What flashlight?

[Trunk Monkey]

Iffin as a civilian, you've had to "apologize immediately and profusely afterwards and swear up and down that wasn't my intent' more than once, you've walked around and randomly lit people up. Do that to me without reason, and I'll consider it as an unprovoked attack and will respond accordingly. Odds are you won't be capable of apologizing afterward. You need to realize that using a blinding flashlight is a tactic used by BGs too.

Let me know how that works out for you

 

[fordtrucks]

Fenix PD35 TAC for me. Love it. It is like 1,000 lumens for about $75. Great buy, great flashlight.

Totally agree. Fenix pd 35tac. Have one in my left hand pocket right now and my lcrx9mm in my right hand pocket. Add a leatherman too.

Get one off amazon with a couple extra batteries. Lasts over a week on low, continuously on. Use it all the time. 1000 lumen max. Theres a few other by fenix that will hit 1000 lumens, but wont stay on that super high setting as long. I have 2 pd 35’s over 5 years now. Had to send one back for service and they sent it back with a free 18650 battery (worth $20-30). Lifetime warranty. I have suggested them to people I work with and offered to buy it from them if they dont like it. So far everyone has loved it and not been willing to sell it to me.

 

[Jimster]

Streamlight Pro Tac 2L. I only wear it in my scrubs pocket while at work or when going out into the back yard at night. I reverse the clip and attach it to my hat when I’m checking the meat on the smoker. Very versatile and rugged light.

 

[herrwalther]

My EDC light is a Streamlight Protec 2L. I have had it for years and it shows. If it were to die suddenly I would probably get the same model just with the newer features like using 18650 batteries.

 

[Trunk Monkey]

Totally agree. Fenix pd 35tac. Have one in my left hand pocket right now and my lcrx9mm in my right hand pocket. Add a leatherman too.

Get one off amazon with a couple extra batteries. Lasts over a week on low, continuously on. Use it all the time. 1000 lumen max. Theres a few other by fenix that will hit 1000 lumens, but wont stay on that super high setting as long. I have 2 pd 35’s over 5 years now. Had to send one back for service and they sent it back with a free 18650 battery (worth $20-30). Lifetime warranty. I have suggested them to people I work with and offered to buy it from them if they dont like it. So far everyone has loved it and not been willing to sell it to me.

Same light but rechargeable. I've had mine for 3 years and I've saved the price of the light and then some by not having to replace the batteries.

 

[tkopp]

Now, I hiked for many years with a 90 lumen light with no issues. That's plenty in true dark. The issue is that in a half-lit situation you often need more light to show contrast -- finding a screw dropped under something, the insides of cabinets, that sort of thing. Getting up to 300+ in short bursts is helpful for that.

In the small kit; a Surefire Titan Plus. I chose it because it fits in the small kit nicely and I'm already bought into rechargeable AAA batteries thanks to my camping gear -- the Black Diamond Revolt and a Big Agnes mtnglo tent. The AAA is a very limited battery platform to start from, but it made sense for me.

In the large work kit; an Olight S1R Baton. It has a magnetic base for hands-free use, a built-in charger, can run on standard 123s in a pinch, and pumps out up to 900 lumens. In retrospect I really should have chosen the S2R Baton that would run on a much more capable 18650 battery since the RCR123a batteries are so limited.The small form factor is handy in that it's light enough to affix to the bill of a ball cap and treat it like a head lamp, though, which might not be true of the S2R Baton.

I use a Fenix ARE-X1 charger to keep them topped off. I like the LCD readout and that it runs on micro USB, so worst case I can recharge my flashlights easily from my solar charger.

 

[dh1633pm]

I have more than a few flashlights of the LED type. I look for features. I want a high setting for as close to 1000 as I can get. You might not need it, but who knows. My truck doesn't need to do 100 mph, but it can. I also want a nice low setting that with the batteries used will last a long time. Again, just in case. I want to be able to focus the light, and I want two switches to control things. One to rotate the settings and another for on/off. I don't want the bulb end of the flashlight to be gigantic.

Extras would be a battery that I can recharge without a separate charger. Lastly I watch the reviews very carefully for reliability and features that don't work as expected or where the maker might have elaborated in ways that aren't exactly what they say.

If you look for what you want, then find where to buy it, you'll make the right picks for the right price.

