I happened upon another cool new item for you gear hounds out there: the RotoGlo flashlight.

Just crank the handle for 60 seconds and voila! You've got an hours worth of bright light.

There's no batteries or bulb to the thing, so it can't go dead on you. Well it can, but then you just give it a crank and the LEDs will light right up.

The RotoGlo is hand-sized and looks like a very packable item for the backpack. I was disappointed, though, that the product website didn't mention its weight.

Whatever. The idea is good and the price even better: 2 for $19.99. A heckuva deal.

Ching, ching...