FLASHLIGHTS in a marine environment are a problem!

I have always had issues keeping flashlights working on a sailboat I bet you do too. Probably no light will work forever in this environment but I was recently given a pair to evaluate and I have to say I'm very presently surprised.
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[@nonameneededsailing]

This is got to be the number one underrated sailing KZbin channel out. Between the two of them they know more than any other KZbin, or at least are willing to share it yet this video doesn’t even have 9000 views. Hopefully things are changing and things will take off.

[@EmilyAndClark]

Please pass links to your friends.

[@Allen-by6ci]

Great video. OLight, Fenix, and Sunwayman are my go-to brands now. Expensive but worth it. Stay away from anything that requires C or D batteries. I have a couple of pen lights that take AA or AAA and they are handy for EDC. Lithium is the way to go. 10 year shelf life if stored. Or you can go rechargeable via USB. That's a great headlamp that OLight gave you. Should last for many years. ETA: I also think having some of those el-cheapo Harbor Freight lights is a great idea. You can abuse those without having to cry when they fall in the water or break.

[@elefja1]

Fenix is my go to. Use headlamp at work all day, have a dive light from them also and it's been solid

[@alexanderjenkins4117]

Love the fact that you got caught out...haha. Great video. thanks

[@saenole66]

Good informative video. I appreciate your no nonsense method of explaining things.

[@EmilyAndClark]

Thanks Lee

[@gusoliverbar9392]

Waterproof headlights rechargeable are my favorite because I can keep with my hands free.

[@stimproid]

Love my Olight. EDC for the last 6 years or so.

[@parapilot09]

I have that exact same O light which I used in my motorhome. It's been the best torch (I'm a Brit) I have ever owned. Love the brightness options, the wide spread, the ease of charging and the duration it lasts at lower intensities. The head strap makes for easy use walking at night or working on something that needs 2 hands. I think you'll be happy for a long time to come, although I've never used it in a tropical or salty environment.

[@jstaffordii]

My favorite flashlight is my Milwaukee M18 Search Light (2354-20) always have plenty of tool batteries laying around fully charged. It really sheds some light on the situation at 1250 lumens in spot/flood mode. But boy howdy it was expensive at over $100 for just the light.

[@It-b-Blair]

The two I’ve had for 7 years is the Petzel Tikka R+ headlamp (rechargeable, auto bright mode, l/m/h select mode, red mode, water resistant), and the Fenix UC35 flashlight (ipx68, single 1865, five bright modes up to 1000 lumens, strobe, has a clip and wrist strap, and rated to be mounted on a firearm). Both easily charge from solar, and never have had to buy batteries for them since initial purchasing(3years left I’m guessing).

[@LivinLaVidaGypsea]

Great tips and advice! Thanks!

[@razorsharpbt7666]

My last two lights purchased have been Olight and I'm very happy with them. They've been pretty bulletproof.

[@EmilyAndClark]

I now only use the o-lights. Always ready

[@orion_13]

I'm just an armchair boat admirer and I can say that I have flashlights everywhere around the house. I typically carry a flashlight on me when I leave home. Even in mid day if you are in a large shopping center it can get very dark if the power goes out. I also carry them has less than lethal deterrents. Loved the video and this topic covers many "other" areas of life that we all share. The thing I like about the olight is clipping it low on your body if you are walking. It cast shadows and you can see the contour of the ground if you are hiking.

[@gerrywhite9547]

We use Pelican Nemo 2010 dive torches. They are decent brightness led c cell type. Good battery life. I even use them strapped to a piece pvc to gig fish at night.

[@azul_5157]

Thanks for the tip Clark, I went ahead and bought one today. Patiently waiting for the A/C project availability.

[@glenroberts7610]

hi,fromuk. Just found you, enjoying the advice but also words of wisdom ! "Invest in something that lasts, I think the world has come back to that point."

[@en8581]

I love my Mantus headlight. Has 2 levels of white light, and rechargeable, and has long battery life. Very water resistant. It also has a red light that I find super helpful. No relationship to company. HIGHLY recommend.

[@EmilyAndClark]

We like our other Mantus products. I've never seen their lights. Thanks.

[@commandoclark]

I too like my Mantus headlamp. I’ve had it several,years now and it always works well when I need it. It’s my go to light for night passages.

