If you're not sure whether or not you need one of these, I suggest referring to the discussion in progress on Deals.Woot:

http://deals.woot.com/questions/details/ab478dcb-5227-4b5b-a3d8-d34a8656fbf3/is-there-such-a-thing-as-too-many-flashlights

Cloudscout wrote:If you're not sure whether or not you need one of these, I suggest referring to the discussion in progress on Deals.Woot:

http://deals.woot.com/questions/details/ab478dcb-5227-4b5b-a3d8-d34a8656fbf3/is-there-such-a-thing-as-too-many-flashlights

I was just thinking about you when I saw this deal pop up. Seriously these are great to keep in the trunk of a car in case of an emergency. Well...Flashlights are always great to have around in case of any emergency but it looks like you could flag someone down pretty easily with the red ones... Or maybe road flares? I dunno.

Flashlights are also great for camping
Oh and solving mysteries
Oh and telling scary stories
Oh and shadow puppets

Shoot there are a lot of things flashlights are great for.

Edit: And then I read the writeup for this article. Great minds think alike I guess...

Looks like a flesh colored light... Where have I heard something like that before? Hmm...

I'll be honest here: I didn't see 'Flashlight' when I first glanced at the image...

One important thing to remember about NiMH batteries (except for Eneloop and similar advanced NiMH batteries, which this almost certainly doesn't use): they have the highest self-discharge rate of any commonly available battery . That means if you want this light to be ready to use, you have to keep recharging it every one to four weeks, even if not used at all, depending on the quality of the batteries and the temp in the vehicle. I doubt that many people are willing to (or would remember) to do that...

I'm guessing I froogled this correctly, cheapest $8.24 before shipping for 1 (vs. $4.99 for 2 + shipping $5 here)

Product website: $8.99, see more pictures
http://lifegear.com/auto/cl.aspx

They look good enough to eat!

While the lack of reviews makes me pensive, these are going to be stocking-stuffers for others.

Well, maybe one for myself.

Ohh Been trying to find one of these for my car. I like that it's rechargeable. Hate carrying batteries around lol.

Bought one of these on Amazon. Looks cute, but light's not strong enough for me

How long does the battery live for when not in use for long periods of time?

I've had bad experiences with regular flashlights during blackouts.

Well, I don't really care too much about the product here, but the "quality post" synopses are turning me on. Punny!

Oh, Woot. How I love thee and your terrible quality post puns. You certainly come up with those in a flash.

TheLarch wrote:I'll be honest here: I didn't see 'Flashlight' when I first glanced at the image...

I came here to post the exact same thing. Thought home.woot was taking a foray into adult toys.

Free replacement batteries for life? Wow, that's a good deal. Just try that with Apple and your iPod.

zzzaap wrote:How long does the battery live for when not in use for long periods of time?

I've had bad experiences with regular flashlights during blackouts.

Hard to say. NiMH batteries tend to drop down to nearly discharged, then stay that way for months. If you want reliability, get a name brand flashlight and use either alkaline or lithium batteries in it. Those batteries will stay charged for years under normal conditions. LED lights last the longest, but usually with less light.

I got 2 of the energizer rechargeable flashlight with car charger from Woot last time. I kept them plugged into my car's aux charger the whole time. One of the car charger later blew up and took the cig plug's fuse out, then I swapped to the other car charger, which eventually blew up too. Not sure if these things could be constantly charged.

skywarrior3 wrote:Free replacement batteries for life? Wow, that's a good deal. Just try that with Apple and your iPod.

Would not be surprised if the s&h charges are more than the cost of the flashlight though.

So what does it actually use?
Rechargeable or disposable batteries?
In one sentance it states rechargeable NiMh and then later disposabled AG 13's (with free replacements for life).

I just bought 3 of these in JC Penny yesterday for $3.99 each

I don't know I think I'll wait until woot! offers the Shake Light.

Shake Light in action.

Maybe I missed it but does anyone know how big these are ? Hard to tell from the photos.

+1 for the shake light or Faraday flashlight.
http://www.flashlightreviews.com/reviews/diamond_shake.htm
No batteries needed. And kids are an endless source of powering up the devices. Takes about 5 minutes of shaking to power the led to where it is bright enough to use.

