# Mega Flashlights Surefire Beast II By Alex Covert | Published 2007-08-09 | Luxury Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mega-flashlights-surefire-beast-ii References: [coolest-gadgets](http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070804/surefire-portable-searchlight/) & [shop4torches](http://www.shop4torches.co.uk/acatalog/Surefire_The_Beast_II_2_HID_LED_Torch.php) Brighter than 130 two D-cell flashlights, this flashlight (or torch as they call it) was built to shine, shine, shine. It produces [2000 Lumens of light](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/imalent-ld35) or something comparable to aircraft landing lights. The torch uses 20 [lithium batteries](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sodiumfrostglow-flashlight) at about $1.00 a battery - this gets you 1.5 hours of nighttime sunshine. Great stocking stuffers as they are priced at about $7,000 a piece. **Implications** - Safety is a the forefront of many people's minds of all ages. Through indulging in products that offer safety benefits -- such as [powerful flashlights](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wuben-x1-pro) -- consumers feel a restored sense of safety. Businesses that can recognize this consumer fear and create products to help minimize it will continue to find success. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.5/10 - Popularity: 69% | Activity: 88% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Luxury](https://www.trendhunter.com/luxury) > [Ultra Luxury](https://www.trendhunter.com/ultraluxury) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Powerful Flashlights:** Creating flashlights with extremely high brightness levels, like the Surefire Beast II, presents disruptive innovation opportunities in the personal safety and outdoor industries. - **Safety Products:** Developing innovative safety products, such as high-powered flashlights, addresses the growing consumer demand for feeling secure and can disrupt the personal safety industry. - **Emerging Technologies:** Embracing emerging technologies and incorporating them into flashlights, like the use of lithium batteries, creates disruptive innovation opportunities within the flashlight industry. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Personal Safety:** Creating and marketing powerful flashlights that offer heightened personal safety measures opens up disruptive innovation opportunities within the personal safety industry. - **Outdoor:** Developing advanced flashlights with extraordinary brightness levels can disrupt and enhance the outdoor industry, providing consumers with a sense of security during nighttime activities. - **Battery:** The flashlight industry can leverage the growing demand for advanced battery technologies, like lithium, to create disruptive innovations that improve flashlight performance and longevity. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Long-Range Laser Flashlights](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lumitwin-dl700.md) - [High-Performance Off-Grid Flashlights](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/acebeam-terminator-m1.md) - [Powerfully Compact Tactical Flashlights](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tactical-flashlight.md) - [Smart Safety Flashlights](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/timeli-flashlight.md) - [Handy Rechargeable Flashlights](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/led-rechargeable-flashlight.md) - [High-Power Dual Barrel Flashlights](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dualbarrel-edc.md) - [Handheld High-Performance Flashlights](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nitecore-edc29.md) - [High-Lumen Flashlights](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wuben-x1-pro.md) - [High-Power Palm-Sized Flashlights](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/retractable-flashlight.md)