[@rhirwin10]

The Mantus headlight rocks but $$$! I bought one and then a generic extra Li-ion battery as a backup. The Mantus battery is better by a wide margin, but having the spare gives me peace of mind

[@jadams3427]

Flashlight is a strange term. I guess it was coined because people made Morse in light. In UK we call them torches. In Sweden it is a ficklampa (pocket light). I find almost all Chinese torches are very nicely made, but their switches always fail. You can rely on them failing ! I guess down there in that sunny place you don't often wear oilskins. Up here in Europe we do, especially at night. A great tip for deck work like sail changes at night, is to have a small torch lit inside an oilskin pocket. It makes a useful working glow that doesn't knock out anyone's night vision.

[@cjdelphi]

Buy models with electronic switches like lumintop fw series

[@davidsullivan7494]

Thanks Clark, I'm a flashlight geek too! Just can't seem to stop buying them! My current favorite is the Big Larry Pro. Lithium battery with the same base charger as yours, dimmable, only an area light but great for the engine compartment and much much cheaper!

[@gefginn3699]

Great post Clark. Thank you

[@jayztoob]

Thanks, Clark, for this video. This one really hit home.. I was given my first Olight by my son years ago, and have never bought another brand since. Also, EVERYTHING for the boat gets a shot of Fluid Film, which will keep even the throw-away flashlights working for years. Another trick, I store things like flashlights in Ziploc freezer bags; they don't add as much bulk as watertight containers.

[@earcracker1972]

I love my Ledlenser USB-B rechargeable headlamp with its 1000 lumen for over 3 years now! :-D

[@TheOldGuy]

Thanks for another great video Clark! Living in Florida I always check flashlights at beginning of hurricane season, and always have to buy at least 1 or 2, to replace ones that go bad. I went ahead and ordered the prerun 2, and mini camping lantern. If they last more than 2 hurricane seasons it will be win for me! Thanks Again!

[@mememe5231]

Surefire makes in my opinion the best flashlights. One has lived with me for at least 10yrs. and I’m very hard on my every day items! Not cheap though.

[@JohnKJohnson]

Nice review. I've had multiple flashlights fail in the last six months, usually alkaline batteries by corroding the terminals. Lately I've purchased some flashlights powered by 18650 batteries, but time will tell how long they last in the marine environment. That Oilite, without a power receptical, seems like a good idea to avoid entry of water vapor. Regarding brightness of LED lights, the "whiteness" is deceptive. I have an old airplane that had incandescent bulbs and I replaced one with an LED light and did some test landings on a dark night, switching each on off and on on final approach. The incandescent light actually illuminated the runway slightly earlier than the LED lamp (but not enough earlier that I didn't switch to LEDs--my alternator loves them.) These were 3.5 amp LEDs so are pretty bright. The 12v (14v PAR 46 GE 4522, 250 watts, 290,000 candle power) incandescents used about 18 amps each.

[@EmilyAndClark]

Yes, what is it with alkaline batteries lately. They rarely leaked. Now every one I own leaks!

[@tonyneibling3464]

You know Clark they make great LED strip lights that use lithium batteries are cheap easy to charge that you can place in those tight areas permanently and light them up when you need them. Yes I agree though a good headlamp is a must.

[@knievelhotmail]

For inside the cabin, there are really high quality flashlights available in the aviation world that have dim, bright, and red light settings.

[@donnasingleton6320]

I bough a cheap rechargeable flashlight, under $20, at Aldis and it has outperformed all my AAA- D battery flashlights. It has worked well even after being on standby for weeks-months and goes for days on a single charge on the middle bright setting (150 lumens). Ive had it a year and a half and the USB plug is still functionable, but its the least favorite aspect of this light. I live close to the river in a subtropical area of the Ohio Valley so humidity is an issue, particularly with batteries and many of my flashlights succumb to corrosion, even my relatively high end ones. So far so good for the lithium though. Good on your free flashlights and the review.

[@madebyhim1197]

I love my Olight...usb charging super easy connection.

[@commonweakness9060]

Great video as always. I've found the Olights to be very rugged.

[@EmilyAndClark]

Good to hear

[@davidalbright7335]

Highly recommend the Mantus headlamp. Red light, low and high beams, and SOS. Plus, it is rated for use underwater. That is a big plus, if you need to jump in and free your prop. Great customer service. They sent me a replacement headband, after wearing mine out (lots of boat projects) and they sent it free of charge. Can't beat it. USB charge that lasts about 4 hours on low beam. I don't leave the cabin, in the dark, without it.