Beware fake shake lights that are actually battery powered with a slug fir the 'magnet'. The give away is words like hybrid or replica or seller not knowing how these work.

I have some smaller clear ones for the bedside drawer for power outages andhave the glow-in-the-dark floating models for the cars and boats. They need to be in the sun for the glow-in-the-dark to work, though. If you need it to glow later that night, in a drawer or the trunk/under the seat won't help.

I liked the Diamond brand because they are sealed and they float and had the brightest LEDs available at the time. You get what you pay for in flashlights. I supplement these with small tactical cree LED flashlights with long runtime.

bnbsouthworth wrote:I came here to post the exact same thing. Thought home.woot was taking a foray into adult toys.

me too, thought $4.99 was a good price and all set to order 3 until I realized these don't vibrate

Wife says she would be in for 3 if it also vibrates...

Wouldn't car.woot be a more appropriate place for this?

Fragile and dim. I bought two of these from Sportsman's Warehouse over the summer for my kids to use on camping trips. They are FRAGILE. Treat carefully or the flashlight LED circuit board shorts out and you have a big flasher only. Also, they are not bright at all, even when using the flashlight part.

I do like that they recharge in a car's power port. They have two battery packs. You can only recharge one, the other consists of the replacable button batteries. I keep the busted one in the car to use as a (weak) flasher in an emergency. The magnetic base is nice.

In short, these are not built to be robust, so treat gently and don't expect much in the way of brightness.

"can be recharged in your car’s lighter... unless the reason your car is not running is that it has a dead battery"

Wait... Woot sells sex toys?

It's a fleshlight? Oh no.. it's not...

Wonder if these flashlights vibrate lol

I had one like this (in silver), and I was very sad when it disappeared. Was looking for a replacement. Guess I found it.

please note that

www.lifegear.com

is the manufacture's website, but for the replacement batteries you will need to visit

www.my.lifegear.com

mike808 wrote:+1 for the shake light or Faraday flashlight.
http://www.flashlightreviews.com/reviews/diamond_shake.htm
No batteries needed. And kids are an endless source of powering up the devices. Takes about 5 minutes of shaking to power the led to where it is bright enough to use.

Beware fake shake lights that are actually battery powered with a slug fir the 'magnet'. The give away is words like hybrid or replica or seller not knowing how these work.

I have some smaller clear ones for the bedside drawer for power outages andhave the glow-in-the-dark floating models for the cars and boats. They need to be in the sun for the glow-in-the-dark to work, though. If you need it to glow later that night, in a drawer or the trunk/under the seat won't help.

I liked the Diamond brand because they are sealed and they float and had the brightest LEDs available at the time. You get what you pay for in flashlights. I supplement these with small tactical cree LED flashlights with long runtime.

While small, shake lights are incredibly inefficient. Very little of the energy you spend shaking is converted to electrical energy. A cranked dynamo flashlight is much more efficient in converting your mechanical movement to electricity. Try simulating the motions with your hand right now. You'll see that shaking involves moving your entire forearm whereas cranking requires only moving your wrist. Smaller muscles = less energy expenditure. Better yet, get a cranked light with a solar panel as backup.

mike808 wrote:+1 for the shake light or Faraday flashlight.
http://www.flashlightreviews.com/reviews/diamond_shake.htm
No batteries needed. And kids are an endless source of powering up the devices. Takes about 5 minutes of shaking to power the led to where it is bright enough to use.

Beware fake shake lights that are actually battery powered with a slug fir the 'magnet'. The give away is words like hybrid or replica or seller not knowing how these work.

I have some smaller clear ones for the bedside drawer for power outages andhave the glow-in-the-dark floating models for the cars and boats. They need to be in the sun for the glow-in-the-dark to work, though. If you need it to glow later that night, in a drawer or the trunk/under the seat won't help.

I liked the Diamond brand because they are sealed and they float and had the brightest LEDs available at the time. You get what you pay for in flashlights. I supplement these with small tactical cree LED flashlights with long runtime.

Why would you want a flashlight that only provides 5 minutes of usable light? That's what the review you linked indicates in the addendum.