Your next best light is a lot cheaper than you'd think.

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Mechanically-powered flashlights — be they shake, crank or squeeze varieties — are one of those must-have items for every emergency kit. When a tornado knocks out power, or the Big One hits, it’s nice ...

Panasonic has developed the “ultimate disaster survival flashlight,” called Any Battery Light. As the name suggests, this flashlight can run on any common battery you find lying around, regardless of ...

Stuck with a dead flashlight and no D batteries? Discover the $7 hack that converts your kitchen drawer's AA batteries into a reliable backup power source.

According to its creators, not only can the ZeroHour XD tactical flashlight blast 1,000 lumens of light into the evening darkness for up to six hours, it can charge an iPhone seven times (though it ...