I'm thinking about getting my first decent flashlight. I find that most of the time when I want a decent light, it's when I'm walking the dog or taking out the compost, and I'm struggling to juggle a light with what I'm doing, so I'd like something I can tuck in a pocket and have it illuminate what I'm doing.
I'd prefer something with a fixed right angle; I'm not terribly interested in a swivel.
USB-C charging woul be best. I can see the appeal of magnetic charging, but I've got so used to having everything on USB-C that I'd rather not have another proprietary cable around.
I'm a little bit intimidated by some of the programming diagrams I've seen. I don't think I need a light with over a dozen different lighting and strobe modes. On/off is fine, high-mid-low is also great, but much more than that and I worry about getting lost.
I've seen some with the option for a red light as well as white, and that's appealing, but not essential. I like the idea of not having to totally lose my night vision when I turn on my flashlight. Powerbank function, similarly, is appealing but by no means essential.
Budget is $70, tops, but if there are models that are cheaper but still quality construction, I'm open to suggestion.
Thanks for the help!
You’d have to reconsider your aversion to the swivel head but I love my Nicron N9. It’s got 3 or brightness levels you just click to scroll through. The fact that the head swivels makes it a lot easier to pocket. I’m a tech and work in a lot of dimly lit places. The magnetic base makes it easy to slap it to something and use it as a work light too. I really really like this light and it’s pretty cheap too.