Garrity Power Lite 3 LED Crank Light (Titanium Silver/Black)

This product is great in that I will no longer reach for a flashlight only to find it dead. The light could be a bit brighter, but overall a good product.

This flashlight is as advertised. Two levels of brightness are convenient and the high level is quite adequate. I purchased this because of a series of reviews that indicated that this item would retain brighness better over its lifetime. I'm hoping for that, but won't know for some months/years yet. Case is attractive, nice flat shape that doesn't roll of tables, etc. And the price was right. I'm pleased with it.

I bought these for Christmas presents and all ready they love them I would buy these again in the future. If anyone is prone to power outages this flashlite will also charge your cell phone and it does come with different phone recharger ends. AAAAA

Since I bought this as a christmas present, I cannot give it an excellent rating, i.e. I don't have it, but I can say my son-in-law loved it. Received in time for christmas. Smaller than the picture seemed to indicate, but bright white lights, didn't test with batteries.

Before I discovered the Garrity Crank Light I had tried the "shaker" flashlights and several other brands of crank-powered lights. The Garrity is by far the best of the products.

One great advantage of the Garrity design is that you can crank whether the light is on or off. With another brand, cranking while the light was on sharply decreased the ability of the battery to take a charge after that -- basically ruining the unit. The Garrity crank is also much "tighter" than the other brands I have tried; my new rule of thumb when examining these lights is if the crank has significant play before it starts to engage, stay away from it! The unit is large enough for a comfortable grip without hitting your knuckles while cranking, and the crank handle can be used to prop the light up at several different angles while changing a tire, etc.

I have one of these in each car, one in my hiking backpack, and one in the house, and I watch for sales because I want to give one to everyone I know. (I have a campaign to convince other people to switch to rechargeable batteries and not send more "disposable" batteries to the landfill. But also, I think this is a good tool which everyone could use and appreciate.) Based upon my experience with these lights, I am going to try the other Garrity products including the lantern.

Highly recommended.