http://www.digitaltrends.com/gadgets/bushnell-hd-torch-square-beam-flashlight/ Digital Trends is your home for technology news, CE product reviews, mobile app reviews and daily videos. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:00:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.digitaltrends.com/gadgets/bushnell-hd-torch-square-beam-flashlight/#comment-123667 Ed Thu, 11 Feb 2010 21:20:18 +0000 http://www.digitaltrends.com#comment-123667 The Bushnell HD Square-beam Torch sounds like a winner, but I wish there was a rechargeable model. Spending $5 to $8 on 2 batteries with a 1.5 hour life seems a bit pricey except for govt agencies that can pass costs on to taxpayers. <br>I found references to a Delkin RCR-123A Rechargeable Li-Ion Battery 2-Pack w/Charger, but as they seem linked to cameras, I wonder about compatibility/functionality in continuous use, high drain situations.<br>FWIW, I'm still using my almost 40-year old 4 D-cell Streamlight. (I remember when I could get 4 D-cells for what 1 goes for now.) That rugged thing has outlasted a dozen other flashlights - from the $3 plastic dreck sold in supermarkets to several very reliable First Alert rechargeables to a Dorcy hi-intensity spot that failed in its first year. The Bushnell HD Square-beam Torch sounds like a winner, but I wish there was a rechargeable model. Spending $5 to $8 on 2 batteries with a 1.5 hour life seems a bit pricey except for govt agencies that can pass costs on to taxpayers.
I found references to a Delkin RCR-123A Rechargeable Li-Ion Battery 2-Pack w/Charger, but as they seem linked to cameras, I wonder about compatibility/functionality in continuous use, high drain situations.
FWIW, I'm still using my almost 40-year old 4 D-cell Streamlight. (I remember when I could get 4 D-cells for what 1 goes for now.) That rugged thing has outlasted a dozen other flashlights – from the $3 plastic dreck sold in supermarkets to several very reliable First Alert rechargeables to a Dorcy hi-intensity spot that failed in its first year.

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