Picked up a $6 Streamlight Stylus Pro at a pawn shop and somehow it kicked my $60 light out of my pocket
The cheap little AAA guy has been on my hip for 3 weeks straight now because it just disappears in my jeans and still lights up a panel at 20 feet, so what cheap beater actually beat out your nice gear?
The thing nobody talks about is how a cheap light makes you actually use it instead of babying it. My $80 light sat in the drawer because I was scared to scratch it or lose it, but the $5 beater gets shoved in a pocket with keys and change and never complains. Turns out the best light is the one you're not afraid to carry, you know?