I think everyone's opinion counts, that's why places such as this are so interesting!
Anyway I've solved my original problem, and I now have a tiny 2AAA Mini Pocket light from Underwater Kinetics. It's tiny as the two cells are arranged side by side, and when the whole thing is attatched to my belt with the supplied clip, you can hardly tell it's there. Brightness is excellent (much better than the Maglite solitare) but this flashlight has a xenon lamp so you'd expect that.
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