Beats smaller flashlights hands down! - Maglite ML300LX 3-Cell D LED Flashlight

I researched many smaller, lighter flashlights. They looked cool and bragged about their power and light weight. But none of them could hold a candle (pun intended) to this American made flashlight. The flashlight itself is very light. Most of the weight comes from the batteries. But the power of this flashlight is phenomenal and justifies the weight of the batteries. And talking about power, I don't mean just lumens. Many manufacturers like to brag about the lumens their lights put out, but the distance illuminated is much more important and this Maglite really reaches out there. The large D cell batteries also last forever in this light. It's also less expensive than those new scientific marvels and makes a great home defense tool. I am very satisfied with my purchase.