Video | A 100-Hour Flashlight You Can Drive Over

Any survival kit worth its salt should include some sort of flashlight. For the One Gallon Survival kits, we went in search of a flashlight that met four criteria:

1) Light weight
2) Adequate light output
3) Exceptionally long battery life
4) Weather resistance/durability

There are literally hundreds of flashlights on the market touting all kinds of talents. From machined-aluminum wonders with the ability to blind an oncoming train to plastic lights that float, you can find a light to cover just about any scenario. Unfortunately, most of those lights will drain their batteries with just a couple evening's worth of heavy use--an unacceptable scenario when caught in a survival situation.

In our search, we ran across the Adventure Lights Guardian. The Guardian weighs only .7 ounces. It's 10 lumen LED light is rated for 44 years of life, and will run for 100 hours on one set of batteries. It's waterproof to 300 feet, and has both steady-on and flash modes. It will last 250 hours in flash mode--more than adequate for the normal 72-hour average rescue time. It's included as standard equipment in all our kits, but don't take our word for it; watch this:



Our Guardian lights are in stock, and the initial impression is "Wow!" They are well-built and light up the night in a way that makes them seem much more powerful. With 100 hours of continuous light, this little powerhouse should see you through quite a few nights in the wilderness.