Because LED light technology is developing so rapidly, consumers are hard-pressed to keep up. This leads to many common misconceptions about LED flashlights. For example, earlier LED light bulbs gained a reputation for producing a cold, bluish-white light. While this may have been true a decade or so ago, today’s LED flashlight models are capable of producing a wide variety of hues for various applications.

As anglers and sportsmen discover the benefits of colored LED light for outdoor use, more and more of them are taking advantage of colored LED flashlights. The following is a look at some of the most common LED light colors and how they’re used.

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When buying an LED flashlight, people want to know how long they’re going to work. Because LED light bulbs are so durable and energy-efficient, they tend to last much longer than other types of bulbs; some manufacturers claim their LED flashlights have a life span of many thousands of hours. But how far can you really believe such packaging claims?

It helps to understand how a flashlight is tested when determining the life of its LED light bulb. LED flashlights are typically tested in two ways: first to see how long the product works, and then to see how well it works during that time. As a result, LED flashlights typically receive two life span ratings – rated life and lumen-maintenance life.

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