Rechargeable USB Mini Torch Review

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Rechargeable USB Mini Torch Keyring

Price: 85p
Manufacturer: unknown
Model: Unknown
Power: Unknown diode 25 lumens output
Run By: Internal lithium Cell unknown capacity
Lens Type: Fixed Focus
Charge Time: 15mins
Run Time: 2 hours from a 15 minute charge
Vendor: bessky_star on ebay
Shipped From: China
Description: Mini USB Rechargeable Flashlight

 The USB Port Is Hidden Behind The Key Ring

First Impressions
Making its way through my letterbox this week is the rather curious USB keyring torch which seems to be all over ebay at the moment.
The usual 'buy it now' prices tend to be around the £1.20 mark so bagging this one for 85p didnt seem too bad at all.
Delivery from the far East was a lengthy one but it did arrive within the estimated time. Roughly 2-3 weeks.

This tiny little torch weighs absolutely nothing.  Despite the fact that it has a lithium battery built into it.
It's only a couple of inches long and can easily be stowed in any bag, pocket or whatever else.

The main body of the torch is made from cheap yogurt pot plastic. Nothing special.
The LED is mounted behind a diffuser lens of sorts. I can't tell which type of LED it is but it's definitely NOT a Cree offering.
Also contained in the head is a red LED which only comes on when you charge the torch.

The torch is powered on by twisting the head a quarter turn. Dead simple. No stupid strobe or SOS modes to have to cycle through. A straight 'on' and 'off' will do.
One slight concern with the head section is its sloppy fitting to the main body. It's a little loose.

At the rear of the torch is the end cap and keyring.
Twisting the cap reveals the USB port necessary for charging it up.
The cap is actually quite good in protecting the port and fits snuggly to the torch. The keyring is cheap crap to be honest.
Charging the torch is a little strange.. apparently the torch has to be charged for 15 mins for a 2 hours burn time.  Fair enough. But the little red led indicator does not go off after 15 mins and remains on constant. Does this torch have over charge protection? As you don't get any instructions it's a little difficult to gage the charging time. hmm

Testing
As expected it's not very bright. The 25 lumens quoted by the seller is in this case very accurate.
There is nothing wrong with a low brightness torch, on the contrary it could be very handy for close up work, map reading or covert applications.
However, for some reason the crisp white light on the torch is spoiled by yellowy artifacts in the lens. It looks like piss stains for want of a better phrase!. Very off putting it has to be said.

Horrible yellow tinge in the beam circle

Despite the yellow artifacts, the diffused light is plenty bright enough for most close work applications. It works well.

Rating: ✅✅✅ 3 out of 5 
Hmmm it's a little crap to be honest. The design is good but the materials leave a lot to be desired. I just can't ignore those yellow marks within the beam. Questionable battery protection too.
It's possible to bag a SkyWolfEye 320 for the same price so this doesn't seem such a bargain.

DIY Cheap Survival Box Project

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DIY  Cheapo Bug Out/Survival Box (Part 1)

My first custom survival box is finally complete and so far it's looking good.
Having seen some of the much crappier Bug-Out Boxes on Ebay I thought I might knock one up myself and see how cheaply I could make it. I set myself the challenge

Over the past few months I have been ordering other bits and pieces as well as the torches, slowly building a big pile of outdoorsy survival stuff so I could eventually make myself a box.

Prototype Box #1 - Medium Size
Contents

• Multi-function Compass Tool
• Deluxe Keyring Saw
• SkyWolfEye TLY-320 Torch
• Emergency Blanket
• Credit Card Multi-Tool
• Bear Claw neck Knife
• Windproof/Waterproof Matches
• Paracord Cross
• Baofeng UV-5RTP FM Transceiver
• Nagoya NA-666 Antenna
• Small keychain Multi-Tool

Baofeng FM Transceiver
Having one of these in the box was essential.
The ability to make contact with someone on either PMR 446 or the 2m VHF and 70cm UHF amateur channels makes this handset quite useful. This particular model is the high powered 8 W version of the Baofeng 5R . This radio can also monitor two channels simultaneously and listen to standard FM radio stations too. This one was purchased for under twenty quid which is unbelievable.
Packing the after market Nagoya (fake) 666 Antenna into the box adds extra performance to the radio over its standard rubber duck. Although it's a fake it's perfectly useable and works very well.

