Streamlight Stinger 2020 Rechargeable LED Flashlight
ELITE tier
Streamlight has been manufacturing flashlights in Eagleville, Pennsylvania for over fifty years, and the Stinger line is the reason most American law enforcement officers recognize the brand by name.
Origin
Made in United States (assembled in Eagleville, PA with US and foreign-sourced parts)
Warranty
Limited lifetime warranty on body and housing against defects; 2-year warranty on rechargeable batteries, chargers, switches, and electronics with proof of purchase; excludes abuse, normal wear, bulbs; factory repair service at Eagleville, PA facility
Price
~$156 (Mid)
The 2020 revision pushes the platform to 2,000 lumens through a C4 LED housed behind a gasket-sealed Borofloat glass lens rated IPX7 for submersion. The anodized aluminum body survives two-meter drops onto concrete — a claim backed by decades of field data from officers and firefighters who carry Stingers daily.
Streamlight covers the body with a limited lifetime warranty and operates an online parts store where every serviceable component — switch assemblies, tail caps, face caps, battery carriers, charge screws — is sold individually with published part numbers. Factory repair service in Pennsylvania typically turns around in days, not weeks.
The dual SL-B26 lithium-ion battery packs are USB-rechargeable up to 500 cycles each, and at roughly $25 per replacement pack, the ongoing cost is negligible. At $150 for the kit with charger, the Stinger 2020 costs less per year than buying disposable flashlights annually over a fifteen-year service life.
This is the flashlight that made rechargeable duty lights a professional standard.