Bolder LC90

These flashlights throw a powerful beam and are rechargable via usb C. These are high quality flashlights and stay charged for quite a while. I have purchased two of these and will buy more to put in vehicles and have around the house.

Let me start off by saying this flashlight is a beast! From a solid build to brightness and everything in between. I will start with build. The weight is just right, not too heavy, but not so light you feel like you have to be gentle with it. I like the one handed focus adjustment for the beam. At fist I didn't think I would ever use this feature, but it comes in handy. If I am standing on my deck I can use it like a flood light to see my whole yard. If I want to see what is going on a block away and piss off my neighbors it will get the job done. Size wise, it does fit in my pockets with no trouble, however I would say that it is still too bulky to be used as an EDC light for those wondering. Most of the time it sits by my bed as an emergency light.The things I could get picky about for build would be that since it doesn't need to fit in my pocket they could have added a bit more texture to the handle for added grip. The other thing would be the add something to it to keep it from rolling away when laying it down on a flat surface. Moving right into brightness I will advise other people not to do what I did when it arrived and that was to look right at it and turn it on to see if it came with a charge. It did! Once I regained my vision I tested it out around the house and in my garage. The thing I like about it, besides being obscenely bright was the color of the light. It is a nice white light not one that has that odd yellow hue to it. Another nice function that Anker added is that it will remember the last setting you were on when you turn it on again without having to go through them all to find the setting you want. When it comes to making a quality battery Anker has got it down and the one in the flashlight is no exception. It does take a couple hours to get a full charge and as long as I am using low or medium brightness it has always lasted as long as I need it. I am sure if you're using it on high your battery time will be reduced significantly, but for around the house high is almost too much. The standby time seems to do well also. It can sit there for a month at a time and still has a great charge. This came in especially handy when we had a power outage that started at 9pm and lasted all night. I just grabbed the Anker flashlight off the shelf and could light up my whole room with it. I would recommend this flashlight to someone that is needing a solid emergency flashlight for around the house, to keep in your car, or for a B.O.B.. If you are looking for more of an EDC flashlight I would suggest looking at Anker's smaller 400 lumen flashlight. I hope this review will be helpful in your prepping needs.

Anker makes very high quality products and is one of the most reputable Amazon brand type products I’ve ever used! Boulder Flashlight Review: Thank U Anker for providing HONEST LUMEN RATINGS unlike sooo many flashlight brands on Amazon claiming 1000-100000 lumens when they only output 10-30% of that. These Anker Boulder lumen ratings seem extremely Acura TE if anything I would say they are brighter than their rating. I own both Boulder lights this 900lumen zoom able and the 400lumen which is my favorite it is much smaller and still super bright and rechargeable. They are both tough lights I use the 400lumen at work almost daily for Tig welding on tool steel. Put this flashlight in a magnetic flashlight holder stick it to the die and now I can weld for 1.5 hours easy on high light with the 400lumen. The 900lumen can do that for about 3 hours. It os very bright light and make welding much easier in darker places. I use it hunting or taking dog out. Then just put it on the charger and it’s good again. Easily one of the better flashlights I’ve ever owned and for the price it is the best. My stream light pro tac AA is still my favorite but it’s also $40 and half as bright as the 400 lumens. It is still the most rugged tough light I’ve ever owned . I’m on my second one I wear it on me at work every day. I like having a light that I can just put batteries in when needed also so if needed I can. My work provides AA batteries . I have dropped it roughly 40 times. Falling out of mag holders or falling or rolling off stuff. It still work it is amazing. Well these Anker boulders are not that tough but they are still very tough. They can also handle being dropped. They seem to have a limit though I had one fail where u really have to shake it or tap it to get it to light but it took a beating. The quality is great the price is great. Can’t go wrong. A stream light like this would cost 4-5times the price. I can’t afford to buy a bunch of stream lights especially when these perform soo good do a great price.

