mutually incompatible with literally every single other thing in my house. I’m never going to have e-cigarettes around, the couple of little toy laser pointers I have are either AAA or button-cell, and my main flashlight is a 4-D Maglite. 18650 lithium-ion cells are just not a part of my installed base up to this point, there isn’t any reason I need them to be, and several reasons they aren’t worth my money, but if you have a bunch and you love ‘em? Great, go enjoy that thing you found. I said it doesn’t meet everybody’s needs, not that it sucked and you’re an idiot for liking it.
But you’re like, super-offended that somebody doesn’t care about a thing you love. Keep it up dude, you’re hilarious.
@blaineg My dad has a 6-D Maglite that I think is nearly as old as me — at least I can’t ever remember him not having it.
I bought this light the last time MEH offered it…the pic does not do justice to how bright it is as I used the flash and that kind of drowned out how bright it is (If I were that smart, I wouldn’t be shopping on MEH, LOL)…you will be amazed how bright
it is…
The pictures took awhile to load so when it said ‘shaped like a bat’ I got excited to see it.
/giphy bat-man
So disappointed it is shaped like a club.
/giphy night club
go to a Menards… or go online… 2500 lumens, lifetime warrenty (no questions asked… well maybe 2) … $30…$15 on black friday. or like $27 with 11% rebate. lol
@kbaum17 Please provide a link or it never happened
https://www.menards.com/main/electrical/batteries-flashlights/flashlights/handheld-flashlights/guidesman-reg-3000-lumen-led-flashlight/88846/p-1496848126500-c-6314.htm?tid=-1110037316365101928&ipos=9
notice, it is often on sale for far less
@kbaum17 Awesome, thanks for coming through!
PA
Ahoy Matey!
Two of 'em equals a nice pair of knockers.
@pcolachiller
@nolrak @pcolachiller I’d grip those knickers firmly
@bleedmichigan @nolrak @pcolachiller gripping knickers like THESE?
@pcolachiller or Snickers- see above!
I still have this.
I’ve since added duct tape and hot glue rolled in broken glass, however.
@medz you should totally market that
@medz Doesn’t the broken glass make it uncomfortable to hold?
@warpedrotors only if you’re holding it wrong
Pass,it’s the day after the all star game. Both DC area teams suck and my interest in baseball related defense items is lost like the DoDo.
I have read that, if you carry a bat in your vehicle for self defense, should you ever need it for self defense (I hope nobody ever actually needs it for self defense), do your lawyers a favor, and keep a glove and a ball in your vehicle too.
@BuddTX I have heard this sage advice too.
@BuddTX Which is why instead, in each of my vehicles, I have a breaker bar with the correct socket for the wheel lug-nuts for that vehicle- plus changing flats is waaaay easier that way…: https://www.harborfreight.com/12-in-drive-25-in-breaker-bar-60819.html
@PhysAssist NICE!!! Thanks!
@BuddTX You’re entirely welcome.
Check this out too:
http://www.hfqpdb.com
@PhysAssist Double NICE, THANKS!!!
@BuddTX
de nada
an interesting article explaining truckers, and the need for “Tire Thumpers”, and possible alternate uses for them:
Tire thumper: tool or weapon?
@BuddTX Spoiler Alert: No real conclusion reached.
An alternative view on the 6 AA batteries that this flashlight takes. As a fellow longtime flashaholic, (Been a member of Candlepowerforums since 2001), I understand the need/desire/preference for bigger and/or more powerful/longer lasting batteries, but 6 AA’s is a perfectly acceptable power source. Yes, it is not a rechargeable lithium ion, but the nice thing about using “Double A’s” is that they are almost universally available, and relatively cheap. Also, you can get Energizer Lithium batteries, and they have a lot of storage power, and can last in storage for years without loosing a lot of power.
@BuddTX Or use NiMh which while not eternally rechargeable, do allow a fairly long rechargeable lifetime.
@PhysAssist EXACTLY! (I use Eneloop, I also have a boat load of RCR123a) but when you are in your vehicle, it is easy to throw in a 32 pack of AA’s for under 20 bucks, and be set for the zombie Apocalypse! No charger needed.
All those Lumens could drive someone bats.
I’m thinking a different direction - Like a jar full of fireflies duct-taped to a 155mm Howitzer.
I thought about swinging for the stars on this one, but I instead hit the lights on this deal.
/giphy hit the lights
Oh Meh your powers are strong! Always making me want crap products no matter how hard I fight it. I look forward to my upcoming debut on Hoarders, I just need to get a ton of cats and I will be set! Here I come Hollywood
@msqaf00 If you keep buying catshirts, eventually catshirtswoot will include a cat.
/image catshirtswoot
Not one mention in the review of how it sounds when hitting a baseball. A ping, crack, or thud?
@RunWithScissors it’s a crack. Like the glass lens cracking.
I am totally holding out for the battle axe flashlight now. (but I will keep a ball and glove in my car just in case)
This item is high quality and a must have. Very happy with this purchase here.
