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So do we have flashlight geeks too?

#24
The Surefire G2 lives next to the SIG in the night stand.

The Streamlight KeyMate lives on my keychain, but it's gotten a little glitchy. I think it needs new batts and a little contact cleaner.

The Fenix L1T is my EDC. With a tiny bolt tapped into one of the lanyard holes as a roll-stop, it's just about perfect.

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I've always had a thing for the Streamlight Scorpion, but I just can't do lithium batteries anymore.
 
#27
Looking to buy a flashlight.. thinking about this one - Fenix PD20. It runs on one CR123 cell. Anyone have experience with this brand at all?

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Two modes of output, selected by turning the bezel

* General Mode: 9 lumens (35hrs) -> 47 lumens (6.5hrs) -> 94 lumens (2.6hrs) -> SOS

* Turbo Mode: 180 lumens (1hrs) -> Strobe
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#28
For me, the "multi-mode" Fenix models are overly complicated for an EDC light. When am I ever going to need my flashlight to flash "SOS" in Morse code? :confused:

The L1T just has normal and bright modes, without the need to cycle through a bunch of other options with clicks, twists, or pauses. It's plenty bright for my needs, and with only a AA battery to replace, it's cheap and easy to recharge. If you need extra bright, you might want a CR123 battery...maybe.

Loves me some Fenix. :cool:
 
#31
boing said:
The Surefire G2 lives next to the SIG in the night stand.

The Streamlight KeyMate lives on my keychain, but it's gotten a little glitchy. I think it needs new batts and a little contact cleaner.

The Fenix L1T is my EDC. With a tiny bolt tapped into one of the lanyard holes as a roll-stop, it's just about perfect.

flashlights1.jpg


I've always had a thing for the Streamlight Scorpion, but I just can't do lithium batteries anymore.
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I have a G2 in black, I carry it around in my messenger bag just in case. It's bright!
 
#36
Surefire!

My father has done some quality control work with Surefire, so he brought us home about 20 flashlights...:D:D

My personal favorite is the 6P LED.
I like this one because it shines a super bright focused beam, but at the same time, you get a weaker broad beam that covers everything around you...
In other words, when i take it out to go walking at night, i can shine it at whatever, but the path in front of me stays illuminated as well.
There is a picture of the dual beam thing on the surefire website.

The Backup is a great flashlight to, although it eats up batteries quicker than the rest. But then again, it only needs one battery.

We have the following flashlights:
6P LED
Backup
L2 Digital Lumamax
Executive Defender
A2 Aviator
M2 Centurion
 
#39
9mmMike said:
Looking to buy dad a flashlight for Christmas. I love the brightness of my surefire but it eats batteries and he will not go for that. What will last a long while, uses regular (easy to find) batteries and is not junk?
He will be using it every night when he walks his dog.
Thanks.
Mike
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Check out the Fenix line or the Nitecore ones. They're a LOT cheaper than Surefires and you can get very powerful lights that run on 1 or 2 AA batteries.

If he's not going to be carrying it on his person every day, check out this one -

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Has 4 brightness settings, time ranging from 2hrs to 71hrs.

If you purchase something from that site, use coupon code CPF8 it gets you 8% off.
 

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