Looking for a SUPER-DUPER bright flahlight.

[FourteenMiles]

I'm looking for an extremley bright flashlight. I would like it to be "hand-sized", say no bigger than a Mag-lite 2 D-cell flash-light. I would like it to run off disposable batteries that one could find at the drug store, like AAA, AA, D, C, CR123's et cetera. It must be relativley durable. Extra features I do not care about, just brightness.

Right now I am looking at a Fenix TK40 with a reported 630 lumen out-put on its highest setting. Anyone know of anything brighter within my parameters?

Thanks for the help.

Edit to add: I prefer a long throw (like a spotlight) over a wide one for this application.

 

[degunner]

what would your application be requiring only a bright as all get out light?

 

[hmphargh]

Doesn't fit all of your requirements, but knocks the brightness one out of the park.

http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/lights/cd85/

 

[Sir Aardvark]

Do a search on THR for "Black Bear".

He makes incredibly bright flashlights using Maglites as host bodies.

 

[JShirley]

...but his smaller MagLite body is not as bright as the OP requests, and his larger body, while that bright, is a 3 cell size.

 

[conw]

There are tons of multi-thousand lumen lights in that size if your price range is in multiple hundreds of dollars. I don't get the battery requirement though. If you're dropping 250-600 on a light just get a hundred dollars' worth of batteries from the same place, store properly, and grab a rechargeable set while you're at it for another 30.

 

[janobles14]

http://www.surefire.com/10x-Dominator

this is about a bright a light as i have seen in person. has the option of narrow normal beam then push harder and the flood is blinding.

oh...just saw the disposable battery part....nm then

 

[Charles Davis]

Have you checked out the "streamlite" brand line of hi intensity lights? (Surefires are neat also). Also, if you are near a walmart, check out their Brinkman line. Its a cheaper plastic knock of of the streamlites. I have both lights. The streamlite I have has a nasty scalloped bezal for down and dirty infighting. the brinkman has a smother bezel

 

[Leadhead]

I've got a small light that advertises around 180 lumens but I'm not sure what it actually puts out.
That said I can "high beam" people at 100 yards no problemo!

If the Fenix you are looking at puts out half what it advertises you will have one bright ass light in your hands!

 

[rtrwv]

good review source for lights

http://light-reviews.com/

lights of all sizes outputs and prices

 

[Lorenzo Rojo]

http://www.novatac.com/

These babies are pocket-rockets.

 

[loandr.]

http://www.elektrolumens.com/ Done

BBG

 

[JTW Jr.]

I have a bunch of the Fenix lights , since I got these , I have really slimmed down the # of Surefire's I own.

Saw this one recently , might have to get one and see how they hold u:
http://www.shiningbeam.com/servlet/the-136/**NEW**-MG-P-dsh-Rocket-SST-dsh-50/Detail

Surefire I am afraid is getting left behind...