In my opinion, the HL model is way overkill for home defense, unless you live in a huge abandoned warehouse or something. If you have a house that's even remotely normal-sized -- and especially if you have a lot of bare white walls -- an ultra-high-lumen light is just too bright in my opinion. For home defense, I prefer 150 to 300 lumens. My Surefire Mini Scout is 300 lumens and it borders on being too bright for my house, and my house layout is fairly typical.bm303 said:My house isn't very big and the walls are all white. Is it worth spending a few extra bucks on the HL model or is it overkill given my house situation? Thanks