Paracord Cross
I had to slip a bit of paracord in there somewhere. As it has many uses it seemed daft not to pop some in. This yellow cross I made ages ago is a perfect fit for the box. Roughly about 6 feet in total

Windproof/Waterproof Matches
As it's pretty difficult to light a fire in a gale a pack of these should do the trick.
They work really well and even work when it's raining.

Emergency Blanket
A useful feature for any survival kit as it can be used as a make shift shelter as well as a heat retaining blanket.
Worth the 50p asking price

Bear Claw Knife
I had the idea of adding a blade of some sort and these claws fit the bill perfectly
They are Slim, small and sharp enough for basic applications when out camping and hiking.

SkyWolfEye Torch
A torch is a pretty important part of any outdoors kit and choosing the right one for this small box proved quite difficult.
I could have packed an Ultrafire XM-L in there but the size of the thing would have been a problem.
Instead I went for a good performing mini torch. The little A320 offers plenty of Diffused light with the bonus of running on a single AA. The run time is about 4-5 hours depending which battery is used which coincidentally, is roughly the same run time as the bigger, brighter XM-L T6. So no real need for big bulky torches.

Multi-function Compass Tool
I already reviewed this fantastic gadget a few weeks ago.
It's too good to leave out of the box to be honest.
It has all sorts of features including a fire starting kit, whistle, torch, Signalling mirror and an accurate compass which is back lit.

Deluxe Keyring Saw
Having reviewed the smaller model and found it to be very useful I upgraded to the fancy one with the blue handles. It's a little bigger than the original keychain saw but the larger handles are easier to grip.
For sawing small tree branches this thing has it covered.

Various Multi-Tools
As these items are small they can fit easily into the box.
Handy if you want to adjust the screws on your bike or for opening a tin can etc. Plenty of different uses.

Omissions
There appears to be no medical kit included in this box.
To counter this I'm thinking of slipping a few sticking plasters under the blanket.

How Much Did It Cost?
To make a box like this costs the grand total of .......wait for it!.....

£27.80

Itemised Cost Breakdown:

• Waterproof Matches £0.50
• Deluxe Keyring Saw £0.60
• SkyWolfEye Torch £0.85
• Bear Claw Knife £0.85
• Compass Multi-function Tool £1.70
• Emergency Blanket £0.50
• Credit Card Multi-Tool £0.90
• Small keyring Tool £0.25
• Paracord Cross £0.00 Free
• Baofeng UV-5RTP 8W FM Transceiver £18.15
• Nagoya Dual Band Antenna £1.20
• Green Hard Case £2.30

So a medium size box full of gear for under thirty quid!
I was surprised at how cheap it turned out to be considering the radio was a large portion of the cost.
As space in this medium sized box is at a premium the radio could be substituted for other things. But I would sooner keep the radio in there when I consider it's usefulness.

Overall I'm happy with the end result. The box is great. I really like it. I doubt i could get something comparable from the high street...or maybe even online? I haven't seen one yet anyway.
Ebay is definitely a good place to get bargain kit!

