Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #42514 in Home Improvement
• Brand: Stanley
• Model: 95-000
• Released on: 2007-02-13
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 2.60" h x 5.00" w x 11.70" l, 2.16 pounds

Features

• Innovative tripod design offers hands-free convenience
• Provides an extended run time of over 200 hours on 9 AA batteries
• Weather-resistant anodized aluminum space frame construction tripod legs
• Multi-position head focuses light precisely where it's needed

Amazon.com Product Description
Stanley had the clever idea to mount a flashlight on a tripod for hands-free operation. This comes in handy if you're trying to do repair work during a power outage, for example, or doing wiring work in a crawlspace.

This flashlight is sturdy and well-made: tripod legs are made of durable anodized aluminum, and the lamp head is a graphite ABS composite with a shatter-resistant polycarbonate lens. True to its name, the MaxLife will run through batteries much less quickly than incandescent models thanks to the energy-efficient LED bulb (the manufacturer claims it will give you a run time of over 200 hours on nine AA batteries). When you start to approach the 200th hour, a low-power indicator lets you know when it's time to change the batteries. You can also switch between high, medium, and low lighting intensities, and the multi-position head lets you aim the light where you need it (this is especially handy in tripod mode). This model also comes with three color lenses-blue, green, and red-for various nighttime applications. The flashlight will run on three, six, or nine AA batteries (not included).--Josh Dettweiler

What's in the Box
Flashlight, LED bulb

From the Manufacturer
The Tripod Flashlight with Camouflage Finish offers hands-free convenience. The tripod legs are made of weather-resistant anodized aluminum space frame construction. This tripod is perfect for a project or emergency situation. Multi-position head focuses light precisely where it's needed. The tripod provides an extended run time of over 200 hours on 9 AA batteries. Low-power indicator light flashes so you're never caught in the dark. Impact-resistant design is durable with a graphite ABS composite head and shatter-resistant polycarbonate lens. Simple 4-position switch lets you choose Low, Medium, High or Off. Runs on 3, 6 or 9 AA batteries (not included.

Customer Reviews

Weak tripod legs prone to breakage and won't latch closed.
Beware. The tripod legs won't stay closed if you load it with its max capacity of 9 AA batteries. Plus, the first time you expand the tripod legs with a full load of batteries, the latching mechanism drops a locking pawl and you can't retract the legs. It's broken from then on unless you can figure out how to force the pawl back into place with a screwdriver while forcing the legs into the retracted position. Once you've fixed it, it won't hold, either. There's a release button to extend the legs but that button doesn't even need to be there because the slightest movement of any of the 3 tripod legs will cause all 3 legs to disengage and splay past the point to which the legs were supposed to lock into position and it's broken. There's a very weak magnet system that is supposed to augment the weak latching mechanism to hold all 3 legs in their retracted position but even this magnet system is too weak to hold them in place. So, the legs won't stay closed and once they fly open, the legs are broken. You can force the lock pawl back into position but it's just a weak toy waiting to break the next time you need to use the light.

It costs about $8 to $12 to ship it back for warranty and you'll only get another weak and feeble apparatus that is a waste of money. It might be useful if and only if you are willing to treat it gently, place it only on a flat and level surface, and don't touch it while it sits in place.

I'm am thoroughly sorry that I bought it. It has taught me a lesson, though. The Stanley name means nothing any more. I'll avoid Stanley like the plague--for everything. (I have to admit that I've been also disappointed with a Stanley FatMax retractable blade knife I bought a while back because the blade is very difficult to extend and retract. It's practically dangerous. Poorly designed tools with dismal performance.)

Handiest gadget I've ever purchased
I gave one of these to my son who is an aircraft mechanic. He praised it highly. I was so impressed with his evaluation that I bought one for myself. I've used it a dozen times since it arrived an cannot believe how well it works and how handy it is. I recommned its use to everyone.

OK-not the best
The product is really solid, but it takes too many batteries to get it running. They better last for a long time.