Awesome Flashlights

Always stay within reach of an ExiTool, even if you’re in an accident: the emergency multi-tool clips onto a seatbelt and serves as a seatbelt cutter, window breaker, and LED flashlight.

The world’s smallest AA flashlight is no longer simply lighter but also brighter; the Maratac AA ditches dingy anodized aluminum for a polished 300 grade stainless steel body.

The underwater flashlight gets sexy with Fenix Tactical’s VersaTi FD30; good down to 100m, it sports a titanium case with sand blasted grip pattern and scratch-resistant sapphire lens.

The SL6 Rescue Tool is a life-saving must-have: weighing just 3 oz., the one-handed multitool packs an LED flashlight, 50/50 blade with seat belt/line cutter, window punch, and whistle.

Ideal for pros and CSI junkies, Evident’s Orion-Lite is a 455nm LED Forensic flashlight for detecting body fluids, fluorescent powders, dye stains, and trace evidence. Thanks, Mac!

The Stanley LED Torch Watch is definitely goes in our “Why not?” gadget bin for sheer multifunction goodness; it’s a timepiece, an alarm, a mini-LED flashlight, and timer all-in-one.

The world’s smallest AA flashlight, the Maratac AA measures just 2.99″ long but packs a 50,000 hour LED, aircraft aluminum body, anti-reflective lens, and a brightness of 85 lumens.

Winner of the Eurobike Award 2009, Kai Malte Rover’s PUYL is a bicycle pump and unlimited LED flashlight; the light’s batteries are charged via induction when you use the pump.

mPower’s Emergency Illuminator is an LED flashlight that also powers gadgets in a pinch via USB: it runs on CR123 batteries, but packs a reserve battery with a 20-year shelf life.

The Might-D-Light LED130 is one heckuva worklight: it not only folds up for portability, but includes 80 LEDs, AC and DC chargers, neodymium magnets, and reflective strips for safety.

Other flashlights are brighter, but the SureFire LED Defender may save your life: two sets of of hard anodized aluminum teeth–a strike bezel and tailcap–double as self-defense weapons.

Liked by Military Times for its durability and simplicity, Surefire’s Minimus Headlamp is ideal for night biking, lasts up to 2 hours at 100 lumens and can be angled upward for overhead work.

Navigate desktop cable jungles with a LEGO LED Clip On Light; able to be worn either on the head or in true geek style on a pocket protector, each foot packs an LED light.

Introducing the uber-flashlight: the Tactical 5.11’s batteryless Light for Life takes only 90s to charge, is impact resistant, works from -40° C to 65° C, and has a peak output of 270 lumens.

Make my day (a little brighter): the Flashlight Speed Holster is designed for torch quick draws with left/right-hand mounting, a triple battery compartment and three size adapters.

Hot on the tentacles of the Gorillamobile, the Gorillatorch is a 65 lumen LED flashlight on a tripod; it comes with magnetized feet and rubberized surfaces to prevent scratching.

Darth Vader’s Lightsaber Flashlight is the ultimate fake-out: instead of slicing you in half it’ll light the way with four red LED bulbs, leaving you to scare Jedi with its sound effects alone.

Made out of Mil-Spec hard-anodized aerospace aluminum and virtually indestructible, the LX2 LumaMax flashlight packs a potent 200 lumen LED; it’s also waterproof and weighs just 3.7 oz.

We love Brando for their “Why not?” products, and this USB Fan/Flashlight is no exception; battery operated with 8 LEDs in the middle, it’s kind of like a blinding whirligig of death.

Running on water, coke, and even urine, this NoPoPo flashlight is a camper’s dream; it sports a rugged case, a unidirectional lantern mode and lasts up to ten years without losing charge.

With a colossal 742 lumens, the Neofab Legion II is more light than most of us know what to do with; it also features single finger on/off, multi-level brightness and Teflon bearings.

Designed for outdoor enthusiasts, Energizer’s Night Strike line of LED flashlights maximize durability and runtime; they’ll come in handheld, swiveling and multifunction flavors.

Multifunction gadgets always score major geek points for us; this combination carabiner is no exception, with an LED flashlight, robust alloy case and water-resistant watch.