LUMINTOPTool AA 2.0 EDC Flashlight, Pocket-Sized Keychain Light, Super Bright 650 Lumens, 5 Modes with Mode Memory, IP68 Waterproof LED Torch for Camping Hiking Emergency

I ordered a LUMINTOP Tool AA 2.0 Flashlight and received the LUMINTOP Tool AA 3.0 Flashlight. This was a pleasant surprise. The AA 2.0 Flashlight is rated at 650 lumens on turbo mode. I found the AA 3.0 Flashlight to be impressive for its size and is rated for 900 lumens on turbo mode. It has 4 light modes plus a strobe function. It has a low, medium, high and turbo modes. It uses one AA battery. To get the 900 lumens for the AA 3.0 Flashlight on turbo mode you must use a lithium ion 14500 battery, otherwise it will top out at 350 lumens with a regular AA or a Ni-Cad rechargeable battery. I did purchase a 14500 lithium ion battery and charger and the 900 lumen turbo mode is extremely bright and powerful for such a small flashlight. It is small and easy to carry in your pocket and can be clipped to your cap if needed, just turn the pocket clip around. It is easy to use by clicking to end cap switch to turn on then you just barely push the end cap switch to change modes or you can twist the front bezel to change modes. While on barely push the end cap switch 6 times to enter strobe mode. Push the end cap switch again til it clicks to turn off. Beam width is good and it shines out to about 450 feet or 138 meters on turbo mode. It is inexpensive and is a really good value for around $20 at the time I purchased.

I just received the Tool AA 2.0 flashlight and gave it a quick tryout. I am amazed at how small and lightweight it is, especially compared to my Fenix LD12. However, it makes the Fenix LD12 feel like a tactical flashlight, with thicker, sturdier construction that feels like you could run over it with a truck on a concrete drive and it would be ok. But the Fenix is substantially bigger and heavier in your hand, and if clipped on a hat visor tends to drag it down. Both flashlights use a single AA cell and have several brightness modes.Both the Fenix LD12 and the Tool AA 2.0 come with the clip oriented to open toward the front of the flashlight, fine for securing to a belt or strap but not useful for clipping to a hat visor. So you have to pop the clip off and reverse it in order to clip to a hat for headlamp use. [**** Revision: while the Fenix flashlight failed to put the clip groove in a perfect place for the reverse orientation, the Tool AA 2.0 provides a second groove to attach the clip so it is centered in the flashlight and balanced for visor use - nice design!. The Fenix, on the other hand, ends up with the clip on the back end, causing most of the length and weight of the flashlight to be in front of the clip and thus an imbalance when clipped to a visor with the light extending further than desired in front of the visor. Another great light for visor-clipping is my old NEBO NU11K flashlight (AA battery) - it also has a glow-in-dark sleeve and a glow-in-dark end switch button. But it lacks fancy power management -- only one level of brightness, on or off, not super bright. A great camping companion though, and simplicity is a blessing in a pressure situation. *** end of revision.]I do like the Tool AA 2.0. It has a lot of utility in a very compact, lightweight package. I am a little ambivalent about how gentle a touch it takes to cycle through the modes, just a light tap on the end button (or you can uses twisting of the lamp cylinder part, probably not intuitive for me). I feel it is a little too easy to bump it into a different mode. It does seem to retain the last mode that I select when turning back on, but the instructions say you have to wait a few seconds after turning off for the memory to retain. I found that if I'm having trouble getting it to retain the last mode, holding down the rear button for a couple of seconds instead of a quick click when turning it on seems to help.Using an alkaline AA battery, the brightness modes seem good and useful, though the top two levels seem the same (I think the highest level requires the higher voltage lithium battery). I agree with someone else that an even dimmer mode would be useful for when you want to be most stealthy or just make out something to read without disturbing others.The Tool AA 2.0 beam is quite a bit broader than the Fenix or Nebo lights, which have more center-weighted spot beams. The Tool beam is nicely uniform across its circle of light, making a very useful illumination area for close working or in a tent. For outdoor use, the Fenix or Nebo may be more useful for targeting objects at a distance, such as animals, or for searching inaccessible locations, at a given brightness level. However, at max brightness, the Tool, especially with the higher voltage lithium batteries, would probably compensate for its wider beam and hold its own.A very good feature is that the battery cylinder unscrews from both ends (the lamp can come off and the end button can come off). This is important if a battery corrodes and swells and jams in the barrel. You have a chance of ramming it free. I had another cheapo light, about the same size but dumbed down, which only unscrewed from the lamp end. The battery jammed and I never got it out.So, I think it's a good light, at an okay price. Not quite cheap enough to buy a bunch and put them everywhere I want, though.

I like this light, great value for my dollar, it has a straightforward menu and good throw, I find myself carrying this every day, and it comes in handy.

I bought one of these a little over a year ago. You'll be boggled by how bright a single AA battery torch can be. Super small. Great buy.

For a flashlight it is very small not much larger than the AA battery. The third mode is the best for amount of light put out and battery life which is about 2 hours. The bright mode is very bright for its size, the battery life is not that great maybe an hour. On the lowest setting it will run for a very long time and give you enough light in a dark setting to keep you from bumping around.I use mine every day time will tell if it is durable enough to replace my Streamlight.