LetThereBeLight!
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I am thinking along the same lines as yellow. The shelf life of lithium primaries negates a lot of the value of plug in emergency lights,lead acid or otherwise. There is a plethora of lights available that will run on AA lithiums or CR123s and serve you just as well or better without taking up a an outlet and they will last many years by just replacing the batteries. If you need auto-on there are low cost motion sensor lights that provide enough lighting for navigating the home to get your more powerful lights. I use Dorcy model #41-1076 motion sensor night lights with either AA lithiums or eneloops.
I really like this poster's Dorcy model motion sensor light suggestion!
In terms of emergency lights, I EDC a Nitecore Tip and a Nitecore Mini on a lanyard and a Nitecore Tube on a keychain.
But my laptop bag has two much more powerful lights in it and my car several more.
Outside of this Dorcy model suggestion, I think perhaps the best lights to use in an emergency situation would be the Flip lights that now even Harbor Freight carries inexpensively. It looks exactly like a light switch, powered by 3 AAA batteries, with two COB (chips on board) LED strips that emit 200-lumens of quite bright light.
You can attach it to the wall with a hook or nail, or peel the two velcro strips on the back, or use the two magnets also on the back to attach to a metallic surface.
If a senior citizen found the power was out when they flip their light switch, they could flip this light on right away if was positioned right next to it.
Thanks for reading all this: my point is that when it comes to darkness that could come at any time for reasons to numerous to list here, I find it's good to have portable simultaneous solutions co-existing at home, work, when out driving, or when traveling.
Let us know what you decide on.
- LetThereBeLight!