5 hands-free lights that make awkward repair jobs much easier

Working under a sink with a flashlight clenched between your teeth is a rite of passage nobody asks for. The fix is a cordless work light that hangs, sticks to metal, or props itself up while you work. Most run on the same batteries as your existing tools, so there’s no separate charger to deal with. I use the Ryobi version myself — it came with the ONE+ system I built my workshop around and gets grabbed more often than most of the actual tools. The four others here cover Milwaukee, DeWalt, Makita, and Ridgid — one for whatever platform you’re already running.