I purchased this light about a week ago. I live in Duluth MN and its dark a lot of the time in the winters so i figured id try it out. I charged it up and wow... this thing is awesome. It does light up the night. With most flashlights a person could be around a tree or hidden, with this flashlight its like its day. I now let my kids use it to go to the neighbors, i live in a very safe neighborhood but still its nice to feel even safer. The only thing I dont like about this is the round charging plug in the flashlight i would like to of seen a type c like the one in the SR-32. If your on the fence obout getting this, get it its amazing.