Make Your Own Survival Lanyard

Aphoristic Does Bush Craft


Homemade Survival Lanyard

 The Finished Product

Materials Used: 

• Casio SGW-300H Twin Sensor Watch. 
• 6 Feet of standard Paracord
• Mini Compass
• Magnesium Rod 

Production Time: Approximately 30 minutes
Estimated cost: 50p!
Difficulty: Easy
Features:

• Thermometer
• Barometer
• Altimeter
• Compass
• Fire making rod
• Paracord 

 My Old Casio Twin Sensor Watch

Introduction
Recently I bought a load of paracord from eBay with the intention of making a few survival bracelets.
I managed to make a few bracelets for friends and family and found that I had we quite a lot of Paracord left over.
I didn't really want to chuck the excess cord out so I thought I might find something else to do with it.
In my box of stuff was my old Casio sensor watch which had been abandoned because the strap had broken and I couldn't be arsed finding a new one for it.  The Casio still worked perfectly and had battery life left in it so I set about thinking of a way of 'Up-Cycling' or reassigning it for another purpose.

 Magnesium Rod and Mini Compass

In my Paracord box was a spare mini Compass and Magnesium rod just sat there doing nothing so these were taken along with a length of Camouflage Paracord and I set to work.

Firstly the Paracord was melted and flattened on both ends to help with threading it through the narrow gap between the watch and the strap pin.
Watch Pins can ping off  when pressure is applied so a gentle approach was required.
After making a Cow hitch knot on one of the strap pins the cord was fed along the back case and through the other strap pin hole and back again.
Threading the cord this was round means that the watch can be read easily whilst the lanyard is still round my neck. Similar to a nurses watch.

After securing the watch to the Paracord I then threaded the Magnesium rod through the cord up close to what would become the top of the watch.
Next I decided to knit snake knots up the length of the lanyard for about 6 inches. It's easy enough to adjust if I change my mind.
After I finished weaving the snake knots I slipped the Compass over the finished braid.

Paracord With A Simple Snake Knot Design

The last job was to measure the length I wanted this lanyard to be, cut it and then fix a break-away clasp to join the lanyard together. This was really easy to do actually.
Job done!

This project turned out to be simple and easy to make.
Every feature works properly and it's custom made to how I want it.
The reliable Casio watch is great for temperature and altitude readings and surprisingly accurate.
The little compass strapped on the side is accurate and fast to respond. It had only cost me 10p when I originally bought it so I'm impressed by its performance.
Fire making is straight forward with the little magnesium Rod I attached.  Sparks are numerous!

I'm happy with how this turned out, surprised might be a better word. It's unique and it bloody works!

I'm  considering designing some more 'one-off' survival bracelets and lanyards in the future.....

Electrek 7 LED Head Lamp Review

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Spelunking Special

Electrek 7 LED Head Lamp

Price: £1
Manufacturer: Electrek
Model: unknown
Power: 7x 5mm LED's
Run By: 3x AAA
Focus Type: fixed
Modes: 2  High and strobe
Vendor: Poundland

First Impressions
I can't believe it, I'm hunting ebay day and night looking for the best headlamp/Flashlight bargains and Poundland have one just down the street!
I came across this item quite by accident. Originally I had gone in to the Poundland store to buy some more AAA batteries. Nestled within the camping gear was this Electrek headlamp begging to be plucked from the shelf.  It only cost £1 of course so it went in the basket without any thought.

This particular design of headlamp is very common. 7/12/20 LED variants have been seen for sale over the years.
With only 7 of these old school LED'S on board this headlamp is never going to set the world on fire but you can't grumble paying a quid for it.

The lamp is made from cheap yogurt pot plastic with a rather nasty silver paint job.  This headlamp has never seen aircraft grade aluminium so you can forget tough rugged metalwork!
The LED Head is all plastic with a shiny shallow reflector. I'm expecting this lamp to throw a beam as far as the end of my arm and no further.
The Lens is a non-convex plastic affair, probably quite easy to scratch and cloud up.
Underneath the reflector is the LED and circuitry. It's very cheap and basic but works well none-the-less.

