We keep torches mounted on walls. We have serfs that go around keeping them lit. The magma pit provides a terrific ambience in the living room. For emergencies, we have bottles of insects that we smash for bioluminescence. Like the giant killer bugs that smash against your windshield at night and smear. Oh, oh, and the eels!
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Bioluminescent eels are an excellen option - trouble is, the humidity required for them to function leads to growth of mold and mildew, and those aggravate my asthma horribly. Ditto the smoke fumes from the torches. We do use serfs, of course; their job is to keep up the batteries on the flashlights.
I ve moved up exclusively to 18650 powered flashlights … those carry so much more energy than AAs or Ds and normally can be charged by my phone charger (USB-C interface).
Good 18650ies are very forgiving for being neglected (eg stored at 80% full in a drawer for years) - and still will work perfectly.
Stay away from solar flashlights/laterns … theoretically they sound great until you realize that you have to have those sitting in full sun for many days to recharge, the same sun/heat that kills your batteries in the flashlight…
Yeah - we tried it the other way, once, but the extension cord wasn’t long enough (and dayum, that thing is HEAVY).
Yeah, but you always have snacks and drinks handy, so there’s that.
If I drop something dark under my desk often the only way to find it is with a flashlight. If I’m hooking tv or stereo components often the only way you can see what you’re doing is to shine a light directly on the jack or port since they invariably are just raised black letters on a black background.
I might have missed it, but I don’t think anyone mentioned dog walking, or other animal care uses.
I live rural and would not go out with the dog and no light. Need to see skunks, fox etc. I also carry a pistol, but that’s another thread.
We have spotlights that can light up a pretty large area. We also have a headlight, though it rarely gets used. I have been startled a few times by raccoons, opossums, and rabbits. Rabbits particularly at dawn will sit still until I’m about to step on them, then take off.
About 9 years ago a neighbor claimed to have seen a wolf, but no one believes him. Likely a largish coyote.
A year or so ago, Costco had a sale on small Duracell flashlights where you got 3 in a package. We have a 2 story split house with a finished basement so one is kept upstairs, one in the kitchen drawer and one in the finished basement. They’ve come in very handy if you drop something in the kitchen and it rolls under the stove, or behind the TV set, etc.