How often do you think about your personal safety? When you are rushing out the door to work in the morning, do you ever stop and think if you are prepared for an emergency? What if your car broke down? What if there is an accident? On that same note, how often do you think about something bad happening to you when you are out walking the dog or taking a leisurely stroll through the park?
I think most of us think about these things from time to time, but the real question is, how prepared are you for every day-type of emergencies?
Car owners should make sure their car is stocked with emergency essentials which would include a First Aid kit, jumper cables, water, non-perishable food and blankets. Another safety product you should have on hand is a safety light – a light that can warn other drivers that your car is broken down on the road and a light to signal others that there is an emergency.
I have to admit that I didn’t have an emergency light – or even a flashlight – in my car. It’s not something that I think I would ever need when I am out and about driving. However I do work and I am often leave work at night. I have to drive through a secluded area where there are no street lights. For safety’s sake, I NEEDED a light source to keep in my car just in case.
I was sent to review an interesting light from a company called Fenix LipLight to review – specifically the CLO5 model.
The Fenix LipLight looks like an ordinary mini-flashlight. It IS a mini-flashlight, providing an impressive 8 Lumens of bright light (much brighter than you would expect from such a tiny device). In addition it provides 40 hours of light from a standard AAA battery (included). That is a long time, which makes this a great emergency light to keep on hand.
The Fenix LipLight is more than a flashlight. It has several different settings – including other colors – all available to you at the touch of a button. Users can choose between two brightness levels, red or green lights, SOS and flashing modes for eye-catching positioning.
The Fenix LipLight can be kept on your keys (it has an attach key chain), worn on a belt loop, hooked on a backpack or tucked away in the glove compartment in your car. You can also take it with you when you travel.
Not only can the flashlight help light your way – the other color/modes can alert others to your presence in the dark as well a make sure vehicles see you in foggy or limited visibility conditions. The red light can also be used to alert people to your position if you should get lost in the woods.
The Fenix LipLight can even help you out should you have a power outage in your home. It’s a must have for camping trips too.
Overall I’m impressed by the Fenix LipLight. I like that it’s small enough to fit in my purse (and my purse is a small wristlet). I also like that it runs on a single AAA battery. We have some flashlights that run on 3-4 C or D batteries which is a lot, and not the type of battery we’d normally have on hand (I am well stocked with AA and AAA batteries). I prefer something like this to run on batteries and not be rechargeable. You can keep an extra battery or two on hand where as if you are stranded on the side of the road and the charge runs out you would have no way of recharging the light. For that reason I prefer batteries for a product like this.
I want to get a few more of these. I want to attach one to the dog’s leash (we walk the dog every night before bed) and I want to give one to our daughter who goes to college and works. I also want one for my husband’s car and an extra one for home use.
Looking at the Fenix LipLight you wouldn’t think much of it, but this tiny little “package” is a powerhouse. This is one of those cases where “seeing is believing.” Once you see the power behind the Fenix LipLight you’ll want a few for yourself.
You can purchase the Fenix LipLight on the Fenix website. The brand can also be found on social media. All of their links are found at the bottom of their website – www.FenixLighting.com. Fenix sells a variety of lighting solutions.
Kimberly
*I received a free product sample to review. There was no compensation. The opinions expressed are my own and not influenced in any way.