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    Good lights in Japan

    Chocolate-colored and Disney-themed batteries? :ooo: Much like the old saying "Only in America" there should be one that goes "Only in Japan." ;) No offense intended, of course, as every country has its peculiarities, like the US and firearms or Korea and kimchi. It is kind of unexpected that...
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    Best AA or AAA light EDC

    Most 1xAAA flashlights are more floody than throwy. The few that are throwy in terms of beam pattern are either twisties or have low output and therefore won't throw very well anyway. The ones that have sufficient output are either twisties or outside of your price range. The 4Sevens Preon 1...
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    Best AA or AAA light EDC

    The short length requirement is going to limit throw, but there are still some decent options available: JETBeam PA01 - The most compact of the bunch, but has the least throw. Reverse clicky tail switch. Fenix E11 - A bit larger than the PA01 and lower in total output, but has slightly better...
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    Night Adapted Vision: Why so Much Hype in Preserving It?

    For me it's mostly about maintaining situational awareness and discreetness simultaneously, without using unnecessarily bright light that attracts attention or bothers others (who may be sleeping, for example), as well as being able to see better when I'm doing amateur astronomy (no flashlight...
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    3 Lumens On A Flashlight

    I have to disagree because the interior of my house (some parts) gets pitch-black at night, and the 0.3-lumen mode of my EDC flashlight helps me see well enough to perform a wide variety of tasks, when I would be completely blind without it. This level of output is only useless when there is...
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    Blinding yourself

    I've accidentally dazzled myself with other flashlights (due to reflections), but thus far it hasn't happened with the ZebraLight H51c that I EDC--I just make sure to hold the button down a touch longer than necessary, but then again maybe it's because I get so much practice with the low mode...
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    Best AA or AAA light EDC

    You've started a fair number of threads in this forum--are you looking for a lot of different flashlights, or just refining your requirements? Anyway, take a look at these: Klarus P1A Klarus ST10 JETBeam PA01 JETBeam BA10 Fenix E11 Sunwayman C10A Olight T15-T iTP SA1
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    Keychain led light

    Except for the Peak LED Vesuvius, that is, although this is not necessarily a recommendation :whistle:, as much like its namesake volcano, it could explode at any time. :sweat: There is also the ZebraLight SC31 series, which is designed to take RCR123As (16340s) as well as CR123A primaries...
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    1xAAA with a clip.

    Most of the ones talked about in CPF are, I believe, but only when the battery can keep up (and some flashlights are better at coaxing more power out of a given battery than others). Longer runtime with low output for much if not most of that runtime, yes. Whether this is acceptable depends...
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    I'm gonna roll the dice here.....

    As a second flashlight? There are plenty of flashlights that have the qualities that you're asking for, although I should point out that when indoors the high-output, throwy flashlights we've been looking at will easily light up most rooms with sheer output :devil: and reflections off the...
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    Recom. needed for a light to replace my Olight i2: Up Date/ to the Up Date

    Re: Recommendations needed for a light to replace my Olight i2 Sorry to hear about that, although it happens to all of us at some point or other (unless we're very lucky). The best we can do is recommend something from a reputable brand, like Fenix, but even then you'll get the occasional...
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    pen light

    Have you tested them on alkaline cells? In my experience, the TerraLUX LightStar 80 runs better on alkalines than eneloops (I guess it prefers the higher voltage). That's right, the efficiency of the PN20a2 is very similar to that of the Stylus Pro C4 (the OP may have the older, less...
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    Headlamp for Africa/Kilimanjaro Climb

    As far as I'm aware, it is just a hike, albeit a challenging one. Then again, I've never been there myself and there may be more than one path to the summit (or rim of the caldera, to be precise). Yeah, I think that most people would prefer the floody headlamps for hiking, although the...
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    Looking for a backup flashlight that uses one 18650 cell - highest lumens possible

    The main differences are that the TN11 is much larger than the SC600 and it throws farther due to the design of its reflector. Between the two, the SC600 is more efficient, though. To compare their outputs and runtimes, read the following comprehensive reviews...
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    Are beams additive?

    Early on, I said "the combined beams of two identical flashlights putting out 200 lumens each will have both as much output and as much throw as one of the flashlights putting out 400 lumens on its own." That seems like pretty plain English to me, especially since the OP had already used the...
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