Coast Flashlights
Coast Flashlights are made by Coast Products Inc and are high performance flashlights typically made of Type II anodized aluminum.
Coast sells several models and so to help you make a choice we’ve narrowed down our reviews to the four best selling models on popular consumer websites.
The models we’ve chosen to review also excel in the following categories:
Coast Flashlights Performance/Light Output
Water Resistance
Weight/Ergonomics
Power/Batteries
We also looked at available accessories, ease of use, durability and overall appearance of the Coast Flashlights.
Coast Flashlights Reviews
Coast LED Lenser 7497 Focusing LED Headlamp with VLT H7
Coast LED Headlamp 7494 (Click Image for Full Size)
The Coast Lenser 7497 Headlamp is very powerful, lightweight, comfortable and very easy to adjust. It’s perfect for hunting, fishing or climbing. Even Dentists use it. The headlights features adjustable straps and both the brightness and the focus of the headlamp are conveniently user adjustable. The head of the lamp can be pivoted up or down to change the direction of the light output.
Light Output: As much as 170 lumens of light output with up to 590 feet of beam distance.
Water Resistance: No. Keep it Dry
Ergonomics: weighs just 4.2 ounces
Batteries: 3 AAA Batteries which are included with purchase. Up to 75 hours of use at lowest brightness setting. (VLT)
Accessories: Comes with a cloth head strap and useful neoprene pouch
Durability and Appearance: The LED is guaranteed to last. The Headlamp has a metal and plastic casing and has comfortable, adjustable elastic straps.
Coast T7 LED Lenser HP8420 Flashlight
Coast T7 LED Flashlight (Click to full size)
The Coast T7 HP8420 Flashlight is a very versatile flashlight and has received rave reviews from consumers and rightfully so for it’s durability, portability and brightness. The T7 Flashlight is small and compact enough at just over 5 inches to fit handily in your back pack or pocket. The flashlights allows three (3) levels of light output which are conveniently adjustable by a “clickable” rear button. The Flashlight also sports an amazing focus system (called Speed Focus) that is easy to manipulate to go from a tight spot or a wide flood beam.
Light Output: As much as 200 lumens of light output with up 690 feet of beam distance.
Water Resistance: Yes. Flashlight is O-Ring sealed and can be in water for short intervals.
Ergonomics: weighs just over 7 ounces with batteries installed.
Batteries: Uses four (4) AAA batteries which are included with purchase. Average 64 hours of battery life.
Accessories: In addition to batteries, the flashlight comes with a wrist lanyard and belt holster.
Durability and Appearance: The T7 8420 Flashlight sports a durable and smooth aluminum body which will stand up to heavy usage.
The T7 is an update to the best selling P7 model which we’ll review next.
Coast P7 LED Lenser HP8407 Flashlight
The Coast P7 Flashlight (Click for full size)
Made with Law enforcement user applications in mind, the P7 Flashlight is very comfortable and offers an impressive 200 lumens of light output and over 700 feet of range. It has the user friendly Speed Focus technology for quick adjustment from spot to flood beam and three (3) different levels of brightness. The P7 requires only four (4) AAA batteries to operate. While the manufacturer does not recommend rechargeable batteries, they do work very well with the Sanjo Eneloop rechargeable batteries and the La Crosse BC-9009 charger.
Output
Light Output: As much as 200 lumens of light output with up 690 feet of beam distance.
Water Resistance: Yes.
Ergonomics: weighs just over 7 ounces with batteries installed.
Batteries: Uses four (4) AAA batteries which are included with purchase. Average 64 hours of battery life.
Accessories: In addition to batteries, the flashlight comes with a belt holster.
Durability and Appearance: The P7 Flashlight is 5.5 inches long and is made of durable aluminum.
Coast X21 LED Lenser HP8437 Flashlight
Coast LED X21 Flashlight
The X21 truly creates daylight at night. It is the most powerful hand-held Coast Flashlight with 1068 lumens of light output. Like other Coast Flashlights, the X21 has a sturdy aluminum body that offers three (3) levels of brightness. With the use of 4 D-cell alkaline batteries, the Flashlights provides an amazing 244 hours of battery life.
Light Output: As much as 1068 lumens of light output with up 1532 feet of beam distance.
Water Resistance: No.
Ergonomics: weighs just about 3 lbs with batteries installed.
Batteries: Uses four (4) 4 D-cell batteries which are included with purchase. Average 244 hours of battery life.
Accessories: In addition to batteries, the flashlight comes with a shoulder strap which attaches to two (2) removable collars and a plastic case.
Durability and Appearance: The X21 Flashlight is 15.5 inches long and is very lightweight and made of durable aluminum.
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