An important feature of any headlamp is the headband.  And how good was a £1 headband going to be? I wasn't expecting any kind of quality that's for sure.
Instead the band turned out to alright. It's made from the same stuff they use in jogging bottoms to stop them fallen down round your ankles. It's very stretchy and very thin in places.  This band has a third center strap which goes over the head preventing the weight of the lamp from pulling the band down over your ears. Despite the mediocre quality the band fits OK and doesn't move that much when it's on the head.
You get what you pay for and overall it's still a good product for £1.


Testing
This headlamp produces a short throw diffused beam of light. Not that overly bright to be honest but certainly useful for close work.
Reading things up close in the dark is easy and with very little glare - something the more poweful headlamps often fail to do.
For general camp side activities this lamp is plenty good enough.

On full power the brightness output is no more than 80-100 lumens at the very most. Its bright but not eye scrunching. That's not a bad thing necessarily.
What is bad is the lack of a half power mode meaning that you have to run this lamp at full power the whole time. It's nice to have the option of dimmer beam and less power consumption.
For a basic lamp it's good enough.


Rating ✅✅✅✅ 4 out of 5
Headlamps costing as little as £1 are a rarity on ebay. And for mooching around the camp site after dark it will serve you well.
For those who are on a tight budget then it's a no-brainer. Well done Poundland

Credit Card Folding Knife Review

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Credit Card Folding Knife

Stage 1: Flat as a Pan Cake

Price: 0.99p free shipping
Manufacturer: unknown
Model: Unknown
Description: Camping, Survival folding credit card Knife
Vendor: Seller withdrawn from eBay
Shipped From: Malaysia
Blade Length: 2 1/2 Inches

 Stage 2: The unfolding begins!

First Impressions
As I'm currently putting together a survival pack I thought a small handy Knife would be a great addition.  As this particular Knife was handy and very cheap it seemed a little crazy to let it pass by.
Winning the auction for 99p seemed a bargain and if it turned out to be crap then it wouldn't be a disaster financially.

Whilst I waited for it to arrive I noticed that Ebay had pulled it from the listings?! I'm not sure the reason why? I had wondered if these Knives were illegal in some way but I don't think they are. The blade is under 3 inches long so it can't be to do with that? Who knows?
It arrived anyway, packaged in the usual padded envelope.
Inside was a credit card sized piece of plastic wrapped in a clear cellophane bag.

 Stage 3: A fully functioning Knife!

The Knife is constructed from cheap thin plastic with a small thin steel blade fixed in the middle.
Transforming the flat credit card shaped plastic into the Knife is really easy.
Firstly the blade has to be unlocked from the plastic by means of a round disc which holds it down.
Then you simply flip the card over and fold the bigger flap over the smaller flap locking everything together.
It works surprisingly well and feels strong and secure in the hand.

A handy Security feature - The Blade Lock thing

Testing
The blade on this Knife is pretty damn sharp!  It can cut through alsorts of things including cardboard, textiles, plastics and wood to a certain extent.
Paring fruit and peeling veg was also very easy to do with this Knife.
Definitely good enough to get you by in an emergency or survival situation. I'm really quite impressed with my 99p transformer-Knife.


Rating: ✅✅✅✅✅ 5 out of 5
An ingenious little Knife which costs virtually nothing.
Worth every penny in my opinion.

Nagoya NA-666 Dual Band Antenna Review

Nagoya NA-666 Dual Band Antenna

 The Bogus Packet isnt fooling anyone!

Price: £1.29 free shipping
Manufacturer: Nagoya
Model: NA-666
Application:  Handheld Radio Antenna VHF/UHF
Frequency Range: VHF 130-174MHz  UHF 400-500MHz
Fitting: female SMA
Length: 210mm
S.W.R.: < 1.5
Gain: 2.15dB
Vendor: Seller
Shipped From: China

Looks like the real deal? Nar!

First Impressions
On the look out for a new short length antenna I saw this appear in the listings. I hadn't heard of the 666 so I thought it was worth a try.

