During the winter, it is especially important to have flashlights and batteries on hand and easy to locate in case of emergency or the power unexpectedly goes out in your home.  If you have an emergency situation or the power goes out, it can be difficult and frustrating to locate a flashlight, especially if you are in a room with very little or no light source.  To relieve some of your stress during these types of stressful situations, it is a good idea to store a flashlight and batteries in a few different areas in your home and notify everyone in your home of their location.  A good rule of thumb is store a flashlight and batteries on every floor of your house.  Here are a few good places for storing a flashlight and batteries are in the basement, in the kitchen, and in the garage.  Also, it is important to keep a set of replacement batteries next to the flashlight in case the ones inside the flashlight need to be replaced. 

For home use, the Dorcy LED Flashlight is ideal and has a slim design that makes it easy to store anywhere in your home.  This flashlight only runs on 6 watts of energy and has a bright LED light that is not only environmentally friendly, but it is also very bright and projects the light up to 100 feet.  The exterior of the flashlight is made of high quality aluminum and it is extremely durable.  Keep one in the kitchen and one in the basement and you will never be left in the dark.

Another great flashlight for home use is the LED Flashlight with Tail Cap Switchby Dorcy.  This flashlight is easy to turn on with its tail cap switch and is also designed to project a ray of light up to 100 feet.  It is made to run up to eight hours on only AA batteries and the exterior is also constructed of durable aluminum that will not break if dropped on the ground.