[@mariuszkijowski2180]

Thank you! Interesting video :)

[@AnthonyCelaya]

Great video , great info. I have to mention for a headlamp, BioLite creates a fantastic USB chargeable LED headlamp that was so good that I bought the five-pack as gifts for the rest of my family. I got tired of them "borrowing" mine. Very streamlined and rugged. It keeps the weight off of your forehead. Although they are a bit pricey, I think it's well worth it to have a good dive light. I prefer the models designed for freediving. They tend to work well one-handed. I have one I particularly like that came from a recommendation of a mentor teaching me freediving and spearfishing. It may be out of production now as I couldn't find info online to share.

[@danishfawaz2598]

I would recommend fenix/ acebeam headlamps which are USB rechargeable and are 500-1000 lumens that can run for hours! Ipx8 waterproof and aluminium constructions. Some are not too expensive

[@djkillachris]

Nitecore is my favorite brand. I have the one with magnetic slider for Infinte brightness adjustment which gets ridiculously bright. Plus it has red,green and blue! Extended 3400 mah lithium and water proof.

[@EmilyAndClark]

Sounds great

[@jonathanwetherell3609]

Nice you held a Torch for us Engineers. We see things differently!

[@marklanders630]

Back in 2003 I bought a small Tusa dive light to use as a back-up for my large UK C4 and the smaller led Tusa turned out to be much better so that's my only light now. When I worked in a dive shop a lot of non divers that came in to buy lights were firefighters and oddly, elevator repair men. The Tusa uses a single ABC123 camera battery.

[@CastingOff]

I love my OLight flashlights. Have had several for a few years now.

[@franktartan6808]

Clark? Clark? Is that you? Will you turn the damn light out, you're blinding me! Thanks for the video. I always use a light that says waterproof. I even had a ballasted dive spot/flood light. I used to suspend it over the side to attract night critters.

[@lenwhatever4187]

Just discovered headlamps... I had seen them before but thought the light always moving around would be troublesome... of course to the person wearing them, that is not so the light is always pointing where you look. The ones I got were cheap AA run deals but I may look for a rechargeable next. LEDs have come a long way. I remember designing and building LED flashlights with my son when he was young, red because that was the easy colour to find in good brightness at the time... 25 years ago.

[@svZia-Switch51]

I’m seeing more and more of the magnetized charging connections including with mobile devices. I think that’s great, especially for life onboard

[@jimx9461]

Streamlight Dualie 3AA Best $30 I have ever spent on a flashlight.

[@Dabajio1]

I have an Olight S2R i bought in 2015 i use it everyday for work and on the boat best flashlight ever it comes with a diffuser hood which makes it like a 60 watt light bulb when you need to light up a room

[@johnfoster1529]

Have you tried the Slotnik headlamps? They are amazing! Rechargeable. Anodized aluminum. Waterproof. Fits great.

[@EmilyAndClark]

No I haven't heard of those.

[@MiQBohlin]

Useful! 🔦

[@edl617]

I love Maglites. Got a D cell that is 30 years old and still works great and a couple of small maglites AA that are also over 30 years old still going strong. A couple of those little flashlights that a a buck a piece, plus those harbor freight lights. Then I have two orange penlite flashlights from west marine that are five or six years old

[@cjdelphi]

Put in led modules they chew through batteries if you use a halogen etc

[@williambunting803]

That was a good one, Clark. Any torch that I am going to spend money on has to be USB rechargeable. The two lights I use are my Ryobi 18V stand light which I use for any table work as well as lighting the center part of the boat every night. The other one I use for its performance in every way is a brand call GearWrench. I’ve bought a dozen of those and use them everywhere. I do a lot of machining and the USB rechargeable GearWrench light stick to metal surfaces in a number of ways, angles, has a variety of lighting modes, runs for hours, is compact, and is just my standard light. It has two problems. One is that it is red on one side and black on the other. I can always find it when the red side is up, but no the other way. The other problem is that it is not water proof, which I discovered with one of mine on the boat when it fell in the bilge while I was cleaning the bilge. It’s still in pieces. So I like the look of the QLights and will buy a few and give them a go. I particularly like the charge connection, and if they are in fact waterproof they will become my new preferred light. What I would really also like to know is what you are using for your deck lights. Mine doesn’t work and I don’t want to try 5 alternatives before I find a good one. What did you put up?