 

[alfsauve]

Streamlight ProTac fan in all its varieties

 

[Sarge7402]

https://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&k...d=kwd-313249083545&ref=pd_sl_7wtqsljk63_e_p38

Mine's an older 750 lumen job. Have yet to replace the bulb. The strobe mode is very disorienting

 

[ChanceMcCall]

I'm looking for a smaller but super bright light for CCW carry. I currently have a Fenix like 300 lumen I cannot find at the moment so I would like a backup. I like super bright lights or ones with 3-4 modes for brightness cause I use them a lot for hunting and hiking. Keep it under $75 please.

What's your suggestion?

I have carried the small ultra brights since the Surefire was introduced. I am now carrying a Nebo Redline Select. It takes regular batteries which is a big plus in my book. (3 AAs) and generates 310 lumens on the bright setting.

I like these lights so well I have them in two large (1,400 lumens) and larger sizes(2000 lumens) for the home and car. We also use their lantern style lights in our gun safes. Just throw away the cheap import batteries that come with them and replace with quality batteries as the cheap batteries leak.

 

[ChanceMcCall]

Unless you're trying to blind someone, or need to light up something 100 yards away 300 lumens is more than needed. I have one of these in each vehicle and often carry one in my pocket. It is a lot smaller than anything else I've seen, the photo doesn't really show how small it is. About 50 lumens IIRC.

https://www.amazon.com/Maglite-Solitaire-1-Cell-Flashlight-Black/dp/B009TC5XTI/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1535286514&sr=8-6&keywords=mini+mag+lights+led+flashlight&dpID=31Y5pq%2BAReL&preST=_SY300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch

And if you really need or want almost 300 Lumens these are stll a good choice. They are a little longer than newer designs, but are very slim. I find this easier to carry than the fatter versions. Plus it does come with a sheath if you want to use it.

One other note. I have some other lights that are ADVERTISED as having more lumens than these. But to my eye these are brighter. The little single AAA light with an advertised 50 lumens is brighter than some others I have that are advertised at 150 lumens.

Hey I still have four of these with incandescent bulbs I received free with cartons of Camels years ago. I wonder if they would take the new LED bulbs?

 

[ChanceMcCall]

Now, I hiked for many years with a 90 lumen light with no issues. That's plenty in true dark. The issue is that in a half-lit situation you often need more light to show contrast -- finding a screw dropped under something, the insides of cabinets, that sort of thing. Getting up to 300+ in short bursts is helpful for that.

In the small kit; a Surefire Titan Plus. I chose it because it fits in the small kit nicely and I'm already bought into rechargeable AAA batteries thanks to my camping gear -- the Black Diamond Revolt and a Big Agnes mtnglo tent. The AAA is a very limited battery platform to start from, but it made sense for me.

In the large work kit; an Olight S1R Baton. It has a magnetic base for hands-free use, a built-in charger, can run on standard 123s in a pinch, and pumps out up to 900 lumens. In retrospect I really should have chosen the S2R Baton that would run on a much more capable 18650 battery since the RCR123a batteries are so limited.The small form factor is handy in that it's light enough to affix to the bill of a ball cap and treat it like a head lamp, though, which might not be true of the S2R Baton.

I use a Fenix ARE-X1 charger to keep them topped off. I like the LCD readout and that it runs on micro USB, so worst case I can recharge my flashlights easily from my solar charger.

Darn you. Now I have to buy another Surefire.

 

[Axis II]

I have carried the small ultra brights since the Surefire was introduced. I am now carrying a Nebo Redline Select. It takes regular batteries which is a big plus in my book. (3 AAs) and generates 310 lumens on the bright setting.

I like these lights so well I have them in two large (1,400 lumens) and larger sizes(2000 lumens) for the home and car. We also use their lantern style lights in our gun safes. Just throw away the cheap import batteries that come with them and replace with quality batteries as the cheap batteries leak.

I had one that didn't have an O ring and the batteries got wet and ruined the light but I really did like the light. Just a hair too fat for me compared to my Fenix which I ended up finding the other night but a very nice light for the $.

 

[Trunk Monkey]

I had one that didn't have an O ring and the batteries got wet and ruined the light but I really did like the light. Just a hair too fat for me compared to my Fenix which I ended up finding the other night but a very nice light for the $.

Why not just buy a duplicate for a spare?

 

[JohnKSa]

FYI, the Fenix Store has everything 20% off for Labor Day weekend...