Awesome Flashlights

If you’re a believer in overkill, then you can’t just have an ordinary handheld flashlight. Fortunately for you, Everyday Carry has picked out some of the brightest flashlights you can buy, from the comparatively tame 7,400 lumen Noctigon K9.3 to the absolutely blinding 100,000 lumen Imalent MS18.

Get a great deal on ZeroDark’s set of LED lights for all of your outdoor adventures. The trio includes a bright flashlight with six modes and a side floodlight, a collapsible lantern, and a head-mounted light perfect for late-night hikes. Save 66% off the MSRP in The Awesomer Shop.

KeySmart’s compact flashlight has a built-in clip for easy carrying in your pocket. Its LUMILEDS light source produces 120 lumens of clean white light, and its lens can be adjusted from a narrow spot to a wide beam when you move its barrel. Machined from lightweight aluminum. It’s 17% off in The Awesomer Shop.

Acebeam’s chunky handheld flashlight blasts out a retina-burning 32,500 lumens at its top setting. It’s machined from aircraft-grade aluminum, waterproof to IPX8 standards, and has a built in tripod mount. It’s so powerful at its highest settings that you need to wear gloves to protect from the heat it throws off.

This pocket-sized flashlight emits a high-efficiency 365nm ultraviolet beam, perfect for charging up glow-in-the-dark items, as well as looking for dust, dirt, and other things not always visible to the naked eye. Features a waterproof body with a unique double-helix knurled texture. Note: Staring directly into UV light is not recommended.

After playing around with the insane 100,000 lumen Imalent MS-18 flashlight, the guys at The Hacksmith wanted to see if they could make something even brighter. Using 300 ultra-bright LEDs, they created a giant, blinding light that kicks out more than 1.4 million lumens. It isn’t particularly portable though.

Thanks to its CREE XHP 70.2 P2 LED and a 5000mAh rechargeable battery, Klarus‘ tactical flashlight cranks out up to 4000 lumens of brightness, with a beam reach of over 1000 feet. It’s made from mil-spec hard-anodized aluminum alloy, and is IPX8 waterproof. Measures just 6.34″ long, so it goes anywhere.

Olight’s mini flashlight uses a powerful 3500mAh 18650 battery to kick out up to 1500 lumens from a high-performance LED. Its body is made from aluminum and can survive immersion in 6 feet of water. It features a ridged grip, dual switches, and a magnetic charging connector. Available in black, desert tan, and camouflage.

Improve your bicycle’s nighttime safety and visibility without installing extra equipment. Simply place this water bottle into your bottle cage, and you’ll get a bright source of light. It runs for up to 8 hours in constant mode, and 16 hours in flash mode. Of course, it still holds drinks too.

This head-mounted light helps clearly guide your way in the dark. Its five-beam LED torch lets you choose between its central beam, four smaller beams, or all five at once. It offers crisp white illumination with a max beam length of 820 feet. Save 14% in The Awesomer Shop.

This modular power bank system includes three useful components: a magnetic 80-lumen, high CRI lantern, a 5000mAh rechargeable 21700 battery, and a magnetic charger that can recharge the battery or your phone. The kit includes a hardshell case, and its battery can be used to power other lights such as the i4000R.

This pocket-sized flashlight combines a focused spotlight beam on its tip, and a retractable omnidirectional lantern. It can also stand up thanks to its bell-shaped rubber boot. Its small C4 LED outputs 65 lumens, and runs for up to 6.5 hours on 2 AAA batteries. They also make a 100-lumen penlight version, minus the lantern.

When it comes to pocket tools, steel is great, but titanium is better. It’s durable, lightweight, and corrosion-resistant, and looks great even in raw form. Everyday Carry offers up 14 great flashlights made from titanium, from the diminutive TEC Accessories Pixel Ti, to the powerful and substantial Mechforce Mechtorch Turbo.

Drop’s pocket-sized (2.9″ long) flashlight is not only made out of durable titanium, but it’s also got a sweet metallic blue finish. Its case has a great knurled texture that provides an excellent grip, and its 110-lumen light source comes powered by either a cool CREE XP-G3 or warm Nichia 219C LED. Runs on a single AAA battery.

NEBO’s compact USB rechargeable flashlight offers a 90º rotating swivel head, making it easy to aim and carry no matter what direction you point it in. It has five light modes from 50 to 1000 lumens, a magnetic base for mounting on metal surfaces, and a removable pocket clip.

The CarAIDE is a versatile tool to keep in your car’s trunk. In addition to being able to jumpstart a dead car battery and charge other gadgets via USB, it packs a flashlight, compass, thermometer, hook, emergency rope, emergency alarm, window breaker, seat belt cutter, a strong magnet, and more. Save 20% in The Awesomer Shop.

There are lots of tools out there for breaking a car window in the event of an emergency, but most of them require a good deal of leverage. The LifeString has a spring-loaded steel spike that does the job with the greatest of ease. It also doubles as a 150-lumen flashlight.

Petzl’s headlamp uses an array of seven bright LEDs to cast a smooth 500-lumen beam of light, illuminating the path ahead for evening jogs. Its lightweight headband ensures a comfortable but secure fit. A rear-mounted battery pack helps keep it balanced, while its front-mounted switch makes it easy to turn on and off.

When it comes to a flashlight, can it ever be too bright? Not if you’re a flashlight geek like we are. If you’re looking for the best and brightest lights on the market, look no further than Everyday Carry, who’s picked 14 great models, ranging from 7,500 to a blinding 100,000 lumens.

Screws often end up in dark locations that are hard to see. Husky’s 8-in-1 precision screwdriver solves that problem by adding a pair of LEDs that project directly down its shaft to illuminate the task at hand. It comes with four small double-ended bits, three of which stow inside the handle.

We’ve featured lots of different flashlights here on The Awesomer, but we really like the convenience of models with built-in rechargeable batteries. Our friends over at Everyday Carry have rounded up their top 12 rechargeable flashlights for 2020, from the diminutive dual-beam Fenix E03R to the crazy bright 3757 lumen ThruNite T2.

If you thought Imalent’s DX80 was bright, you ain’t seen nothing yet. With 18 Cree XHP70 LEDs and a special heat pipe cooling design, the MS18 can push out a blinding 100,000 lumens in its turbo mode. It drops to 25,000 lumens after 1 minute, but can run for nearly an hour at that brightness. Max beam distance is a crazy 4429 feet.

This teensy titanium flashlight is small enough to carry on a keychain or as a zipper pull, but it’s way more versatile than its size might lead you to believe. In addition to its light, it can open boxes, pry things, split pills, and turn screws. Its LED module is available in white, red, or UV.