Anker [Rechargeable Bolder LC40 Flashlight, LED Torch, Super Bright 400 Lumens CREE LED, IP65 Water Resistant, 5 Modes High/Medium/Low/Strobe/SOS, Indoor/Outdoor (Camping/Hiking/Emergency Use)

This is a fantastic little handheld torch! Its beam rivals Mag-Tac and exceeds Mini-Mag but there is no beam zoom control. The crowned bezel and tail make it a great torch to carry for personal safety and the selectable modes (3 brightness, a strobe and an SOS) makes it very practical. The button on the tail cap is a bit fiddly to make room for the micro USB charging port but it’s not worth taking a star off it. However, in conjunction with the way the modes are selected, it nearly does lose that star. You have to cycle through the modes: this would benefit from Mag-lite’s quick click or something similar, as mode selection can be a faff. You can turn it on at the most recent setting by holding the button for a second from the off position, but it’s an inconvenience when there could be another way. However, it is not expensive so you can’t have everything for that money. Good warranty as with other Anker products, great quality feel and durable design. Powerful LED and useful built in clip too. I found the clip to be very sturdy, but its design is for convenience of access, not stability of mounting on Belt or bags and I found that it kept getting knocked off. As a side benefit, I can attest to its ruggedness as it has hit the ground numerous times, both from my belt and from the RSM radio loop on my duty jacket.

Updating my previous review. I’ve purchased 5 of these since 2019 and they have all died. I’m buying another one because the light is super bright which we need when we’re out walking our dog on our dark road, especially in the winter. I also still appreciate the fact that it’s rechargeable so I don’t have to keep feeding it batteries. I have no idea why they keep dying - maybe the rechargeable batteries just have a limited life, but I’ll continue using them until I find something better, because when they work, they are super useful when we’re outside on a dark night or looking for a tiny object we dropped on the floor of the car. I haven’t found a flashlight that equals it in brightness of the focused light. Previous review: I bought this flashlight because it is rechargeable using a USB connection. I wanted a flashlight that didn't require batteries, which are not only expensive but harmful to the environment. The flashlight charges fairly quickly which is convenient for me because I carry it at night when I walk our dog. I always like it because it's fairly bright. There are no street lights on our road so it's fairly dark, especially on cloudy nights or when there's no moon out. It's also small enough so I can fit it in my coat pocket. One caveat - it does get warm after being on for a while. A couple of times I inadvertently left it on in my coat pocket and it really heated up. All in all though a great flashlight for the price. I've bought 3 or 4 of them so we can each keep one in our car. The only reason I gave it 3 stars for water resistance is that I've never dropped it in water so i don't know whether or not it would work. I've not had any problem with it when it's raining.

Klein, hell, Akku hält sehr lange, perfekt die abendliche Hunderunde

Bright

Great quality, sharp LED torch. Beam is not adjustable, bilut the light is great. Nice and compact lightweight.