DorcyHandheld Flashlight/Spot Light, 41-1047

This is a very nice littler bright light, if you have big hands only your first three finger will fit on the handle. I wish the handle was longer and not open ended, I can see it slipping out of my hand if i don't pay attention. The handle is hard plastic so it can be slippery if your hands are wet or cold, I plan to warp the handle with cloth tape this will help and to somehow attach a wrist strap. There was no sticker on the lens as reported in the past, someone was listening to those comments. Four AA batteries are included with the light, which is nice so can use it straight away. The light is the size of a Foster's beer can [short and fat] but a inch or two taller. I was surprised when I unpacked it, I was thinking I was going to get a light similar to a 6 volt hand help light. This light with batteries is very light , easily less than half the with of a 6 V battery.I have a 6V 3-LED $5 flood light I picked up at Lowe's or Homepot. Its heavy but it puts out a nice spot light and has out lasted two battery changes of the standard 6 V flood I also own. But this 9-LED light put that to shame, lighter and much brighter and only a few dollars more.Since this light is light in weight I'm planning to order more and give them to my mother and aunt, the are up in years and have complained about the new LED flashlights being to heavy or to tiny to use. The both like the whiteness of the LED lights but hate the size or weight. This is a perfect size for them both, it will make i nice stocking stuffer, also it has a big button so that's makes it easy to push on/off.This is a spot light more than a flood light, but with an extra illumination phase. It has an interesting light pattern, when you turn it on [dark room or out side] you get the white spot light in the middle and best way to describe it is and halo or aura surrounding the spot light. Its doesn't give the normal even spread of light you'd get from a normal flood lights. I tried this a few minutes ago to help me describe the light pattern and size this little light outputs. At ten feet with the light shinning on a brick wall outside you get a ~2' of very white light and ~12' of aura light, which is bright enough to see most everything else. This would be very useful walking at night, the spot is your focus point the aura lights the rest well enough not to trip over something.Someone wrote about placing the light on a table pointed up, so I tried it and it does work very well and it put out enough light to make dinner the night the lights died and see our food as we ate. Great alternative to candles and way safer.BTW, the wife likes it, not much impresses her.Update: Since the east coast storm Sandy passed by us a few days ago we along with a few thousand neighbors lost power so this light got a full test. Now I was using it as a normal flashlight and it does light up an area well but I still was surrounded by darkness. So for the heck of it I pointed the beam straight up at the ceiling while I was walking around. As mention earlier with the beam pointing up the light does give an umbrella effect with the light output. Pointing the light upward lit up a 7-10 foot area around me and it made walking in the dark a breeze. I was now able to look at the floor and see things I know I may have missed if i was using this flashlight as normal. It worked so well in the up position we put out all of the candles and just used these lights to light up a room. We even sat around it and played cards, it gave off that much light. I tried this same up-pointing with other flash lights and did not get the same wide covering effect as this flash light did. I don't feel like I'm walking in a dark room anymore.

I'm very happy with this flashlight. We have frequent power outages in our area and I try to keep inexpensive flashlights at different locations throughout the house. Somehow from time to time they dissappear and I have to replace them. I decided to try this one because I have always liked this style of flashlight and it uses AA batteries, which we always have a good supply of.This light is small (surprisingly small), lightweight, and handy. It's also bright. Again, almost surprisingly so. With four AA Duaracells in it, it lights up our whole backyard and into the trees in our woods. The flat bottom allows you to sit it down and illuminate something you're working on, or you can attach a cord to the handle and hang it overhead.It appears to be well made and waterproof although I did not test it for water resistance.I see this light as an excellent value.* Note: I mentioned that mine had four Duracell batteries in it now. That is because all four batteries that arrived with the product were dead. Make your decision accordingly. *

Pros👍: Good value, Batteries Included, Decent Illumination, Usable for most SpacesCons 👎: Average Brightness, Full Plastic Build, Limited CoverageConsidering the price, this flashlight does a decent job. I tested it out by making a room completely shut off and turning this light on. The illumination is average but seems to have a radius of 5 feet.In easier terms, the light won't cover the entire room, but at this price point, it is hard to argue against it. It does come with 4 batteries included and has a plastic build. I would purchase this again.

Used it the day we got it. Power went out. Very good lumination

I wished someone who'd purchased this item before I did would have told the truth review about this plastic junk called "Dorcy Lantern!" This lantern's flimsy internal parts were rattling loosely inside the lantern when I removed it from the Amazon brown envelope. I called Amazon for a return and was told I would receive a refund and to discard the item. I kept the 4 batteries that came with the lantern but immediately tossed the cheap lantern in the trash! DON'T BUY THIS ITEM! Amazon forced me to click 1 star before submitting my review!

Very nice and useful item. Much needed had no problems very bright light

Nice little flashlight, but the batteries that came with it didn't work and one of them was dented. Not worth my time to return it, because I like the light.

The Dorcy Handheld Flashlight/Spot Light, 41-1047, is lightweight and easy to hold. The four required batteries were included with the flashlight/spotlight; installation of the batteries was easy. The flashlight/spotlight casts a bright shaft of light that effectively illuminates varying degrees of darkness as well as natural and artificially lit areas.I especially appreciate its light weight, ease in handling and brightness, all of which make it easy for me to see what I need to see and go where I need to go.