Got one of these at Costco last year (or maybe the year before)...if memory serves, paid something like $15 for it. Was very helpful for one or two projects, most notably replacing a bathroom faucet--- lying on my back, looking up at the underside of the sink. Perfect for that. Unfortunately, the springy mechanism that opens the legs simultaneously and keeps them open broke after only a few months, rendering it almost unusable.
I see that now they have a fancier version of this, with three separate, pivotable lights on top of the tripod.
Saw one of theses this last weekend and thought it was neat, until I turned it on, and realized a bic lighter has more lumens in it. Why can't we go back to the days when flashlights were, well, flashlights, and not a bunch of LED's that cost .10 cents a piece, but put together in a bunch to be called a flashlight that sells for $40.00? LED's are a joke or light, and only a money maker for the greedy in the light market.
GeoCacher said: Saw one of theses this last weekend and thought it was neat, until I turned it on, and realized a bic lighter has more lumens in it. Why can't we go back to the days when flashlights were, well, flashlights, and not a bunch of LED's that cost .10 cents a piece, but put together in a bunch to be called a flashlight that sells for $40.00? LED's are a joke or light, and only a money maker for the greedy in the light market.
This one has a single high power LED not a bunch of unfocused low-end ones.
wilderf353
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posted: Nov. 17, 2008 @ 3:35p
No luck in Reading, PA
Are these located with the flashlights or are they somewhere else? (I did check the "holiday gift" area at the front of the store too...lots of flashlights from Husky, but I couldn't find any from Stanley)
GeoCacher said: Saw one of theses this last weekend and thought it was neat, until I turned it on, and realized a bic lighter has more lumens in it. Why can't we go back to the days when flashlights were, well, flashlights, and not a bunch of LED's that cost .10 cents a piece, but put together in a bunch to be called a flashlight that sells for $40.00? LED's are a joke or light, and only a money maker for the greedy in the light market.
Um, this flashlight will set you back only $5 and its selling point is the tripod feature, not ridiculous brightness. Even so, it is better than the $5-10 flashlights in the checkout aisle of the hardware store. They're comparable enough (in terms of output) to a stock maglite which is the "best" flashlight to most people (but actually is considered low-end to anybody that knows flashlights).
Plus, did you consider that you were testing this flashlight in the middle of a well-lit store? I got some in the Costco deal (3-pack: big, medium, and small for $9.97), and they worked fine for around the house repairs in dim/dark places and at work behind server racks and to look inside equipment.
RogerOThornhill said: This one has a single high power LED not a bunch of unfocused low-end ones.
Hmm.. that means its different than the ones I got from Costco.
marFAN2003 said: It takes up to 9 AA batteries for the LEDs!
You can put in 3AA's per leg of the tripod. All 9 are not required. As long as one leg has 3 AA's, the flashlight will work. Fill the other two to get longer runtime (but not more brightness)
newsololife
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posted: Nov. 18, 2008 @ 2:10p
I have had this flashlight for a year now. While it is not the brightest flashlight, it is one of the most useful. the tripod lets you set it where you need it and point the light into your work area. A great deal for $5, thanks OP!
I saw this in HD's ad and went out to get a few but both stores were sold out 2 hours after opening. Thanks for the post OP and doubly so for the direct link to Lowes. For whatever reason, I couldn't pull this item up using search.
I originally thought this was for the mini, and would prefer that it was. I got a few of them at Ace Hardware on BF for $5 AR. I think the mini is really cool and its already earned its cost. My wife conned me into painting the top edge of a wall in a dimly lit and cumbersome area, and no matter what my shadow obscured where I was painting. I took a mini, tilted up the beam and stuck 2 legs into my shirt pocket and it worked perfectly. It would be equally useful doing any closeup precision work where you really want to see what your are working on well.
Alas, the extras I bought at Ace are earmarked for stocking stuffers. I wanted another to stick under my computer desk where there is minimal light and a maze of cables and connections. The mini would be ideal to leave down there but this will do, and my days of aiming a flashlight stuck in my mouth should be over.
I ended up getting two at Lowe's. The interesting thing is I received one with one LED that advertises 20 lumens brightness. The other I received was with six LEDs. The six LED one has the three levels of brightness. The one LED version has one level of brightness, but in my comparison it was brighter than the six LED version at its brightest level. On Stanley's website, the six LED version is the one being listed. Not sure if the single LED one is the older version?
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