[M.T. Pockets]

I've used mag lights for about 10 years. They may last longer than other brands, but I usually lose them or break them to pieces before their useful life is up anyway.

Now I use regular cheapo flashlights and keep a new mag light in my emergency pack.

Last fall I did change batteries in a mag light while leading my horse loaded with elk quarters and carrying an elk rack in the other hand in the dark down a hillside in grizzly country, one handed. Now I just keep that spare flashlight in an easy to find spot instead. I've got extra batteries & bulbs all right, I keep them in my extra flashlight that's ready to go.