It comes as no surprise that this antenna is a fake. Not only was it incredibly cheap, it's also comes in a fake packet and the base cone has a fake Nagoya sticker on it.. lol

Can you see the Sellotape that holds the label in place? 

This style of Antenna is very flexible indeed and closely resembles the Sainsonic INF which comes with the Baofeng GT3 series.
Unlike the knock-off NA-771's, this antenna will return to its original shape after being bent over. And almost immediately I might add. A minor point maybe but important to me.

Your flexible friend..

Length-wise it's a little longer than the Nagoya NA-701 and the standard Baofeng A-85 which comes with the radio.
This extra length puts this antenna on the fringes of being too long for hanging from your belt loop. Thankfully the flexibility stops the antenna from poking you in the side.

Strapped to my Baofeng UV-5RE it doesn't look that big?

Testing
Without dedicated Power/signal/SWR Meters to hand it is difficult to measure the performance of this antenna. The Baofeng radio has a built in signal strength meter but it's not the most accurate. Instead as always I will compare this Antenna against my best performing antenna - The brilliant Baofeng A-85. Stock antennas are normally crap but this twig is optimised nicely for both 2m and 70cm bands.

Starting with VHF or the 2m amateur band and the 666 manages to lock on to the same signals as the A-85 although the strength according to the radio was 1 bar lower. More background hiss was noticed too.

Still no match for the celebrated A-85 standard duck

Performance on the UHF or 70cm amateur band is very similar to the A-85. Local repeaters are easy to hit. Signal strength virtually identical.
Definitely better tuned to UHF than VHF

Performance with commercial radio stations through the radio was good and the same as the A-85.

Overall then not too bad.
Dare I say better than the Nagoya NA-771 which everyone raves about. The extra length on some of these antennas makes no real difference in the real world.


Rating ✅✅✅✅ 4 out of 5
As a spare or replacement Antenna this 666 does the job quite well.  Both transmit and receive signals are good. Still not as well rounded as the standard twig but worth the low low price. Handy to have one in the drawer for emergencies.
I'm wondering if the real NA-666 is any better? I'm not paying to find out!

Fake LED LENSER update

The Fake LED LENSER Saga - Update 

Following on from my Fake LENSER P7.2 review Click Here  I have an update of sorts.


Death of the P7.2 Torch....
Not long after writing my P7.2 review a catastrophic event took place within the torch. The supposedly genuine Duracell AAA's leaked all over the place, causing nasty alkaline solution to soak the battery module and clicky switch.
Despite removing the offending batteries and cleaning up the contacts, the P7.2 never came on again....😥
It's dead....nothing more to say
I'm glad I didn't pay any more for this crappy rip-off when I bid for it.

Negative Feedback And A Tale Of Despair...
Understandably I was a little annoyed when I discovered that the torch was dead.
As I hadn't yet left any feedback on eBay I thought I would tell the truth and Shame the devil as they say.
Words like "Don't buy your P7 from these guys. Serial numbers checked with Lenser UK. Confirmed as non-genuine" - or something like that.
Nothing derogatory just the truth and a warning to anyone thinking of buying one. Exactly what the ebay feedback button is for.

A couple of days passed and I get an email from the seller clearly upset about the comments I had left.
I say "Seller" but in actual fact the sender of the email claimed to be an employee of the seller and flogging these torches was their job?
Here is what they said...

"Hello,why you still give us negative feedback,this is very bad to me,I am just the customer service,this may affect my work,I gave you 50% refund as we agree on.and you keep the items,. Is there anything you can help me change the negative feedback,how about I refund another 5GBP to you,Now I am just going to lost my job now,:("

Firstly, why would this guy get fired for selling his bosses stock fake or otherwise? that doesn't happen and if it does then maybe this guy should consider a career move.

Secondly, fobbing me off with another £5 refund is an insult considering the bloody torch is knackered now. Oh I still get to keep the P3 which came bundled with it but thats only worth between £10-£15 on its own. I'm still a little out of pocket.

