What's your favorite tactical flashlight?

[HenryJ]

It must be able to reheat your tactical coffee

Good heavens! Tactical coffee? I will assume it is also , BLACK and can be used as a WEAPON?

 

[Member 34319]

Good heavens! Tactical coffee? I will assume it is also , BLACK and can be used as a WEAPON?

Catching on quickly!

 

[Blitzkrieg]

Well, either black or flat dark earth if you like cream

 

[drew]

Well, either black or flat dark earth if you like cream

I'd suggest avoiding the OD green coffee though.

 

[Rix]

Sunlite eagle turbo.
Carry/use every day.
Way more than 50 bucks. Way worth it.
Sunlite powerledlighting
Parts and accessories available. I have 3 of these now. 2 are weapon mounted.

 

[wichaka]

Not sure about heating the coffe, but it should should cook this; <broken link removed>

 

[Blitzkrieg]

My main focus is to save my tactical bacon!

 

[BVB]

Nitecore P16

Nitecore Precise P16 CREE XM-L2 T6 LED Light

 

[Steve32]

I bought 3 of these, 4 bucks each. Good enough for an EDC.

 

[PNWHunter]

I just got my FourSevens Preon 2 in the mail today from amazon. Pretty cool penlight thats pretty bright for its size at 192 lumens max output.

And yes, I bought it on recommendation from Nutnfancy's video haha.

 

[Blitzkrieg]

I too bought the Trustfire twins. I am ahead of you in that I did read the fine print and had my batteries here and waiting.
The lights are good. Reflectors clear and quality good. The tail switch feels a little funny. Hard to describe. Just not as clean running as I am used to I guess. Could just be the firm green silicone cover? Not bad , just a little less refined?
Light is great. Not a distance light, more of a flood with a soft hot spot. Color is very good. The 13000 lumens is an obvious exaggeration. It is very respectable though. Comparing to my 55w HID it is very close if not a little better. It does not match it for distance, but the usable area light is better.
I have another 35w HID lantern style light with a large reflector that blows these both away for distance and flood, but its size and battery life make it not quite as nice.
Overall , thus far I am impressed. Rose colored glasses are still on.
I am currently running the 18650 batteries. The sleeves do slide back and forth making some noise. Not horrible. I did go ahead and order a set of 26650 batteries to try. Might be nice. Some report better light and they should be longer run time.


I too lusted for the tiny monster, but I think these may have satisfied that hunger.

So my review is similar to yours.. not likely more than 1000 lumens and indeed no beam adjustment, but the flood lights up an entire block! I currently am using one as a bedside light in case I have to check out something outside like a shed or vehicle. Have removed the 3rd battery (tube) portion and found it's plenty powerful with 2 of the full size batteries (no sleeve) and also that gives me 4 reloads between the 4 full battery packs I bought. Would buy these all over again, great tools

 

[Blitzkrieg]

I bought 3 of these, 4 bucks each. Good enough for an EDC.

I bought a bag full of them and they rock! The beam adjustment really gives a good throw and it's awesome that they use one AA.. the strobe is sorta slow and they are not as powerful as many lights but for out to 40 yards or so they work well. Going to buy another bag full as stocking stuffers and just to have them in inventory!

 

[Steve32]

Under $3 flashlights. Similar to the $4 ones, just slightly looks better.

 

[L84Cabo]

Necropost!!

 

[Sgt Nambu]

Getting to be way to many antique posts! Feel free to start a new one occasionally!

 

[Steve32]

Necropost!!

I don't see the point keep opening new threads for the same things over and over.

 

[L84Cabo]

I don't see the point keep opening new threads for the same things over and over.

I wasn't complaining so much as trying to let people know that the data in this thread is three years old. A lot of people assume that postings are relatively current and don't check the dates.

But since you brought it up...Why would one want to mix three year old data with new data? And especially as it relates to flashlights? Three years is an eternity with torches with respect to output, capability and quality on what was available in 2013, vs what's available today. Moreover, if the data is all going to exist anyway...be it in two separate posts or one large one...isn't it better to have two so people can easily identify what is current and what is old? Heck I bet most of the lights that were initially talked about in this thread can't even be purchased anymore. So how does that help someone?

 

[Steve32]

It's a thread about flashlights, still relevant today and it's going to be relevant in 2018 too.

Different forums prefer different rules. Many don't like opening the same threads again and again. On other forums there are like a million threads with 2-3 post. People can identify things, every post has a date on it. There are also forums that throws old threads in a hidden "archive". That's the worst, since whatever you post, your posts disappear forever.

The question is, Is it against the forum rules to post in an older thread?

 

[Steve32]

Smith & Wesson Powertech Galaxy 6 LED Flashlight

 

[svxr8dr]

This thread bump reminded me that I recently re-assigned my Fenix LD20 after 4 years. Recently picked up a new EDC in an Olight S2a...very happy so far, much light and brighter than the Fenix just having to retrain myself on button position