I'm looking for a good flashlight I can keep on a nightstand

Why not buy a good cheaper flashlight that isnt waterproof and put it in a ziplock freezer bag while diving?

Or is that just totally retarded? I dunno ive never been diving, but it seems like you could waterproof a half decent flashliggt on your own for way cheaper than buying a legit dive light

>>809206
I thought it would work too and tried it on my last dive, but I even double bagged a light in a couple freezer bags and on top of not being water tight at 20-25 feet, it was also hard to get all the air out and got tiresome to hold after a while at the bottom because it was trying to float the whole time.

Op, have you tried Amazon?

>>809206
> ive never dived
Yes, retarded.

In my opinion, when it comes to diving don't cut corners or skimp out. You want your gear to be reliable when you're ~20m deep, especially something that aids vision. Sorry I don't have anything else to add

It sounds to me like you're starting in the wrong end, OP.
Why don't you buy a dive light and keep that on your nightstand?

>>809212
The Nova 700 is on there for just sub $90 but the 720 is still $160. I just didn't know if anyone had any first hand experience with any other brands on here, had any better ideas, or had used these lights and thought they sucked.

>>809214
Probably the better way to go about it. I've just seen some dive lights that say they're actually water cooled so I would imagine they don't work all that reliably out of the water at any length of time. I guess if I just stay away from that then I should be fine.

>>809213
I'm not spooked from spending the $160 to get the one in my OP, but I just want to know, if I'm spending that kind of money, that I'm getting something that will do what I want it to, do it well, and there's nothing for the same price or cheaper that could have done it just as well or better.

>>809216
>water cooled
Yes, there are some verry powerful diving lights that will burn out if they are operated in temperatures higher than those you'd find underwater (and, as you're saying, how water sucks the heat away better than air), and I can see how a flashlight you could only use in the cold of dead of winter would be a bit of a bummer.
I would ask around the dive shop, or hear with a dive light manufacturer if their lights are good to be used in open air.