For those that carry a flashlight everywhere...

My current carry is a 2 x AA Coleman LED light. I can't find it on their website, but it is a WalMart special.

At work I always have a 2 x AA MiniMag, sure is handy. Would like to upgrade that to an LED model.

Bedside is a 2 x D cell LED MagLite. That is one fine flashlight for what I need it for.

As far as all the CR123 cell flashlights out there, well, I'd like to have one. Especially the SureFire G2 LED. But I'm a little too simple minded and way too cheap to part with that kind of money. My Coleman and MagLite's have held up so well for so many years, I have a hard time justifying a more expensive light.

JLaw

coleman max no better deal out there that I am aware of.

3 AAA batteries
144lumens
under $30

coleman max no better deal out there that I am aware of.

3 AAA batteries
144lumens
under $30

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$36 and 10 year warranty. 2XAAA
http://www.4sevens.com/product_info.php?cPath=297_332_367&products_id=2087

LED: CREE XP-G R5
Max Output: 160 Out-the-front (OTF) lumens Material: Hard-anodized Aircraft-grade Aluminum
Lens: Optical-grade glass lens with anti-reflective coating on both sides
Water resistance: IPX-8
Battery: Two AAA, included (see voltage range to select acceptable batteries for this light))
Operating Voltage Range: 0.9V-3.0V
Seven Output Modes:

$36 and 10 year warranty. 2XAAA
http://www.4sevens.com/product_info....oducts_id=2087

LED: CREE XP-G R5
Max Output: 160 Out-the-front (OTF) lumens Material: Hard-anodized Aircraft-grade Aluminum
Lens: Optical-grade glass lens with anti-reflective coating on both sides
Water resistance: IPX-8
Battery: Two AAA, included (see voltage range to select acceptable batteries for this light))
Operating Voltage Range: 0.9V-3.0V
Seven Output Modes:

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Great find but at 5 inches long a little large if you want to carry it around.

Even so I may pick one up for around the house.

I used to carry a Photon II microlight on my keychain, but the split ring broke and i lost it.

Now when I go out, I usually slip a Techlite Lumen Master from costco into my jacket pocket. http://brasstard.com/2010/04/13/in-review-costco-tactical-lumen-master-flashlight-by-techlite/

I also carry a minimaglite from time to time. But the one flashlight that I always have (albeit the slowest to turn on) is the built in flashlight on my phone - not the backlight, an actual flashlight.

Chris "the Kayak-Man" Johnson

wb_carpenter, width is much more important than length for comfort. Pen lights are very comfortable to carry.

My own personal choice is the 4sevens tactical quark. I don't carry it all the time. A photon freedom microlight does the daily work. The 4sevens is for night time walks (two chosen settings are max brightness strobe, and a medium brightness setting) and bike rides (clips right onto brake cable
housing).

4Sevens Preon

In the 4Sevens line there are two stylus or pen items.
Preon I and II one is 1XAAA the other 2XAAA.
When they first came out they came as a kit so you could convert from one to the other.

I like the Preon II, good output and a number of ways to carry. Shirt pocket, pants pocket, on a lanyard around the neck.

As stated I would rather deal with something a bit longer with less diameter when it comes to pocket carry.



Preon 1
http://www.4sevens.com/index.php?cPath=297_332_366

Preon 2
http://www.4sevens.com/index.php?cPath=297_332_367

Titanium is down to $58. 160 lumens OTF (this rating is important).

I carry a Fenix LOD. It uses 1 AAA battery and it is the perfect size to carry it in the sheath with my Leatherman wave

I own a few, Like holsters I carry a gander mountain special 120 Lumens it take a AA & Last 1.5 hrs with a spot to flood adjustment. My favorate is a Surefire G2 with a new bulb that last 12hrs & is 120 Lumens ; )
Y/D

While I don't always carry a flashlight away from the job the light I do carry on the job is a Hell Fighter X-8. I ordered it from the NRA Store. It fits in a hard case 21" ASP baton holder perfectly.

SureFire Z2 with an LED head.

I keep a re- chargeable mag light in the truck and a head lamp in my pack for hunting.

Good Call

a head lamp in my pack

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A must have,(not EDC) but it is EDC when I am camping. Mighty handy for around the house projects. I have worn out my EverReady and am on the second one. I like the way they adjust and the various light levels and I have even used the red light when boating.

Ya they are great for working on cars, you don't get blinded by the trouble light that never stays pointed where you aim it.

I carried a Streamlight Stylus Pro for about 6 months until I finally abused it just a little too much so now it only works when it wants to. That was 3 months ago and I still have not sent it in for repair. Since then I have been carrying a Streamlight Strion LED. It can light up dear eyes from 100 yards, it can clearly light up a dear body at 50 yards. The Strion is about as big a light as I would want to EDC; its okay in jeans but just doesn't work in dress pants. The Stylus on the other hand, can easily and comfortably fit just about anywhere. I have heard good stuff about 4sevens products, but have no first hand experience. The good folks at the Candle Power Forums can tell you more than you ever wanted to know about anything that makes light.
http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/portal/index.php
http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/portal/index.php
http://www.4sevens.com/index.php?cPath=297

P.S. The Strion has been droped several times from 5-6 feet onto concrete and been submerged in water many times. It has not failed me yet. The Stylus put also put up with an amazing amount of abuse before it quit.

