Originally Posted by RazorsEdge
It'll be used around home, campgrounds, etc.
While I love li-ion powered flashlights, it's good to also have something that takes regular AA/C/D batteries, just in case.
For camping, a lantern is also useful. And so is a headlamp.
I have more flashlights/lanterns/headlamps than I know what to do with, and that's not even all of them...
As an all-rounder, Convoy S2+ XP-L HI is probably my favorite - good output, and nice beam pattern with decent amount of spill and throw, alas, that requires an 18650 li-ion cell.
For a basic single AA light, the Ultratac A1 is great, IMO. 200 lumen output from an AA nimh cell, and nicely spaced out L-M-H modes, and no silly blinky modes.