[@EmilyAndClark]

Mine are led you might put on a truck or motorcycle. I can't say the survive a long time. Maybe 6-8 years. My fordeck light is a 12v led track light bulb. Been working for as long as I remember. It's the one in the video.

[@thomassenator8170]

Good Video. Here is a comment on "Pure Spotlights" I usually keep and use one BIG Spotlight that I can use on deck if I have to signal a ship far away at sea, as you suggested one might need once in a while. I have gone through many BIG spotlights over the years and I have a pile of them sitting sadly in the corner of my garage like the "Misfit toys" from Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, just waiting for someone to use them again..... But the BIG spotlight I use now seems like it will be sticking around for a while. And it is BRIGHT !! -- CORNEA BURNING Bright ! Its the Ryobi ONE+ 18V Hybrid LED Spotlight. ( Model # P717 ) . When I turn this on outside at night I swear I can light up something a mile away and the great thing about it , it runs on the very popular recharging 18V Ryobi batteries and interchangeable with so many other things I have on board like my cordless drill and hand vacuum cleaner, etc. Its big, but it stands on its own and if you ever need "BIG LIGHT" this is it.

[@EmilyAndClark]

Thanks Thomas. I see you made several comments on a lithium video. They are all marked by KZbin as unavailable??? Did you delete them or did you include a link. KZbin seems to mark comments with links as spam lately. I hope you resubmit the comment, I'd like to read it.

[@thomassenator8170]

@@EmilyAndClark Yes, they were removed by You Tube because I had a link to a video in the comment. I didn't realize until after the second post wasn't showing. The funny thing is I was posting a link to a KZbin Video ! LOL , I guess they don't want the extra traffic ;-) . I resubmitted my comment in that battery video and just "explained" what the video was in the comments. Would be interested in your comments there .

[@EmilyAndClark]

They were still deleted I'll check one place to see if you got put on the naughty list

[@SVHummingbird2]

I found a rechargeable craftsman flashlight at Lowe's for around 24 dollars that has worked quite well and is very bright. sometimes sits for months without losing any charge and the charging port is under a waterproof screw on cover. Super bright works as a spot light as well .

[@EmilyAndClark]

Sounds great! Thanks.

[@chrisgibbons6527]

Hi Clark, excellent topic for discussion, enjoyed the video. Just a quick note, in your description you have “prerun 2” as your selected torch (which I couldn’t find on the Olight website). It may be a small typo on your part, the description I did find was a “ Perun 2”.

[@EmilyAndClark]

Thanks. I'll change the description.

[@nmjerry]

The little flashlight that you bought a bunch of at hardware stores is pretty good, but I think the design could be better; the positive is always on the case.. It would be a easy design fix, reversing the current flow on the circuit is the fix. My dream flashlight: double D cell, single LED, so-called aircraft aluminum body, waterproof; I want something that will last for days.

[@lorindevries1432]

Zebra Light Flashlights. Similar to Olight. I dropped mine in the lake and found it 2 days later. Still working today.

[@EmilyAndClark]

Thanks Lorin

[@richardnaples8536]

Also long term storage batteries should be vacuum packed and put in like polarity.

[@bryrensexton4618]

👍!!!

[@789train]

i buy ebay ' waterproof ' lion 18650 powered flashlights, throw away the lion 18650 battery(s) put in 18650 lifep04 ( a123) or other good ones. also bought neodynium magnet discs , to convert lifep04 to flashlight use ( goes on pos end of bat ). the trouble is these lifep04 bats are made of mild steel i guess, so they want to rust, so liberal applications of no osphid a is needed ! blair i like the petzel headlamps too ! thanks clark s/v blondie

[@richardnaples8536]

Hey Clark, love your videos. Check out Ryobi cordless tools. I bought a kit with drill, sawzall, and circular saw. It also came with a flash light, this light is amazing. Numerous led,s so bright it will fry your eyes . The tools all use the same batteries. Very long lasting. Not water proof. But a very good back up to your spot light. With the old Flashlights turn one battery backwards Ie: negative to negative. Never go dead. They now produce led bulb for these also. Very bright.

[@iainlyall6475]

i was going to suggest a good bicycle light(urban500) is what i have. at least water resistant, 500 lumins on full, $80 cdn. every once in a while i plug it in. how are you with red light for saving your night vision?

[@EmilyAndClark]

I don't think it's useful. Just a dim white does the same but colors still work.

