One Tough Budget Flashlight!

Next to a knife, a flashlight is one of the most useful tools you can have near you at any moment.  Sure, we all have one on our phones, but they are never bright enough, awkward to hold in certain places, and let’s face it, do you really want that outside in the rain, around your engine, and places like that?

Recently the company Warriorland reached out to me and asked me if I would like to review some of their holsters.  I said no, but noticed that had some flashlights, and after some talking, enter the Warriorland WL1.  This is one tough budget flashlight.

Yes, I was sent this for free, but I decided to abuse the heck out it.  I wanted to see what this budget flashlight was made out of.  Remember the SCCY CPX-2 torture test I did a while back?  They agree to let me do the same thing to their flashlight.

First, here are some specs:

• Lumens: 1600, 350, 10
• Battery: Rechargeable
• Time: 2.75 hours at 1600, 5.5 hours at 350 lumens, 170 hours at 10 lumens
• Drop Safe: 1 meter
• Waterproof: IP68 (water resistant in fresh water to a max depth of 1.5m for up to 30 minutes)

This thing is bright.  I was able to light up a pitch black outdoor setting to almost daytime levels.  I was able to see some light across a lake, but I don’t know how bright things will be at the stated max power throw of 473 meters.

I really do like the 10 lumen mode.  It’s great at home or in the field when you need just a little bit of light to see what you’re doing, but don’t want to drain the battery.  In that mode, you have 170 hours, so if you turn if off when you don’t need it, that’s lasting you a long time.

Now for the fun part.  The torture test.

I did the best version of the SCCY test that I could for this flashlight.  Sure, these tests are a bit extreme, but if you use this for work, lesser extreme versions of these tests are actually things you could encounter in real life (or IRL as the kids say.)

First, I buried it for two weeks in the Florida dirt.  Rain, hot temperatures, and all.  After digging it up, it was just fine.  I sprayed it with a hose, and the IP68 rating passed.  It looked brand new again.  That could not be allowed...

Next step was to drop it, kick it, stomp on it, and more on concrete.  The height was from about one to one and a half yards.  Yeah... No problem at all.

Finally, I did what Warriorland asked me not to do: run it over.  I took my 1971 Ford Torino and ran it over again, and again, and again.  Zero issues.

So, what can I say about this flashlight?  I think it’s fantastic for the price.  I still use this light for work, and will continue to until it no longer works, if that will ever happen...

Want to see the full test and get even more info?  Check out the video below.