Plus One

For 4Sevens

http://www.4sevens.com/index.php?cPath=297

I have quite a few flashlights. I have pretty much stopped carry of the Surefires unless I am camping or hunting. I carry a tiny very bright Coleman Max the little two cell LED one. I can't remember off the top of my head what the batteries are, but the light is 115 lumens and was only 25 clams at Walmamrt. I jut bought the BIG Coleman Max Bubba, and it is KICK BUTT! 167 lumens and takes 6 AA batteries and has a burn time of 37 hours! Man, it is as bright as a car headlight too. And all this at a staggering price of $25.00 at wall.

I keep trying to make the stuff in my pockets smaller. My newest attempt is the single AAA LED, Fenix E05. I have to say that so far I'm very pleased with it. Appears to be nicely made, only 2 1/2in in length and decently bright at 30 lumens. It's a flood light, so it's more of an up close and personal light, but within it's limitations it really seems to do a nice job. Battery life is rated by Fenix at 2.5hrs which isn't too great, but people who have done runtime tests over on CPF are claiming 5 hrs out of Energizer lithium which is ample IMO. Paid $17.95 + $5.99 shipping. Comparing it to my Fenix E01, I think I like the E05 better in everything but battery life. It's certainly not a "tactical" light which it seems are most popular in the gun forums, but it is a good functional EDC.

My current EDC light is a Streamlight PolyTac LED. All my flashlights use CR123 lithium batteries, I find that the increase in brightness and runtime over AA or AAA batteries is worth the extra cost in acquiring 123s. Besides, I can buy 12 batteries for $15 with .mil discount so I can't afford to go with lower performing alkaline-powered lights, especially since my job depends on being able to see. I've actually taken my PolyTac with me on the job and used it successfully.

My previous EDC was a SureFire Z2 with a P61 120-lumen incan lamp. It was an expensive flashlight, even more so with having to order the SureFire clicky tailcap that should be standard on SF lights. But I have replaced it as my EDC with the PolyTac because it is a cheaper light, and doesn't eat batteries like the SureFire does. I will be buying a Malkoff M61W LED head for my SureFire in the near future and returning it to EDC duty as I prefer the grip of the Z2, where it's real skinny in the middle. It's also a pet peeve of mine that SureFire flashlights, as expensive as they are, don't come with clicky tailcaps. I don't know ANYONE that likes the turn-for-constant-on OEM tailcaps. The PolyTac was a better value to me than the SureFire Z2, if only for this reason.

I like my Coleman MAX. 3AAA batteries, bright as crap. First one I got I ended up mounting on my shotgun and bought another for everyday use. Both of them have been dropped and handled pretty rough. A word to the wise tho they aren't 100% watertight even tho they have an o-ring seal. Water never got into the LED part as far as I could tell but it did get in the battery compartment even tho the cap was on tight when I threw it in the pool. Yeah I wanted to test it out. Dried it out and went back to business as usual.

I think some of the flashlights I have seen are utterly ridiculous in price.

Now Sniper X has got me wanting to get one of the BIG Coleman Max Bubba's with his positive review of it. I haven't seen it in person but i'll look when I make my weekly visit to Ammo-Mart .....em ooops Wal-Mart. Currently $20 on walmart.com with free shipping to home or store.

Edit: had to get longer screws for the mount to put the Coleman MAX on my shotgun as it was a tad bit bigger around than most tactical lights.

I used to carry a Surefire M2 Centurion many places. I now carry a Surefire LX2 Digital Lumamax even more places, virtually everywhere. Pricey, but high-performance. I also found it to be truly excellent for night-time photography, as the new Surefire LEDs are very white-balanced. It can substitute for a flash, or be used to "paint" with light, with the camera set for an open shutter.

Surefire Outdoorsman, good balance between output and longevity

i dont carry one on me all the time, but i do keep a surefire 6p def in the car and one by the front door, if i leave the car later in the day or the house after dark it stays on my person. normaly if im within 2 hours of dark ill have a light on me

Quark Mini R2

You want something small and (180L OTF) bright?

The price on these have been reduced to 31.20 and if you are a Candle Power Forum Member, the cpf8 code is good for another 8% off. Brings this to 28.70.

If there is a downside to this light, I thought the R2 format which is used to get something so small might have a high burn rate. After carrying it around for 6 months, I am still on the same 1 R2 battery and hence a non issue.
You can get these bulk from 4Sevens in a 10 pack (1.90 each) which should keep you covered for a couple of years.

Out of all my lights, this one has the greatest WOW factor when you show it off. The diminutive size belies its blazing output with moderate throw and huge flood.

It has a pulse tailcap (not rubber).

http://www.4sevens.com/product_info.php?cPath=297_355&products_id=2423

$31.20!!

Quark MiNi CR2 Basic Specifications

LED: CREE XP-G R5
Max Output: 180 Out-the-front (OTF) lumens
Material: Type-III Hard-anodized Aircraft-grade Aluminum
Lens: Optical-grade glass lens with anti-reflective coating on both sides
Water resistance: IPX-8
Battery: One lithium CR2 (3V) (TWO batteries included!)
Seven Output Modes:
Low: 3 OTF lumens, 1.2 days
Medium: 40 OTF lumens, 4.4 hours
High: 180 OTF lumens, 40 minutes
Special (hidden) modes:
Strobe 1.4 hours
SOS 4.3 hours
Beacon (Hi) 7.2 hours
Beacon (Lo) 36 hours

Dimensions:
Length: 2.0 inches
Diameter: 0.75 inches
Weight: 0.6 ounces (w/o battery)
Included accessories: Lanyard, split ring for keychain attachment, spare o-ring.

a 35lumen Nebo.