Harlequinn, thank you for ALL the suggestions and the information. I have thought about li batteries. But For me I think that I will just probably stick with I am used to, a 1aaa in the pocket, MAYBE an aa and a full size light.

I have been looking at the ITP aa and aaa lights and also their Polar A6. We have a slew of rechargeable aa batts for one of Patty's older cameras so that is one of my reasons. The aaa I carry now is a maratec 1aaa with 3 outputs and it works nice for me although at times I do wish the higher side was a bit brighter. so the 3 mode itp with 96 lumens might be just the ticket.

BUT I will check out the light you recommended.

Thank You

Randy