Streamlight 14008 Sidewinder 55-Lumens LED Aviation Waterproof Flashlight with (2) AA Alkaline Batteries in Box, Coyote

Been dropped off roofs and drowned in slush. Always powers up the same. Beam isn't super narrow like other "tactical" flashlights that try to blind anyone they're pointed at. Paired with some good Duracells you can expect it to last a good season.

Item itself did not work on red sent it back for refund five star for instant. Action on refund

Awesome product!

This my third Streamlight. One lost and other cascaded into rocks and broke. Not a high power lumen on low set, but many times on low set you only want 5 lum to read a book or map. Good all around light and very reliable. Hands free, helmet / pocket / pack strap clip and rotating light is excellent. I carry two lights. This one and a high 900 lumen / strobe. Headlamps are good but not always the ideal choice.

I like that you can set the light down and it is not going to roll away. You can continuously adjust the angle of the light through the 185° range of motion. The strobe is somewhat slow at about 120 flashes per minute. With the white light intensity of 55 Lumens, I think the strobe is more for signaling than to disorient an attacker. The low intensity setting is perfect for checking an item in the dark and offers wonderful battery life. The manufacturer claims 100+ hours of battery life on low with the white light bulb. I wondered about the infrared features of the light and that was a bit disappointing. I used a TRENDnet Megapixel Wireless N Pan, Tilt, Zoom Network Surveillance Camera with 2-Way Audio and Night Vision, TV-IP672WI (White) to check things out. In darkness, the infrared light added a bit more light than the camera already put out. The "IR Safe" blue light was much brighter than the IR LED though it was slightly dimmer than the red LED on camera. The white light was the brightest. The blue "IR Safe" light is supposed to peak at 470 nm wavelength. The Trendnet camera states a 940 nm infrared wavelength but it does not specify if that is the peak wavelength of the illuminators or the the image sensor. The Sidewinder uses an 880 nm IR LED and a 630 nm red LED I am not sure if the "IR Safe" feature works as intended but it failed to work as expected. I thought it would not show up on an infrared camera but it does. I welcome any explanation of the intended use of the "IR Safe" LED. If I turn the IR LED all the way up, I can see a faint red glow with my eyes fairly easily. I expected that but I can only see the IR LED on low once I let my eyes get dark adapted. I still like the options of using the red LED to preserve night vision and to minimise the disturbance to others. It is really a stretch to find much else to detract from the light. I wonder if the light would have been less expensive if it had just two or three intensities instead of four. I imagine that most of the time I will want either Low or High and will not bother with the two middle intensities. It is nice that it starts on Low and ramps up to High. The light seems plenty sturdy. I do not have any issues with it having a plastic case. I plan to order more of these. Recommended.