Pavlov Scope

A new, fun purchase I made “the other day” (Aug. 2005) is the Inova T3 mini flashlight. This flashlight uses a high-power 3watt LED for illumination instead of a normal incandescent bulb. This makes them much more durable and they last much, much longer – effectively never needing replacement.

It is very bright for 2 hours (although two hours is quite a while given normal short length use), then sufficiently bright thereafter. I haven’t had to replace my batteries yet and have been using the light around once per week for the last six months. It is water resistant and made out of very tough “aircraft grade” aluminum (whatever that means) – Regardless, it feels substantial and sturdy for a small-ish flashlight.

During our vacation to the Outer Banks this year, this light allowed us to ride our bikes safely in the pitch darkness of the streetlight-less neighborhoods of the sleepy vacation area.

FlashlightReviews is a great review site for this and a whole array of other flashlights.