Having just had a Maglite damaged by old AA batteries, I thought I'd share a reminder.

Does anyone else have a rarely-used flashlight that lives your suitcase? If so, time to check the expiration on the batteries. When they are older and partially discharged they tend to leak. The problem is worse with LED lights since they can run for years on one set of batteries. If you find they are expired, perhaps swap them out for lithium cells which are lighter and better.