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Or a single AAA?
I need something easily pocket-able to keep in a jacket or even jean pocket. Already have a quite a few Photon lights scattered around in my gun bag, emergency kits, etc. But for something to carry everyday I am still searching. Bought quite a few from Amazon over the past year and some were clearly better than others.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003BQ0834/
I like this one a lot even though its just a AAA. Very bright on highest setting, and lasts a while on lower levels. (Not quite the 50 hours they claim though). If I cant find anything better I will buy a couple more of these. I also have the A1 version which uses a CR123 battery. Gave it to mom so she's have a real light walking home instead of some cheap plastic Everready junk or a 10 year old worn out Maglite. Took her a while to get used to the 3 settings but now she likes it.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00062APHU
Got this a little more recently and its very nice especially being water tight, but I wonder if its possible to get an even brighter light using a single AA.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000MJPRK2
Junk. I asked for a refund from Amazon and when I tried to send it back they said just keep it. With money back in hand I decided to send it to Gerber so they could have a look see and maybe improve the design. As cheap as it is I dont think they really care. Was built in Taiwan so I believe their objective was cost efficiency. The body acts as a conductor so you've got probably 5 ohms or less between the negative and positive ends. Battery just shoots current through and the body gets insanely hot. No illumination. Shame because it is sturdy and if it actually worked it would be a nice pocket light. Oh, and the bulb sticks out a little too far. According to other reviewers the thing gets damaged easily sitting inside a pocket, brushing up against keys or whatever. Hmm, guess it was never gonna be a good pocket light.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000MG70PA
A slightly more successful experiment. Works well enough but is a bit bulky for what I want. Not quite as bright as the above waterproof Gerber light.
So what else should I look at?
I think the Omnivore is cool:
http://www.amazon.com/Gerber-22-8012.../dp/B0014BMC2S
But everyone complains the sucker is too weak and I want the brightest possible while still using easy to find batteries. Especially because I have a whole drawer full of rechargeable AA's and AAA's. I can fill up a ziplock bag with them and keep in my glove compartment. Or maybe put one two in my jacket pocket.
http://www.amazon.com/Gerber-22-8014.../dp/B001P3OCDM
Cant tell if it needs one or two AA's.
http://www.amazon.com/Fenix-Flashlig.../dp/B004D2A02O
E05-R2 looks nice. Anybody have it?
http://www.amazon.com/Fenix-E01-Comp.../dp/B001GAOO6Y
E01 seems good. Nice they have so many reviews cuz theres no product description at all.
http://www.amazon.com/Fenix-Flashlig.../dp/B004DVIKC2
LD01 seems like a better version of the above ITP flashlight.
http://www.amazon.com/Fenix-LD15-Hig...ce-Flashlight/
http://www.amazon.com/Fenix-LD10-Lum.../dp/B004DVIJSW
Waterproof and multimode are both really nice, but not absolutely essential. I am mostly concerned with getting the brightest.
http://www.amazon.com/Fenix-LD01R2-L.../dp/B002YKL2ZQ
What the difference between the LD01 and LD01-R2?
http://www.amazon.com/Fenix-E11-Lume.../dp/B005H2PL50
Good but not fancy.
Please keep in mind I am not particularly fond of any one brand. I picked these cuz it seems like Fenix and Gerber had a good selection of AA and AAA flashlights. However I do have a lot of Amazon gift card money this Xmas so I should probably look there first.
Also, I know better than to just take the lumens or candela rating at face value. It seems manufacturers do a lot of fudging with their numbers so I need to know whats really the brightest, not just the best on paper.
I think Cree or Xenon is the brightest but not easy to find them on lights using regular batteries. All the ones I found were using at least CR123's and some used proprietary Li-Ions.
I need something easily pocket-able to keep in a jacket or even jean pocket. Already have a quite a few Photon lights scattered around in my gun bag, emergency kits, etc. But for something to carry everyday I am still searching. Bought quite a few from Amazon over the past year and some were clearly better than others.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003BQ0834/
I like this one a lot even though its just a AAA. Very bright on highest setting, and lasts a while on lower levels. (Not quite the 50 hours they claim though). If I cant find anything better I will buy a couple more of these. I also have the A1 version which uses a CR123 battery. Gave it to mom so she's have a real light walking home instead of some cheap plastic Everready junk or a 10 year old worn out Maglite. Took her a while to get used to the 3 settings but now she likes it.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00062APHU
Got this a little more recently and its very nice especially being water tight, but I wonder if its possible to get an even brighter light using a single AA.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000MJPRK2
Junk. I asked for a refund from Amazon and when I tried to send it back they said just keep it. With money back in hand I decided to send it to Gerber so they could have a look see and maybe improve the design. As cheap as it is I dont think they really care. Was built in Taiwan so I believe their objective was cost efficiency. The body acts as a conductor so you've got probably 5 ohms or less between the negative and positive ends. Battery just shoots current through and the body gets insanely hot. No illumination. Shame because it is sturdy and if it actually worked it would be a nice pocket light. Oh, and the bulb sticks out a little too far. According to other reviewers the thing gets damaged easily sitting inside a pocket, brushing up against keys or whatever. Hmm, guess it was never gonna be a good pocket light.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000MG70PA
A slightly more successful experiment. Works well enough but is a bit bulky for what I want. Not quite as bright as the above waterproof Gerber light.
So what else should I look at?
I think the Omnivore is cool:
http://www.amazon.com/Gerber-22-8012.../dp/B0014BMC2S
But everyone complains the sucker is too weak and I want the brightest possible while still using easy to find batteries. Especially because I have a whole drawer full of rechargeable AA's and AAA's. I can fill up a ziplock bag with them and keep in my glove compartment. Or maybe put one two in my jacket pocket.
http://www.amazon.com/Gerber-22-8014.../dp/B001P3OCDM
Cant tell if it needs one or two AA's.
http://www.amazon.com/Fenix-Flashlig.../dp/B004D2A02O
E05-R2 looks nice. Anybody have it?
http://www.amazon.com/Fenix-E01-Comp.../dp/B001GAOO6Y
E01 seems good. Nice they have so many reviews cuz theres no product description at all.
http://www.amazon.com/Fenix-Flashlig.../dp/B004DVIKC2
LD01 seems like a better version of the above ITP flashlight.
http://www.amazon.com/Fenix-LD15-Hig...ce-Flashlight/
http://www.amazon.com/Fenix-LD10-Lum.../dp/B004DVIJSW
Waterproof and multimode are both really nice, but not absolutely essential. I am mostly concerned with getting the brightest.
http://www.amazon.com/Fenix-LD01R2-L.../dp/B002YKL2ZQ
What the difference between the LD01 and LD01-R2?
http://www.amazon.com/Fenix-E11-Lume.../dp/B005H2PL50
Good but not fancy.
Please keep in mind I am not particularly fond of any one brand. I picked these cuz it seems like Fenix and Gerber had a good selection of AA and AAA flashlights. However I do have a lot of Amazon gift card money this Xmas so I should probably look there first.
Also, I know better than to just take the lumens or candela rating at face value. It seems manufacturers do a lot of fudging with their numbers so I need to know whats really the brightest, not just the best on paper.
I think Cree or Xenon is the brightest but not easy to find them on lights using regular batteries. All the ones I found were using at least CR123's and some used proprietary Li-Ions.