GearLight M3 Mini LED Flashlight - 2 Bright, Small Tactical Flashlights with High Lumens and Pocket Clip for Camping, Outdoor & Emergency Use

Like these a lot. These have a more even illumination than the J5 tactical one I was looking for, and feel just as sturdy, too. They work much the same as the old J5 also.Zoom and all.

These flashlights put out quite a lot of light from a single AA battery. The small size fits easily in a pants pocket. The focusing lens and multiple brightness settings add flexibility. The workmanship seems to be good. Hopeful these will last a long time.

Several power outages, these things are pretty good. Wouldn't use to blind an assailant but good for about 50 feet information for 6 hours on a AA battery

I have owned several small tactical flashlights and was going to purchase one more from the best selling (virtually identical looking) small tactical light from Amazon, until I came across this M3 2-packs. I saw all the positive reviews the M3 had on Amazon and decided to buy one as a gift for my daughter for her camp, even though it was going to take 2 weeks for Amazon international shipping to deliver the order oversea.I was very excited when I received the product and was eager to try it out. I was impressed with the external built, they looked very well made, very sturdy, AND they can stand on their tail (although a bit wobbly) (pic#1). I checked the included batteries and when I turned on the lights, I noticed one had a bright white light but the second one was a bit warmish yellow instead (pic#5). I replaced both with new AA Duracell batteries just in case, and they were the same. In addition to that, the 2nd one’s clicking action was behaving strangely. When I press a full-click to turn it on, instead of the high beam, it starts with low beam. Then when I half-click to cycle it through Low-Strobe-High, but every time I turned it on, it always start at low beam. Upon using the 1st light for few minutes, I also notice the click was behaving strangely as well, where it would randomly get stuck on high beam no matter how I half-click to try to cycle it through.I also gave it a little endurance test using the factory provided AA battery. Left it continuously on high for 1 hour/day, did it for 3 days, for a total run time of roughly 3 hours before the AA battery died, which is exactly what the description says. I am sure it should last longer with a Duracell AA.Even though it's not advertised to take Li-ion 14500 battery, the seller answered one of the question that it can operate with 14500, so I tried it out with one of my Olight 14500 battery. Just eyeballing it, I would say it's 30-40% brighter than usual AA battery (pic#3 both on high, 14500 on the left and AA on the right, & #4 with 14500) although the photo probably didn't fully capture the lighting; side-by-side, the low beam on 14500 is equivalent to high beam on AA. HOWEVER, it gives out so much heat on high beam, the flashlight became very warm (or even hot) within 2 minutes of continuous usage I had to turn it to low beam. Whereas it's just slightly warm when on AA, even after each of the 1 hour test.Overall, after 2 long weeks of waiting, I was a bit disappointed at the quality control of the lights. If it's not for the difference in light temperature and faulty clicking action, I would have given the M3 a 5-star consider the attractive look, external built, and pricing point vs. it's competitors. However, based on that, I wouldn't be too confident to give these to my daughter for her week-long camp, and would probably give the M3 a 3-star instead. I contacted GearLight directly, and they refunded my order in an instant without question, hence my overall 4-star rating to reflect their customer service. It is too bad, because I really want to like these lights. Now I'm still left with a dilemma, what can I give my daughter for her camp...

I have another flashlight review on a larger model where I mentioned that I collect them in different sizes for different uses. This time, however, I went flashlight shopping with a particular goal in mind. I've been looking to mount a tactical light on my AR but didn't like the high prices for them. So, I thought why not create one?The first step was to find a way of mounting the flashlight to the rifle. After looking at various flashlight mounts that either attached to a Picatinny rail or an M-Lok handguard, I decided to get a Picatinny mount so that I could remove it for range time. I got the flashlight adapter, "Monstrum Tactical 1" Offset Picatinny Rail Mount for Flashlights," for $8.95 on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JQNCMJO/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1.Since the interior diameter of the flashlight ring that hold it is 1" in diameter, I needed to find a small but powerful flashlight having a body diameter of 1" or slightly larger.I found one called the "J5 Tactical V1-PRO Flashlight" whose body diameter was listed at 1.02" which meant it would fit. It also had 14,756 reviews which meant it was also extremely popular. The price at $13.95 seemed reasonable enough. But, before buying it, I decided to look around to see if there were any better deals on others that were similar and that's when I spotted the GearLight M3.I compared it to the J5 and the two looked identical. They almost had identical measurements as well: the GearLight is 4.25 x 1.00 x 1.00 inches while the J5 is 3.70 x 1.02 x 1.02 inches. They were also similarly-priced at under $14 so, I decided to take took a closer look at the GearLight. That's when I realized the price was for two identical M3 flashlights! When the flashlights arrived, I loaded both of them up with batteries to test them out and they were about 80% as bright as my large flashlight of comparable design. I put one in my car's center console and the other one inside the Monstrum flashlight mount. The only issue I had was that the center of the flashlight body was smaller than 1" but its collar measured out to 1.02" meaning I needed to slide the flashlight forward until collar was inside the mounting ring. Once I did that, it fit perfectly and had a more flush look with the handguard.I will add a photo to show you how it looks mounted and how I access the on/off button using the thumb on y support hand. The bottom line is that I now have a nice, rifle tac light that cost about $23 but one that also came with a duplicate flashlight! Don't wait another minute to buy because the lights may soon be gone.

Powerful little flashlight. Nice and compact. Great for what I needed.

Totally impressed with the compact design, convenience, adjustability of light that this flashlight has to offer. More than enough power to light up a dark room, hallway, attic, car trunk, etc. totally satisfied with this flashlight. Highly recommend.