[@lenwhatever4187]

with regard to LED lamps of any type... how is the colour? I have been finding the LED light to be too monochromatic of late. The headlamp I am using now does have a "yellow" filter covering the LEDs but in the dark it seems like everything is black and white. I remember mixing red and blue LEDs (or even yellow) when building my own flashlights (torch if you prefer) to get around this problem. are there any commercial offerings with a wider spectrum than the very blue super bright LEDs in most products?

[@EmilyAndClark]

I seem to see color fine. They have various phosphors that flores into various colors.

[@doctorpc4x4]

Not familar with Olight. Down here in New Zealand I use Lenser, not cheap but good

[@EmilyAndClark]

Olight is from China so basically available everywhere. I bet your Lenser is great as well. Time has come with battery and led to invest in a great lasting light.

[@domalash]

Another great video. I was looking at drinking water filtering and storing solutions and I'm struggling to find simple solutions. Everyone seems to love the burkey carbon filters but I'm wondering about reverse osmosis. The lifestraw seems like a simple affordable solution but it doesn't seem to be advertised as reverse osmosis and doesn't remove salt not that I'm trying to desalt ocean water just saying. I'm not sure if I can trust all the unknown filter companies with 3 canister solutions on amazon compared to popular companies like lifestraw and burkey. Anyways, I know you buy water now but I figure with your experience that maybe you could make a great video on the subject and maybe not just for boating but for any off grid situation.

[@EmilyAndClark]

Good idea. I suggest you don't buy anything that's marked to you in the filter world. This is mature tech. Industrial filter housings can be bought for like $30us last I looked (is been a while because they last forever). And you can get any filter cartridge you want. If you need sediment go that way. If you want to remove chemistry and taste - carbon. If you want both just use two housings in series.

[@EmilyAndClark]

For example : www.ebay.com/itm/Clear-Standard-10-x-2-5-Inch-Water-Filter-Housing-1-4-FPT-/153879070498?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0 www.ebay.com/itm/4-Pack-CTO-Carbon-Block-Water-Filter-10-x2-5-Replacement-for-Whole-House-RO-5-m-/184356019428?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0 This was 10 seconds on eBay. Just to show you an example. I don't endorse these specific products.

[@domalash]

@@EmilyAndClark That looks very affordable but I kind of like the metal bracket that connects all three and makes it easy to mount. And the price is not that much higher like I see some 5 stage with brackets and bladder tank for $112 with filters included. Or just a 3 stage with bracket with 3 Standard Filter housings 3/4 inch NPT for $98 with filters. I guess I could just use metal strapping then removing them is a pain. Anyways, are you saying avoid all metal bracket ones and just use cheap canisters and filters? Also reading the description it comes with sediment, activated carbon and block carbon filters. It says they prevent clogging of RO membrane but I don't see a RO membrane included. I guess I buy that separate. Anyways, thank you reply! I feel pointed in the right direction but still so many questions.

[@EmilyAndClark]

You will have to wait for video for detail from me. As I tried to say in the last message I just pointed to the first things that came up on eBay to show you a general picture. I didn't even read the describes or compare prices.

[@domalash]

@@EmilyAndClark Sounds good thanks for your time.

[@kennethkoehler8758]

just put an led replacement bulb in the dive light or any good flashlight

[@EmilyAndClark]

Good idea. I bet they make them now. Didn't some years ago. I'm off to eBay now.

[@TahoeRealm]

Tell me you’re as old as me without telling me your age - “here’s my c-cell flashlight.” Great video Clark - thanks! BTW, Fenix lights are VG also 👍

[@tonywrobleski5185]

Do you ever sail

[@EmilyAndClark]

It's been a while. I've had this boat over 30 years and lived this life for over 20 full time. Until travel is easy again I'm fine hanging out here. After all you are always someplace.

[@marktaylor484]

Enjoy your new found fame!

[@grayman7208]

olite make firearms flashlights ... any firearm light will serve your purpose.

[@EmilyAndClark]

The mounts would make them a bit awkward to use. I don't have a rail on my head. But yes there are a lot of good lights in their catalog. Anyone have experience with their knives? They want to send me some.

[@grayman7208]

@@EmilyAndClark lol ... the mounts are separate from the lights.

[@stevenr8606]

You boaters are 'Cheap' on flashlights. But, will spend $'s, spend $'s, spend $'s on drones.😡

[@EmilyAndClark]

No drone on Temptress.

[@jimc4731]

I like your videos, but um has got to go Please try to eliminate it! Practice speaking without recording Just sayin, JIM