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Coast - COAST GX20 1200 Lumen Waterproof LED Flashlight w/ Twist Focus, Dual Power & Anti-Roll Cap - Black
Average customer rating
4.5
(26 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 26 reviews
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Customer Reviews for Coast - COAST GX20 1200 Lumen Waterproof LED Flashlight w/ Twist Focus, Dual Power & Anti-Roll Cap - Black
Customer Rating
5
Another well engineered light from Coast
on July 24, 2023
Posted by: Matt
from New Jersey
Gender:Male
Pros:
* A light flashlight due to its polymer body. Contributes to affordability and portability.
* IP67 at a low price point.
* A nice array of lighting modes with high lumen output at a low price point.
* Excellent engineering from Coast in an affordable package.
* Optional rechargeable battery option.
* The deeply recessed lighting switch is safer.
* It has a nice rubberized grip feel in the hand yet doesn't feel like material that will degrade quickly.
*Twist focus
* A light flashlight due to its polymer body. Contributes to affordability and portability.
* IP67 at a low price point.
* A nice array of lighting modes with high lumen output at a low price point.
* Excellent engineering from Coast in an affordable package.
* Optional rechargeable battery option.
* The deeply recessed lighting switch is safer.
* It has a nice rubberized grip feel in the hand yet doesn't feel like material that will degrade quickly.
*Twist focus
Cons:
* Doesn't have a hefty metal housing that so many love (which increases price).
* Doesn't appear to have a memory on the lighting mode. Appears to default to medium.
* Doesn't appear to support jumping straight to turbo mode.
* Doesn't come with a rechargeable battery.
* Optional rechargeable battery much be removed for charging.
* The deeply recessed lighting switch is slightly less convenient.
* Doesn't have a hefty metal housing that so many love (which increases price).
* Doesn't appear to have a memory on the lighting mode. Appears to default to medium.
* Doesn't appear to support jumping straight to turbo mode.
* Doesn't come with a rechargeable battery.
* Optional rechargeable battery much be removed for charging.
* The deeply recessed lighting switch is slightly less convenient.
I got this light when it was just released and Coast doesn't appear to include written instructions anymore so pay attention to the link to instructions on the back of the packaging before you throw the packaging away. I've included a photo in this review of the QR code and link I found on the back of the package to where Coast posts instructions.
In terms of usage, in my personal experience using the light I found that each click of the power button cycled through the lighting modes. Turning off the light and returning later I found it defaulted to medium lighting mode with no memory of the prior mode utilized. Turbo mode appeared to scale down to lower power after 1.5 minutes.
While I didn't test the water resistance to IP67 depths and times, I dunked the light in a foot of water for 15 minutes and it had no issues. I've already dropped this light from about 3 feet while working on a car with no issues.
This is another well engineered light from Coast. While I prefer their much more expensive professional lights for daily automotive repair work (the XPR lineup is amazing) this light is a great introduction to Coast quality. It would make an excellent vehicle or bugout bag light where you are more interested in keeping it paired with regular batteries that will hold their charge longer. Since I already have some Polysteel lights for bugout bags this is going to become a vehicle glove compartment flashlight which the deeply recessed power switch is well suited to.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting coastportland.com
Customer Rating
5
Great budget flashlight
on July 23, 2023
Posted by: MG2022
from Richmond,VA
Gender:Male
The GX20 is a great budget flashlight for the money. The polymer body makes it lightweight, but feels very durable and the texture on the handle and the head give a very nice grippy feel. The twist to focus is a nice feature that allows you to go between flood and spotlight very easily. If I could change anything it would be how you select different brightness settings, as it’s designed you press the button on and off and on to change the brightness. It would be nice if you could just press and hold to change the brightness. With that aside, GX20 gives you a lot of brightness in a package that doesn’t cost much.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting coastportland.com