this post was submitted on 17 Jun 2023
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Not any more or less of a safety issue than every other compact light that gets that bright. That might light coming out of a small thing with a flammable object right in front of it will result in some smoke or fire.
What if it turns itself on while stored in a backpack?
Most flashlights can be safely stored just by loosening the tailcap about a quarter turn.
Some lights have a lockout mode (commonly four clicks of the switch, if it's a side switch/e-switch), which can be handy. Lights running the Anduril 2 (not sure about Anduril 1) firmware by ToyKeeper can even set an automatic lockout timer. But if you want to be 100% certain it's not going to turn on, the easiest thing to do is just loosen the tailcap a bit, which will break the circuit between the battery and the pcb.