AA Mini-Maglite clones £1.99 from Sainsburys

[Zodiak]

The title pretty much says it all!

They are aluminium, only available in silver and seem to use the same bulbs as the mini maglite itself.

Overall its not as robust, the spring is smaller, there is no spare bulb space, and the glass is actually plastic but for this price its not a major panic if it gets lost or broken.

The only downside is that I was going to put a red lens in it and leave it on my map case for night navigation work, but I can't see how to get it apart, indeed the head seems to be one single part and I can't see how they got teh plastic refelctor or flont glass in!

Apart from that £1.99 + 2*AAbatteries makes this handy to keep as a spare in your glove box, bedside table, desk, map case, rucksack........

 

[khimbar]

Just get a red felt tip and colour it in. Works for me.

(and thanks for the Sainsburys tip!)

 

[JoeG]

Cant you get a baby-bell wrapper, put it around the outside and put an eleastic band around it to hold it all. It would mean changing it to normal white light easy and no need to carry a white one and a red one.
I think someone suggested the baby-bell wrapper before.

 

[scanker]

Yes, I remember it being posted, along with "the cellophane, not the wax".

 

[Lurch]

Looked at these earlier in the week. About £1.90 overpriced I thought, but then I'm spoiled with my Surefires....