Nice light. I bought two, a few years apart. The first I like better--you can actually replace the battery yourself if desired. They glued the battery in on the new model which I do not appreciate. Though you can easily break the glue bond with some cushioned pliers and replace the battery if necessary (videos available), tho this will likely void your warranty (and Anker is historically very good with warranties). Light travel/intensity is great for my general purposes chasing cows out of my back yard and one for the truck, and tests show the stated lumens are accurate, unlike 95% of flashlights sold online. High beam is nicely bright on a full charge but dims somewhat after 5 min on high, or so. Still bright, just not maximal. The adjustable beam is very nice, though I wouldn't complain if the tightest beam was even narrower. I like this flashlight very much. I bought two. However, I have two primary complaints: 1) You must cycle through the 3 steady-beam intensity levels, the strobing level, and the (silly?) "SOS" level to return to the highest beam. This can be obnoxious. Personally, I need high beam always. I would probably not even mention it if it had 3 steady beam levels you had to cycle through. But for me, the strobe, although bright and obnoxious, isn't going to stop any determined attacker, and the "SOS" signal just seems silly and unlikely to ever see any practical use, even if you get lost in the woods or break down on a dark highway. Ok, but I knew this when I bought the second unit, so obviously I can live with it. 2) Battery compartment redesign so you 'cannot' access and change the battery. This is a major flaw in my opinion, and the reason I probably won't buy a third light for myself or for gifts unless this is reverted. Both older and new styles unscrew at the rear to expose a USB plug-in port for recharging (takes a couple hours to refill). Ok, unusual but I can live with it. The older model also would unscrew to reveal the battery that could be changed out immediately with a spare to get you right back into use. The new model has the battery compartment glued shut so nope, no spares for you--unexpectedly out of juice in the dark woods? Tough--find someplace to charge it for awhile. Naaah, no thanks. That also means that your flashlight is a disposable flashlight because when the battery dies, and it will eventually die (after they start degrading noticeably in battery life), you 'cannot' replace it. That makes it a very expensive flashlight. Anker's got a great 18-month warranty on most of their products that is admirable. But this is planned obsolescence that is not appreciated. On the old model if your battery failed after 18 months no big deal, just pop in a new one. On Anker's new model if it fails after 18 months, well, guess you gotta buy a new flashlight. Ridiculous and transparent. And not appreciated. It's also nice to be able to carry spare flashlight batteries camping and such and not having to wait hours for a recharge (if even possible while camping--certainly not convenient). Nice light. Good company and warranty. Crummy redesign that lowers its value.

hello, for the last 6 years, we have been using small single AA battery powered flashlights with LED power. they last for a long time, but the light those small flashlights puts out was just part of the twice daily "little dog outings." our backyard backs up to the neighborhood scrub bush hills that are home to the large family of coyotes and kin. they come out at night and walk by our house without a care in the world. the small AA flashlights did give off a spot for our little dog to go our at night, but the surrounding areas of our yard were dark and sometimes a little daunting when he whips his head around to sniff something... the litte flashlights just did not light up enough of the wide yard. this larger rechargeable flashlight hold its charge for quite some time and has a beam that lights up the whole yard, with a narrowing beam adjustment when necessary. now, it is like daylight and i am sure our 15 year old little dog is happy to be able to see where he is supposed to go and take care of business. the flashlight gets used twice daily and has lasted from february 18 to march 21 without the need for any recharging. the recharging is simple and the well thought out design is easy to use. just plug the wire and it charges overnight. now, where are those wandering coyotes and sniveling, chirping teenage offspring? thanks for a great rechargeable flashlight... NOTE: Hooked up to a powerful fully charged laptop, it took 4 hours to charge to the green light. now, the flashlight is again super bright and useful. there is not measure of how much power is left when using the flashlight. one time is is bright and the then flickers for a second before going black. so, charge up first if you think you have been using it for many uses.

I did buy this on sale for about $23 a couple years ago, and the price is now $34, but I still think it’s a great deal considering the quality of this light. It’s extremely bright. Anker products are well known for their high quality, and this is no exception. The light holds a charge forever! I keep it in my vehicle and it’s always ready to go. It has an adjustable beam that you change from wide to focused by pulling in or pushing out the lens assembly, and the soft wide beam gives a good wide beam of light while the narrow beam gives a bright, focused beam that illuminates a good distance away. Standard beam, flicker and SOS I think, I never use the others, but I do know that if one were coming up on a trespasser at night and used the flicker/strobe feature it would be very disarming to anyone it was shining on because of the brightness and “chaos” of the strobe, and it would work really well if stopped on a dark roadside for safety against oncoming traffic! I have many Anker products and love them all, and this one is a favorite! I didn’t rate water resistance because I’ve never had it wet, but I would imagine it’s as good as any and am certain it would be fine in heavy rain due to the build quality and tightness of moving parts/seals. The ONLY thing I wish Anker would do that they didn’t with this light is offer a red and/or blue lens cap accessory, there are MANY uses for such caps including enhanced roadside safety and emergency uses. PLEASE Anker, produce colored lens caps for this and other lights like this one!

