Streamlight 75980 Stinger LED HPL Rechargeable Flashlight, Without Charger - 800 Lumens, Black

The first time I tried this out, I was on the 8th floor of a building overlooking the Gulf of Mexico. The building was 100 yards from the water. The night was dark but there were a few small groups with flashlights walking the water's edge. In order not to startle the walkers, I illuminated an area well in front of them where their own lights were pointing. Whoa! The beam on the white sand looked like daylight! Others have commented on how the Streamlight produces a bright spot surrounded by even, peripheral coverage. The peripheral lighting was probably a factor of 300 lower in brightness than the main beam, but you could see the peripheral illumination easily against the white sand at 200 yards. I brought my wife out on the balcony to show her. She said, "It's like a search-light." I couldn't put it better myself. She said it was unreal that something so small could put out so much light. The barrel is the size you'd expect for C-cells or slightly smaller.A nifty feature is the way that you change intensity. You push down the button until it clicks and hold it; the light cycles through the three levels; you release at the level you want. Click it twice in quick succession, and you get the strobe. A single click in any mode turns it off. In other words, it contains a very simple microprocessor. If you just want quick on and off, you can press the button gently enough that it doesn't click -- it will go on stay on at full intensity until you release the button. You'll find that it's immediately intuitive.You may have heard of using laser pointers for astronomy instruction. This beam is visible enough that you can use it in that way as well, although, of course, the beam is wider and diverges more than a laser. I was able to point out stars to my daughter using it.It's probably a good thing that these lights are expensive. I'm not sure it would be a better world if everybody had one, since some would use them indiscriminately.I do a lot of walking after dark and typically carry a light, especially when skunks are in season. This will be the ultimate tool for that use: the combination of the central spot and peripheral coverage will be perfect.The build quality is excellent without being any heavier than a normal flashlight of the same size. The design is rugged and not prone to scratching or scuffing. It comes across as a no-compromise, superbly engineered product, properly priced for what it is.Tim

The 1st one I bought over 2 years ago. Strongest and brightest flashlight I could ask for. It's so good I bought another one. Zero issues with heavy use a few times a week. Highly recommend!!

This is the best flashlight I've ever owned, and I've owned many of them.I've had several LED lights that were very handy for getting around at night and were remarkably efficient and economical regarding battery usage, but none could seriously replace an upscale traditional flashlight.Streamlight makes extremely good products. I still have two SL-20X models, one of which is more than ten years old and they are excellent flashlights, but the Stinger LED HP sets a whole new standard.The beam of the Stinger LED HP is unbelievably bright and is perfectly distributed in a circle, as opposed to some lights that have rings and dark spots and all sorts of other annoyances. That would be good enough, but the Stinger also projects a diffused and much dimmer beam that covers a wide area around the concentrated spot. It's hard to explain how useful that is until you have seen it. It is roughly equivalent to giving you peripheral vision at night.The beam is much closer to the white end of the spectrum than that of an incandescent flashlight, which for some reason makes everything seem clearer. I have also noticed that when tracking a wounded animal that the blood trail almost jumps out at you. It's amazing.Streamlight has made a major improvement in their charging stations by making the flashlight snap in to the charger, rather than depending on the weight of the light to make contact. Because of that, you can mount vehicle chargers horizontally, on your transmission hump, for example, and the light will stay in the charger no matter how many bumps you hit. Great idea.The light has three levels of brightness that are controlled by how long you hold down the switch. One may wonder why you would ever want less light, but the LED HP is so bright that when tracking, or just casually walking less light is actually better. Indeed, if I were designing the light I would have included an even dimmer fourth setting.There is also a rapidly flashing option that is accessed by pressing the switch twice in rapid succession. It's rather disorienting, so I assume it has a defensive function, though I've never had anyone try it on me. What the heck, if you don't need it don't use it, but if you do it's there.If there is anything bad to say about this light I don't know what it is. Again, it's the best flashlight I've ever owned.

We own several of these and we love them. We keep one in both trucks and one in the house and the quality is amazing!

Smaller, compact, and bright.

I have 3 of these for different vehicles and one in the house would highly recommend

Works great at night and is very bright. I use it on duty and have no complaints other than battery life. It's convenient that it came with two batteries that I can recharge. Overall would recommend this light.

This was recommended by a law enforcement officer, you own the night with this flashlight 🔦 fricken thing lights up 3 blocks. Wow just wow! Best flashlight I've ever owned. Enjoy

Got this to replace an older model Streamlight stinger, where the NiMH battery had corroded and exploded in the flashlight. After cleaning out the unit, and getting a Lithium battery, discovered that the new battery would not fit into the older streamlight, or that the corrosion had somehow warped the flashlight? Anyway, had a heck of a time trying to extract the new battery from the flashlight. Thank you Amazon Prime, I was able to return the Lithium battery, and decided to get this unit instead. WOWEEE! improved performance, brighter light, and better operation of a tactical switch. You can cycle between brightness levels, and even has a strobe. Best feature is that all stinger flashlights use the same chargers! Best performance flashlight in the house, easily outperforms my Maglight 4D cell unit, and all my Surefire flashlights!

The torch looses brightness when not constantly on charge.

Rechargeable, light, super bright, solid light. Just needs the charger close by as it won’t run forever

Use this product for inspection excellent product

Livraison très rapide et bon rapport qualité prix