Gear Aid Camp and Utility Light

We could easily insert a pun here about brightening someone’s holiday morning, but honestly, with the Gear Aid utility lights, you’re going to brighten someone’s camping, traveling, and garage puttering for years to come. The brand is best known for its camping fixes (the company’s patches are better than duct tape), and it’s brought the same smarts to lighting. We tried all three of the rechargeable lights—the 160-lumen Spark, 320-lumen Arc, and 640-lumen Flux—and have come to the conclusion that the modern outdoors-person needs all of them. The wallet-size Spark is handy for reading in the tent or low-key mood lighting while prepping a camp stew, while the larger models throw off enough beam to serve as work lights and will charge a phone many times over. All three allow differing light levels, while the two larger ones let you choose between warmer and cooler color casts. And best is that they’re all mountable with GoPro mounts, camera tripods, and RAM mounts. The latter will affix to your vehicle via suction cup or clamp, bringing unrivaled versatility to lighting up the night.

$50, $100, $150; gearaid.com

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