I have own this flashlight for over 20 year . it be the most dependable light ever . it be give to my dad from the police chief of we city . I now live in he house and it hang on the wall next to the door always charge and ready . if there be ever a blackout , you know right where it be and you know it be ready . we all reach for it several time a day . I just buy a new one to put at my other door . it be dependable and sturdy and can be use as a weapon if need . best light I have ever own . you will wonder how you ever get along without it .