Yep, Del, those caps are the bees knees. Also great for checking under the hood and/or adding a quart of oil in the dark or doing some emergency plumbing under the sink. Changing batteries with cold hands could be a challenge though! Also, make sure the batteries for those brim light caps can be changed without a screwdriver. That is an even worse challenge in bad weather situations!

I agree. The camo-ization of hunting related gear is almost sickening. Why would we ever need a camo flashlight? If you have it out, it's also likely on and emitting light. When it's off, you're likely carrying it hidden, in a pocket or pack. Like new paint schemes on fishing lures, camo gadgets are often meant to catch the eye of a hunter rather than hide them from wildlife.

I paid 10 bucks for a camo baseball cap with 4 led lights in the brim at WallyWorld last year. It uses coin shaped batteries that take up little room in the band, puts out plenty light and the brim switch with turn on 2 or 4 of the lights. Best light I've ever used for getting in and out of the woods at night.

I keep a mag lite in my pack for emergency use.
One evening 2 years ago I had to follow up a deer arrowed just before last light. While crossing a creek with steep wet banks I slipped and fell into the rocky creek bed. The lantern I carried went out in the water and it was pitch black with a long walk through woods to the truck. Thank God I had that mag-lite in my pack.

Dr Ralph,
I take a couple turns with a split piece of duct tape around my lights so it is easier to hold in my mouth, plus it is easier on one's teeth.

1. I find the twist type switch of small flashlights to be unstable. the light flickers and dims as the head becomes loose with wear over time.

2. I really don't like those that use 3 cells, especially if I intend to use rechargeables. There are chargers that can handle odd numbers of batteries, but they're not common.

3. I don't like those that use AAA cells, especially if they come in 3's (see above). The little batteries have little juice.

4. I find that lights that use the common laptop battery (#18650, 3.7V) are brighter and last longer (YMMV). But AA's are more common, and if your AA rechargeables die, you can use normal alkaline or carbon zinc.

5. Agree on the comment about biting a metal flashlight tube. Very nasty business. Especially if it's checkered. And especially if it's a Surefire.

Camo flashlights = idiocy.

I don't carry a flashlight any more. I have a cap with LED lights in the bill and I love it! No stuffing a flashlight in my mouth and worrying about a hefty dental bill. Been there, done that. I DO NOT like metal flashlights! But of course I'm often out there gutting my animal in minus twenty with a wind blowing. You guys who hunt in the more forgiving subtropics below the 49th probably aren't as affected. Many years ago (let's see ... more than thirty!) I bought a cheap armored style plastic flashlight. It is still with me. Between the flutes on the handle I scratched out the entire list of essentials for my horse packing boxes. Last summer I tucked it away in one of the boxes, afraid my daughter's dunce boyfriend would borrow it again and not bring it back. That flashlight is probably one of my most prized collectibles.

By the way, is it just me or do the batteries in metal flashlights seem to have an amazing propensity to rot fairly quickly and make a real mess of the light's guts?

I recently dropped a mini mag light into my hot tub and it stayed there for three days until i found it during my next hot tub excursion. I was completely blown away when I turned it on and it worked perfectly! That being said I never use hand held flash lights in the field . Head lamps are more practical. The only thing i need to turn on with tongue pressure is waiting for me at home.

Good gear, but have to prefer my old tried and true old Petzl headlamp. Which, for the record, is mostly orange green and blue.

I prefer a Lenser headlamp 30-150 lumen for 35 bucks, but if you Old Timers wanna chew on sandy flashlights, more power to ya. Cheers.

No need to hold your flashlight in your mouth anymore. There is a product called "b lit". Try a google search for it.

TerraLUX makes a great light, good write up.