Advice Please

[Mr Whippy]

I am looking for a reasonably priced light with attitude. I cam across this and as I am a novice I was hoping for some advice.

https://www.dealextreme.com/p/trust...d-flashlight-with-batteries-set-2x18650-57749

Dave.

 

[roverjohn]

I've seen worse looking lights and it's a complete kit. Look for reviews of both those batteries and the charger as they may not be the best from there so why be stuck with them. The link will disappear soon as they don't like direct links to DX here. You realize that you'll probably be using low mode most of the time and it will unlikely be low enough?

 

[raynstacy]

I am looking for a reasonably priced light with attitude. I cam across this and as I am a novice I was hoping for some advice.

https://www.dealextreme.com/p/trust...d-flashlight-with-batteries-set-2x18650-57749

Dave.

I have the Trustfire X8 from another seller
its a little cheaper without the batteries and charger. as far as the light itself. it can be used with 1 or 2 18650s.

 

[StarHalo]

It's not 1000 lumens, and you'd better know your way around Li-ion batteries before you toy with the ones included - if you don't know what you're doing with those, they can explode with flames and toxic fumes. Sixty bucks is enough to buy a decent light, and everyone wishes they had skipped all the cheap lights in the beginning and had just gotten one or two good lights..

 

[gcbryan]

I... Sixty bucks is enough to buy a decent light, and everyone wishes they had skipped all the cheap lights in the beginning and had just gotten one or two good lights..

This is the budget forum. I doubt if everyone here wishes all their lights were at least $60.

 

[HotWire]

I've not had trouble with the few Trustfire light that I own. One has really delighted me. It has five LEDs with reflectors, no optics, and it is very bright, although maybe a little blue. It been very reliable and has been my flashlight of choice for walking in dark places. The anodizing is weak, chips, scratched, but the light is bulletproof. I don't look for cheap lights very often any more, but I'm glad that I have this one.

 

[tzt]

It's not 1000 lumens, and you'd better know your way around Li-ion batteries before you toy with the ones included - if you don't know what you're doing with those, they can explode with flames and toxic fumes. Sixty bucks is enough to buy a decent light, and everyone wishes they had skipped all the cheap lights in the beginning and had just gotten one or two good lights..

It's quite close to 1000lumens and it's properly regulated for 1-2 cells.

The risk of single cell usage is highly exaggerated. Multi-cell setups are more danger and people still stick them 2 at a time in their surefires all the time because those can't even take 1 cell.