Like many others, post-Kaikoura quake I've been getting our emergency supplies a bit more organised; this includes looking for a replacement for our now dead rechargeable LED spotlight/torch. I'm having second thoughts about replacing it with something similar, given it'll need power to be working to recharge the battery, so may only really be useful until it runs out of juice that first time.
We have a number of small AAA-powered LED torches and spare batteries; a mains rechargeable/wind-up radio/LED lantern; and an LED spotlight and two batteries as part of my AEG drill set (in the garage), but I'd like something decent stored in the house. I'm thinking of one that ideally is rechargeable via standard wall socket and USB, and can have spare batteries; I'd really rather avoid going the whole separate batteries and charger way, as I find that finicky and annoying.
The torch I'm thinking of is this one
I was thinking I could buy additional 18650 batteries and have these charged up (charging them in the torch using the standard wall charger) as back-up. I'm assuming I could also re-charge the torch via the inverter generator we've got?
Anyway, appreciate your feedback on the above model, and any other suggestions for suitable torches.