I've owned more than half a dozen different types of Lithium flashlights; a lot of the 18650 lights you can find now online, I've probably owned them. The brightness ratings are meaningless. Almost everyone seems to claim whatever they dream up in terms of brightness. This flashlight, while not making lofty claims of brightness, actually surpasses everything I've owned in terms of how much light it can deliver, total. It's incredibly bright. I've installed it on my bicycle and it feels almost like having a motorcycle headlight. One thing to keep in mind: this flashlight does not make a very narrow spot that you can project very, very far away. If you need to make a tight spot of light across a football field, look elsewhere. Instead, this one creates a somewhat wider beam. However, it reaches about as far as many of my other Lithium lights, some of which make a very tight spot, simply because this one is so bright. For the bicycle it's perfect; even at high speed downhill I can see clearly very far away, so I never feel unsafe at night; as a bonus, the wide beam illuminates the whole width of the road, something which my other lights never did. It's also great for general purpose usage around the house; if I project it across the street, the opposite house is illuminated very brightly. All other Lithium flashlights switch between modes (high / medium / low / blinking) by gently pressing a few mm on the main button. That's a really bad idea. A lot of those lights end up pressing the button spontaneously, which eventually makes them unusable because they keep switching modes like they have a mind of their own. This flashlight is different. It requires you to fully turn it off, then quickly back on again to switch modes. This is a much better system. This way the flashlight never switches modes on its own. So much more reliable this way. The build quality seems pretty solid. I've only had it for a short time, so it's too early to tell. But I've already bought another one for my older son. If they hold up over time, I think this make/model will end up replacing all our Lithium flashlights, since the old ones are so bad they inevitably fail within the first year. My assessment at this time: It's the overall best Lithium flashlight I've ever had.

Let me start by saying I've been a fan of Anker products since their early days when they just sold charging cables and power packs. They make a quality product at a reasonable price, and their customer service is second to none. That being said, I was a bit cautious when I saw that they started making flashlights. I immediately ordered both the LC90 and LC40 (More on that light in an extensive review where I compare it with 2 other lights in its price range). Right out of the box, the Anker LC90 feels solid. The smooth edges and matte black finish feel good in the hand. The tail switch has a positive click, and doesn't feel mushy or spongy at all. The output is a true 900 lumens, unlike some of the bargain priced led lights you see on Amazon from other sellers. This thing is SUPER bright. Even inside your home during daylight, the LC90 lights up a room like the sun. Having several modes to switch through is a nice touch, though I'm not sure how practical the SOS mode is. Still, it's a nice touch if I ever find myself stranded in the Sierras after being mauled by a black bear. Good looking out Anker. As anyone who has used these kind of lights knows, the biggest downfall to multiple modes is having to cycle through them to find the one you want. Fortunately for the LC90, Anker included mode memory, so the light remembers which mode you used last, and defaults back to that mode if there has been 30 seconds or so between presses. This makes the inclusion of so many modes a bonus, rather than a detriment to the light. I also want to touch on the battery situation Anker has going here. I'm a huge fan of rechargeable 18650 batteries, and I truly believe they are the best bang for your buck in these new high lumen LED lights. They are affordable, they last for a long time without sacrificing brightness, and they save you money. Anker has included a high end 18650 battery with this light, and that's a great value. The other neat feature they included is the ability to charge said 18650 without removing it from the light. They've placed a micro USB plug under the tailcap, so you can recharge the light without having to buy a separate charger. This is a great feature, though I don't see myself using it since I have a plethora 18650 batteries and several Nitecore Intellichargers laying around. Kudos to Anker for including the option to charge in the light, as that makes this a VERY affordable entry package into the rechargeable flashlight world without having to shell out extra cash for chargers and batteries. Nicely done Anker. Nicely done.