Buy once, cry once
Hi, I’m Liam. I’ve been fascinated by flashlights ever since my grandpa gave me one when I was young. Not long after, my dad had me holding the light for him while he worked, and if you’ve ever been the flashlight holder, you know every second feels like an hour. (“No, point it over here!”) I’m still passionate about lights and tools today, and I built Flashlight Hero for one reason: to help you get to the bottom of exactly which flashlight you need, and pick one that will truly serve you.
I believe in quality over quantity. Buy once, cry once. A good light might cost a little more up front, but the right one lasts and does the job every time you reach for it.
Too many people end up buying five or ten flashlights, testing each one, and still not landing on one that suits them. My goal is to help you get it right on the first go. That’s why every light here is shown at true scale, side by side, so you can see what you’d actually carry before you spend a penny.
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How we measure
Every dimension comes from a manufacturer page or an authorized-retailer spec sheet; the source is linked next to each light. 290 of 293 lights have dimensions confirmed on a source page; the rest are marked unverified where sources conflict or a value could not be confirmed. Missing values are left blank, never guessed.
The catalog covers every current Fenix and Olight flashlight, headlamp and weapon light we could find published dimensions for, plus popular lights from 18 other brands. Some retailer spec tables round millimetres from inches, so a light may be ±0.5 mm.
Outlines are generated from length, head, body and tail diameters (or width × height for flat lights, headlamps and weapon lights), so overall length and max diameter/width are exact at true scale; head length, taper and tail shape are approximations. Calibrated photos will replace outlines over time.
Weights are published on different bases (with or without battery) and are labelled per light. “Check price” buttons go to the maker’s store, or to the retailer whose spec sheet we used.