A flashlight carrier sleeve device for carrying a flashlight which has a main body and an illumination end. The sleeve device has an open, tubular, flexible sleeve member which is expandable for receiving at least a portion of the main body of a flashlight, and for being releasably retained on the flashlight. The flexible sleeve member has a first open end and an opposed second open end. The carrier device also has a strap member having a first end and a second end with the first end of the strap member secured adjacent to the first open end of the flexible sleeve member and the second end of the strap member secured adjacent to the second open end of the flexible sleeve member. At least a portion of a hand of a person is receivable between the strap member and the flexible sleeve member releasably securing the sleeve device to the hand.