I ordered two of these. Order number unused-cheesy-pepper. One of the flashlights had no internal battery holder. I have sent 3 messages to Meh.com informing them about the problem. Meh please respond. I am one of your best impulse byers. Dana
@danastewart
/giphy unused-cheesy-pepper
[VMod edit: /giphy needs to start on its own line]
Profile says …
Confirmed! So if @woodhouse or @thumperchick is reading this, can you look into the matter for @danastewart?
@danastewart @narfcake @woodhouse Looks like we’ve already responded.
@danastewart @narfcake @Thumperchick it looks like we got an email back to them today, so we’re on it
@danastewart Thank you!, now I have understanding,
/giphy see the light
@danastewart @PhysAssist WHAT LIGHT?
@danastewart @PhysAssist THE BAND!!!
Just one review on the website…one out of five. Threading and Cree bulb issues. Hard pass.
@pixelated It’s BS…mine has been flawless since I bought it from MEH in february…
Bought this the last time through early this year for the wife. It’s a fantastic light, and she loves the “boink” noise as she pummels intruders.
@BobAbbott boinking noises? tell me, are the intruders normally the same guy?
/giphy boinking intruders
@BobAbbott @capguncowboy and is it the milkman?
/giphy nsfw milkman boink
/giphy mythical-gaping-flesh
I feel like I would somehow hit myself in the face with it
I possibly bought one just to spite davidchurchRN.
/giphy perilous-tempered-bait
and cool giphy to boot! Yeah!
@moonhat a most-appropriate order
for this forum
Damn it. Was drunk bought 3.
@oregonnative Drunk surfing on Meh gets me every time…
@oregonnative @PhysAssist that’s why they started Casemates
If this had a taser built in, I would buy it.
@chris1958 That’s even less expensive-
https://www.chkadels.com/Night-Watchman-4-Million-Volt-Stun-Gun-Baton-CREE-LED-Flashlight-40381
https://www.amazon.com/Guard-Dog-Security-Nightstick-Flashlight/dp/B0721J5Y82/ref=pd_day0_hl_200_5?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B0721J5Y82&pd_rd_r=e475555e-8aad-11e8-8d80-9d4139f25451&pd_rd_w=4laUl&pd_rd_wg=E1Kgl&pf_rd_i=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_p=1675207170591242776&pf_rd_r=EQ2WKQZTGNRG751Y55MH&pf_rd_s=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_t=40701&psc=1&refRID=EQ2WKQZTGNRG751Y55MH
You would think that Amazon would be the more likely reliable source, but the reviews there were pretty poor.
/giphy stunner night-watchman light
@chris1958 @PhysAssist Thanks! Short Amazon link (remove all the junk except the “dp” and the “number” in the url:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0721J5Y82/
@BuddTX @chris1958 You are entirely welcome, and Thank YOU for the tip!
PA
Martial arts instructor view of this thing:
Pro: At this price, why not?
Con: 2 problems with this as a defense weapon:
and speaking of implements of destruction (not including my Glocks and the baseball flashlight I bought from MEH last time)…these are my treasures. The bat was carried by my dad in his car in the 60’s (he passed in '68)…it is lead filled…
The second stick I purchased at a garage sale for a dollar in 2012. It was carved by hand from Maple in 1992 in the Mahwah High School (NJ where i am from) wood shop and has the chrome skull gearshift knob his dad had on his 47 Merc that his dad had growing up in the 50’s…cool stuff…
@fastharry Verra cool, that!
Thanks for sharing.
PA
I’ve got a machete and a flashlight in the trunk already, do I really need this?
@blaineg yes, what if you need to baton that machete through a log?
@blaineg @nolrak Perfect Domesday Prepper answer.
I miss that show!
MEH MEH MEH
This one left me down in the dark.
I will admit I am a flashlight addict.
And having a career being a stuntwoman, a bit of a baddie, so was completely intrigued with the bat aspect!
Ripped the bag open upon arrival, grabbed my 17year old and pack of batteries and headed to the car.
The fact that she was now trapped, I handed her the flashBat and batteries.
Within minutes a smell similar to urine hit us in the face.
She starts smelling her dress in shock thinking the dog might have peed on her earlier.
Grabbed the batteries and sniffed, they smelled like batteries.
Opened the flashlight, arggggggg, smelled horrid.
Turned around to wash our hands and noses.
Sigh…
Peace Out,
Mindy
@Mindy: Are you sure that was your flashlight you grabbed?
@Meh: Please list these again, I will buy three more. Thanks.
the flashlight is cool.
BRING THIS BACK!!! BEST FLASHLIGHT/PROTECTION ON EARTH!!! BEST ITEM I have ever purchased on MEH. That is. . .until my shark vacuum comes in that i just purchased!! WooHoo I HOPE u sell this again before Christmas!! I need many!!
Its INSANELY bright. I gave it to my Dad as a late Fathers Day gift. HUGE HIT!!! But im so damn mad i didnt get one for myself!!
Are you selling any more? I would like another one.
In less than a year this thing is completely dead. I didn’t hit anyone with it either.