I just received a Coast HP1 and I am very impressed. I don't think it is possible to do better in quality and utility for
the money. I don't see them listed on the manufacturer's web site, so perhaps they are no longer manufactured. But they are still available from resellers. Let me extol some of the virtues of this light.
The Coast HP1 is a single-mode forward clicky with momentary on. It accepts AA and 14500 for about 100lm or 200lm. There is a spring in the tail as well as the head. It has a smooth Flood-to-Throw mechanism. The body is anodized aluminum and very solid, heavier than expected, but a nice weight for its size. The clip is solid, will not slip away when clipped. It tail stands like a champ. The tint is a cool white, and I detect no green cast, just pure white. The only things anyone could complain about is the plastic optic, which is probably necessary for its Flood-to-Throw function, and the cause of the imperfections in its beam shots which are a little ringy in flood. Also, its tail switch is recessed a little far such that it is tricky at first to operate with a fat thumb, but this surely prevents accidental pocket activation. I'm not sure about runtime yet, but so far it has exeeded my expectations of light capacity off an old off-brand alkaline. My guess is it probably will do about 2 hours until it gets to half as bright on a good AA... just a guess.
Better score 2 or 5 of these before they disappear! Crazy good value.
edit: When I posted, the link above was to a $9.99 sale. Price has gone up at least twice since then, now at $15.63. The crazy good value is dwindling :/ Still available for about $13 on the Bay. I wish manufacturers would freeze a model once it is acknowledged to be popular based on value or utility, and spin it off into endless production and availability. Instead, for no conceivable benefit to themselves, some companies seem to want to artificially inflate the prices of their most popular and most successful models by ceasing production, or "upgrading" models with feature creep, and making the originals rare and too valuable for their intended purpose... ahem-hem, Surefire, FourSevens, Maratac, et al.
