I use a Surefire G2 LED. It's a very bright flashlight. The batteries are a little pricier if you get them from Surefire, but you can get them from other suppliers online for about a $1/battery.
It's a sturdy flashlight. Not that I would go ahead and try, but I think if I accidentally dropped it from a grid, it would still work fine. I remember when I first got it, I went outside on a foggy night and it cut clear through the fog to the other side of the neighborhood. It probably isn't the best flashlight for someone who is constantly just a few feet offstage during performances, but for people who are constantly doing a lot of work in the dark for focusing lights and setting gear up, it's a great flashlight.
This would be the type of flashlight you'd reach for if your theatre lost power and you had to escort patrons out of the theatre in the dark. I wouldn't use any other flashlight and I think this flashlight will still work just as well as it does in 15 years from now.
For all of those reasons, it's also the flashlight that all of our local emergency services use. Most people I know who have a heavy-duty, high-quality flashlight, also carry a MiniMag on them as well.
I gave up on MiniMags a few years ago though. I had an incandescent Mini and an LED as well, and after a few months of regular use both ceased to function at all. At the rate I was buying them, it made sense to spend a little more and go with the Surefire G2 and know it would last for several years.
It's a sturdy flashlight. Not that I would go ahead and try, but I think if I accidentally dropped it from a grid, it would still work fine. I remember when I first got it, I went outside on a foggy night and it cut clear through the fog to the other side of the neighborhood. It probably isn't the best flashlight for someone who is constantly just a few feet offstage during performances, but for people who are constantly doing a lot of work in the dark for focusing lights and setting gear up, it's a great flashlight.
This would be the type of flashlight you'd reach for if your theatre lost power and you had to escort patrons out of the theatre in the dark. I wouldn't use any other flashlight and I think this flashlight will still work just as well as it does in 15 years from now.
For all of those reasons, it's also the flashlight that all of our local emergency services use. Most people I know who have a heavy-duty, high-quality flashlight, also carry a MiniMag on them as well.
I gave up on MiniMags a few years ago though. I had an incandescent Mini and an LED as well, and after a few months of regular use both ceased to function at all. At the rate I was buying them, it made sense to spend a little more and go with the Surefire G2 and know it would last for several years.