I buy this for a family member for he birthday , and have have a chance to try it out a few time since . it be a good flashlight , do not get I wrong . but as a general home or bedside flashlight , there be much better choice .  in the first place , it be not cheap . you can get a very good 4 D-Cell Maglite for less than 1\/4 of the price . I have one next to my bed , and I love it . regular d-cell last a astonishingly long time . it be highly probably that the money you would save on battery with the rechargeable would not make up for the difference in price in less than about a decade .  second , this flashlight be not that bright . it be fine for just locate thing in the dark , but if you have any pretension about use this flashlight as part of you home-security and defense plan , then you really want something brighter . I carry a small surefire e2e in my pocket every day , and it be about twice as bright as this rechargeable mag .  if you really do want a rechargeable flashlight for home use , consider spend a bit more on model make by Surefire or Streamlight . they be brighter and have better battery life -- although you 'll pay through the nose for it . if you do not want to spend that much , a 3 or 4 d-cell maglite will still be one of the best flashlight you 'll ever own .