New (ish) Mini Maglite LED torches

[peaks]

Hi,
Does any one have one of the newish LED mini maglite 2xAA torches (the ones with the variable brightness control, strobe + SOS functions) and what do you think of them?

Thanks in anticipation

 

[Retired Member southey]

No but i am getting one for crimbo, looks very nice and reasonably compact for a multifunction bright,

 

[peaks]

Thats exactly what I thought & why I'm asking - thanks!

The light output seems pretty good too - 69 lumens

 

[adestu]

i bought one a few weeks ago and its the mutts.you can unscrew the head like the normal ones and hey presto a candle.havnt looked for spare led under spring yet.
nice and bright but one thing they come into thier own when its really dark.
enjoy
adrian

 

[dave53]

hi i have had one since i cant rememnber always in the car just upgraded it to led never let me down hope this helps regards dave

 

[Gill]

are these the same ones that are going on sale tomorrow in Lidl for £8.99?

 

[Retired Member southey]

Sorry I think I confused my self, I'm getting the xlv1000 not the newish little ones sorry chap.

 

[lucifer93]

I have one and they are a great little bit of kit.

 

[adestu]

the one on offer in lidl is the standard 2 aa torch but still very good value as you would pay that for the solitare.spare bulb under the spring.
i'm off to lidl!!
ade

 

[blackfeather]

I think maglites are robust and reliable but what I do find with all the metal bodied torches I own is that when its really cold the metal body transfers cold to the batteries standard type or rechargeable and they lose power very quickly so what I tend to do is wrap my batteries in a roll of paper so they have at least some insulation from the torch body it works best if your batteries are a loose fit in the body tube then you can wrap more insulation around them...
just my little 2pence worth!!!