I haven't given up yet.

I think the seller is upset that his fake gear has been rumbled.
Aww what a shame!

SkyWolfEye A8 Rechargeable Torch Review

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SkyWolfEye A8  (Compass Tail Cap)

Price; £1.80 free shipping

Manufacturer: SkyWolfEye

Model: A8

Power: Cree XP-E diode 

Run By: 1x 18650 lithium battery

Focus Type: Fixed

Modes: 3

Shipped From: Hong Kong

Features:

• Compass Tail Cap
• Rechargeable
• Decent lanyard

First Impressions
SkyWolfEye torches are on the whole very good. Definitely on a par with Ultrafire in terms of quality and value so I had no hesitation in bidding for one of these.
The A8 is not a regular in the daily listings, perhaps popping up once or twice a week so bagging one when I had the chance was a good move.
The torch arrived by Kowloon airmail in the usual white bin bag packet. No cardboard box but nevermind.

The main body of the torch is the usual aluminium anodised with a scratch resistant coating.
The LED Head features a Cree XP-E diode set within a half orange peel reflector. It looks well constructed.
The crown or bezel is red in colour and has a smooth edge. This makes a nice change from the strike/attack bezel which seem to come with most torches these days. I don't think they serve much purpose really.
Moving down the torch and we find a recharging port. Really useful if you don't want to drag your battery charger around with you.
To aid waterproofing a rubber bung is provided to cover the port when you're not using it. Just how effective this bung is remains to be seen.
The bung is tethered to a rubber ring which runs around the torch. Although it stops you loosing the bung it also gets in the way. It's very easy to accidentally catch the ring with your hand and roll it backwards, of course ripping the bung from out of the hole. Annoying somewhat.

Recharging Ports Are Always Welcome

Further down the torch is the power switch. Thankfully it doesn't rattle about like many of the other torches with this design. It has a positive click and can switch modes using half-click.

The tail cap on this torch happens to be rather interesting.
Housed in the end is a little compass. One of those liquid floating compasses you find on survival bracelets and the like.  It's seems quite accurate when measured along side a regular compass.
A bonus feature for the hiker or Outdoors type.

What a handy little feature.... 

Another thing to mention about the tail cap is the Lanyard.

Most of my other torches ship with the standard cheap black straps which have a tendency to fall apart and split. This grey offering is made from much better materials and feels much tougher and more reliable.  I like it anyway.

The overall feel of the torch is well made and strong. 

Howver, one thing to mention is the grip..... or lack of. 

As this torch has no knurling or grip rings to speak of it has a tendency to slip from the hand sometimes. 

The handle part is also slim in design which doesn't help the situation.

Perhaps this is why they supplied an upgraded lanyard?! 

I'm not loving this aspect much so far. I'll get used to it.

Testing:
Much like the other fixed focus throwing torches this A8 projects a very bright spot beam within a circle of spill.  I'm not sure what the actual brightness is in lumens but at a guess I would say about 200 lumems around the hot spot. Probably not the best thing for close map reading.

 The A8 at full power

Half the power and the A8 is still very bright.

Personally I prefer a good zoom lens torch. I like having the option of changing the angle of the beam so another fixed lens torch was never going to excite me.
That said, it's very good at what it does do. The deep set reflector really throws the beam over a good distance. The distant trees are easily hit.
For a torch which is small in size it's big and bold in terms of output.


Rating: ✅✅✅✅ 4 out of 5
This is a great little torch especially with the added Compass. A rather unusual addition it has to be said.
Not too keen on the grip hence the almost perfect score.
It's not bad though for money.

