Streamlight CR123A Lithium Batteries 12 Pack

Twelve Streamlight CR123A lithium cells — a little under three dollars apiece, which is well under what a single blister pack costs at a counter.

CR123A is the cell most high-output handheld lights run on, and lithium is the reason to buy it in bulk. It holds voltage in the cold when alkalines sag, and it sits on a shelf for years without going flat. Both of those matter at eight thousand feet in November, and neither is true of the cheap cells at the gas station.

• CR123A lithium
• 12 per pack

Buy a pack, split it between the truck, the pack and the house, and stop thinking about batteries for a couple of seasons.