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introduction

As humans, we are bestowed many gifts upon birth, but night vision is not one of them.

Given this fact, we need some help in the light department for when we are exploring dark places (getting stuck inside a building without power, for example), or finding ourselves miles from our campsite at dusk and having to hike back in the dark through the wilderness.

Personally, when I go running outside in the winter, I often get caught far away from civilization once it gets dark.

There’s usually enough ambient light for me to get back, but that might not always be the case, and thus an easy-to-carry edc flashlight is probably a good idea for that type of situation.

best edc flashlights in 2024

your smartphone’s flashlight

Let’s face it – simplicity is paramount. If you don’t carry your edc flashlight with you, what use is it to you?

A smartphone doubles as your comms, and you’re probably carrying it with you anyways… so why complicate things?

In most situations, making sure you have a fully charged phone with you is a great idea, and will serve you well as an edc flashlight, without the extra bulk.

streamlight protac 1L-1AA

This little flashlight covers all the bases:

• it’s light
• durable
• versatile (can clip onto the brim of your cap)
• has great battery life
• and best of all.. it’s tiny

It has high/low/strobe modes, is well priced for what it offers, and puts out 350 lumens and 6,400 candela.

Get your Streamlight ProTac 1L-1AA Professional Tactical Light here.