Flashlights

I’m a sucker for a good flashlight. My go to ones are Fenix and Surefire although I had a couple rechargeable Streamlights when I was still on the job.
Surefire G2X Maxvision is my newest addition 15 lumen on low and 800 lumen on high, not a ton of throw but super bright flood with no hot spots.

 

I have a few. More than this if you add the ones in the vehicles and at work.

 

No pictures of my collection, but I'm a big Fenix fan. Good quality, rechargeable, long battery life. And, great output!

 

Nice!

 

Opps..... misread. I thought it said "fleshlights"

 

Valuable tools as well!

 

@cop414 I blame you for this!



I've been wanting another one of their products for awhile. I guess I just needed someone to remind me.

 

I don’t know anything about them but got one off Amazon for about $20, been using it for 4 years and it’s strong and runs off a 18650 battery or 3 AAA’s

 

Here are most of my lights, as you can see I am a big surefire fan. I use either rcr123 or 18650.

 

I have a basic rechargeable anker quickclamped to the side of my seat..
I've also had goodluck with olight and streamlight for minis

 

Good collection! I'm in the market for something new and would love any advice if you guys have some - I have a few Surefire Ultra 2s laying around, but looking for something a bit 'better' (I'm sure there have been a ton of improvements in the past 10yrs or so). I have a bunch of rechargeable CR123As as well, so it would be convenient to keep something with the same battery.

My general uses: camping/hiking (long lasting on low-light/medium power, being able to recharge in the field would be great), spotting wildlife (higher power & focused), and potentially photography (adjustable beam/power, no 'hotspots').

Any thoughts?

 

Can someone recommend a good Rechargeable 18650 Li-Ion battery that lasts a longtime?

 

I really recommend checking out Fenix. I've been consistently satisfied with their products. You can narrow down the selection by size, battery type, etc. They're expensive, but well built and reliable.

@Loan Wolve they make some extremely powerful lights and some have both spot and flood options which might be good for your use.

https://www.fenixlighting.com/

 

I like Surefires. No likey prices. I've been buying Fenix for a while. Reasonably priced and good quality. I also really like their batteries. I've been using them in my little light in my truck and a lantern that I use camping (both Fenix). I've been using both lights a bunch and have only recharged the batteries once. Also like that the one in the light in my truck is rechargeable via USB. Makes it easy.

I also have the same clock.

 

Sweet, great minds think alike!

 

I just asked where their batteries are manufactured and they said China. If I'm going to buy a 18650 battery I was hoping to find one manufactured in Japan.

 

I have had really good luck with Sony and Samsung batteries. Been using the same ones for a few years with multiple charges. Still going strong.

 

May I ask where you buy them? I have bought Samsung batteries that I thought were made in Japan, but are made in China.

I was thinking of buying some from this website which states they are made in Japan: https://www.orbtronic.com/18650-battery?sort=avgcustomerreview&limit=100&mode=1

 

Illumn.com. They seem to be really good at quality control. Good prices too.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMZuHMlRw_0