Comments on: Hands On: Stanley’s Maxlife Mini-Tripod Flashlight

By: Randy

Randy — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 15:55:26 +0000

Got it for Christmas. Now it’s February and this thing started dimming and flashing a red light in front of the on/off switch, so I figured I’d change the batteries. 2 slid out. One didn’t. And after repeatedly shaking, hitting against the garage floor, poking with needle nose pliers; it still won’t come out. Now I’ll drill out the battery. First time I ever had to do something like this for a flashlight.

By: Ray Stanis

Ray Stanis — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:16:12 +0000

Ive had the stanly tripod flashlight for about 2 months. Paid 50.00 for it and as far as im concerned its not worth all the batteries you have to purchase for it. It looks good but thats it. It will not take any serious tradesman handling. Its already giving me trouble. It just sits there cause you never know when its going to lite, depending on how and were you have to tap it to light. Big 50 dollar mistake on my part. Thanks

By: Fritz

Fritz — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 03:06:43 +0000

I work on HVAC equipment all day and the tripod and swiveling head were great. I also found the light to be plenty bright. Unfortunately, about a month in to use, the legs somehow shifted downward so the tripod would not latch anymore, and two weeks later, one leg completely broke off.

I intend to return the light for a replacement, and try out another. If that fails, then i’ll probably just go back to the trusty maglite.

Great ideas, but work on quality!

By: Fong

Fong — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 16:29:11 +0000

I bought 2 of the standard sized ones (9 AA batteries) and had similar mixed results. The first one’s leg tore off just by playing with it. With Captoe’s comment, this sounds like a quality problem.

The second one has lasted me camping trips, under the desk, under the hood, and under the sink for about a year now with no problems. My only complaint is that both the magnetic latch on the legs and the swivel head are too loose for my tastes.

By: Captoe

Captoe — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 19:43:32 +0000

It looks like they’ve been updated since I bought mine, but my two-year-old torn one of the legs off of mine inside of 20 seconds. Maybe he’s gifted with superhuman strength, but more probably he’s not. Something, anything, with the Stanley logo on should not come apart in the hands of a toddler.

And “bipod flashlight” just doesn’t have that same cool vibe.

By: Dave R

Dave R — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 19:37:44 +0000

I bought one of these as an impulse buy just before my trip to Americade this year. My father was with me and laughed at me and made fun of the MaxLife flashlight. Well wouldn’t you know it, we had some problems on our trip and this little thing came to the rescue over and over again. We used it for hooking up our tow trailer, in our cabin, in the car, you name it. My father admitted that it was a great buy before the end of the week. I did manage to pay considerably less for mine at BJs. It only cost $12.99. Over all this is a great flashlight to keep in your car or get a mini version for your motorcycle. $4.99 at BJs.