Floureon S3 Emergency Flashlight Review

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Floureon S3 Emergency Torch

 Regular Flashlight mode

Price: £1.31 free shipping

Manufacturer: Floureon

Model: S3

Power: 1x Cree XP-E @ 3W / 30 X red and white LED's

Run By: 3x AAA

Modes: 3

Vendor: UK seller global_egrow via ebay

Description: 3-in-1 emergency/inspection torch

Shipped From: UK

What's in the box?: Retail box, S3 torch with lanyard

Features:

• 3W Cree XP-E main beam
• 18 White LED inspection/work lamp
• 12 Red LED Emergency flashing beacon
• Magnetic Tail cap

First Impressions
To compliment my recent multi-function torch purchase  See Review Here , I bought myself one of these.
It's made by Floureon, a name that keeps cropping up more and more in the cheap electronics world.

In amongst the torch listings on ebay was this red torch/inspection lamp. The UK seller had started the lot at 99p with free postage.
Grabbing it for £1.31 seemed like a pretty good deal to me in the end. Hopefully its quality would outweigh the cost.

The torch arrived within 48hours using royal mail tracked delivery. I'm rather impressed by this level of service especially considering the low price. Im wondering if this guy has made any money at all on this deal?
Just for good measure I bought myself another 5 of these Floureons before the guy realised and adjusted his prices.
Bagging the other 5 for between £1.30 - £1.50 I felt like I had got myself a really good deal on them all.
It wasn't long before the seller relisted and started charging £4.99 postage! lol

The first Torch came well packaged.  The torch was contained with a Floureon branded white cardboard box. Not like the thin crappy cardboard boxes I normally recieve from China but a much thicker walled box which had no dents or looked like someone had sat on it. Some would say that this is not a big deal.
Ordinarily that would be true but I had intended flogging the other 5 to other people. A crappy flattened outer box doesn't look good to prospective punters!
Inside the box was a carefully wrapped Flashlight. Extra padding and bubble wrap were placed at either end to help with protection during transit.
Thumbs up to the lads in the warehouse at Floureon for the attention to detail.

 Work inspection lamp mode

Made from lightweight aluminium the S3 features a red metallic anodised finish which is both scratch resistant and eye catching.
At the foot of the torch we have a good quality tail cap and contact plunger. The cap also features a magnetic disc so you can stick it to the side of your car or something. The magnetic isn't that stronger however. It's quite fussy when it comes to adhering itself but I'm not too bothered about that really.

Red Flashing Mode

The torch head features a Cree XP-E diode and a half orange peel reflector.
Running around the outside of the head are 4 tiny red LEDs which become active when in the flashing beacon mode. (See above photo) they are quite effective despite being so tiny.
As the tail cap is taken up with the magnet, the power switch is moved near to the head. It's covered by a black rubber piece. Waterproof? maybe.

Overall a nicely made and nicely presented torch.

 Nice half Orange peel reflector

Magnetic tail cap

Testing

All 3 modes were tested. Some more effective than others.

Main torch full power

As the photo suggests, this torch projects a beam with a hot spot in the middle within a much dimmer spill circle. This is similar to other fixed focus torches.  The Floureon manages to hit a bunch of trees around 60 feet away

Although not the brightest of lights, it's good enough for most applications. 

White LED strip light

The photo above illustrates how bright the light strip is in comparison to the main torch head.  It's really impressive for the money spent. Plenty bright enough for changing a tyre or working under the bonnet at the road side. 

This is by far the most effective feature of this torch.

Red LED strip 

The photo doesn't really show how good the red strip is.  It's not as bright as the white strip due to having less diodes but it's still effective as a flashing beacon. Sticking this to the rear wing of your car and a road side break down could be a much safer experience. It's not bad all 

Check out the white side lights

As an Emergency Multifunctional torch this Floureon S3 doesn't do a bad job of it.  It's certainly better than having no torch at all! 

Rating: ✅✅✅✅✅ 5 out of 5
For a cheap torch to shove down the door pocket of your car you can't beat this S3. All 3 features work well and the battery life isn't too bad either.
The quality of this item more than outweighs the silly price - that's why I bought 6 of them!