|
If you pack a flashlight every day you might want one deigned for that, but if your like me and just pack it on your person occasionally (camping trips, hunting, fishing.). I haven't broken it in yet, and the button to close it is very tight, it takes a really firm tug to open it, I assume it will eventually get easier, if not too easy to open. this works fine. For my use this works great. So far I haven't had any issue getting the light it in or out, it does hit the on button sometimes and makes the light flash when you pull it out.
You never know when you might have to have your maglite with ya. This holder is great to have on your belt.
As I gave it to my Husband and now he has something secure to hold his flashlight without worrying about it dropping while working. This maglite holder is great for the worker that carries a maglite.
What more can be said. It carries a D cell flashlight well.
If you're serious about a flashlight holster, buy one of the all-leather products that has a ring that is soft and compliant and hold itself at 90 degrees to the belt ring. But for professional use, the product's single-axis swinging ring design detracts from it's usefullness. The ring also has only limited freedom to allow the flashlight to swing forwards and backwards to clear obstacles and vehicle steats and saddles.For casual use this product is OK.
In that line of work a bright flashlight is a tool of the trade, and is carried at all times, even during the day. This belt holder only accomplishes the first objective. I have owned a variety of high-end flashlights over the years and at one time worked as a Sheriff's Sergeant in a major metropolitan area.
While it does hold the flashlight securely, it tends to bind if one attempts to remove the flashlight without using a second hand to hold the ring perpendicular to the flashlight body and a second hand is required to hold the ring perpendicular to the flashlight body to return the flashlight to it's holstered position. These can be obtained at a Police equipment supply. A belt holder for a flashlight should keep the flashlight securely attached to the belt and allow the user to rapidly deploy and replace the flashlight with a minimum of fuss.
It should allow the flashlight the freedom to swing and swivel to accommodate sitting in a vehicle and/or riding a snomobile, ATV or similar conveyance.
|
