KingOfF00LS
Newly Enlightened
- Joined
- Nov 13, 2015
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My EDC was recently lost (which is to say I believe it was stolen as when I returned to where I'm sure I had laid it down while using it it was gone). I know I'm probably not going to find something exactly like I want, so I'll put a list of what I like and maybe you all can come up with a decently close match.
For reference, my previous EDC was a ThruNite Archer 1A V3. It was a great light that served me well. The 200 lumens was more than plenty, and I usually had to keep the output much lower as I'm looking close up at circuit boards and the like and too bright just glares off the surface of what I'm looking at making it impossible to read. All that to say, I don't require crazy amounts of lumens for an EDC.
There are only 2 things preventing me from just getting another.
(1) The clip. The clip itself was fine, but I would dearly LOVE to have an EDC with one of those two-way clips so that it stays clipped into my pocket, but that it also clips to the bill of a hat if I need to do some quick looking and dragging out a headlamp is more trouble than it's worth for a 30 second examination of something.
(2) Size. The Archer was by no means large, but it would be nice to have something in AAA format to make it even smaller. This light is used in short stretches, so swapping out and charging batteries is not a big deal.
I would like to avoid a twister if possible. I'm just not a big fan of that style. I'd also like something with a separate tail switch for power and side switch for modes (like the Archer). It's been my experience that lights with a side switch for power get turned on in my pocket which is extremely annoying and counterproductive when you find out you just killed your battery because the light was running in your pocket for the last couple hours.
So any suggestions along these lines would be much appreciated, especially considering the strong desire for a two-way clip.
Thanks.
For reference, my previous EDC was a ThruNite Archer 1A V3. It was a great light that served me well. The 200 lumens was more than plenty, and I usually had to keep the output much lower as I'm looking close up at circuit boards and the like and too bright just glares off the surface of what I'm looking at making it impossible to read. All that to say, I don't require crazy amounts of lumens for an EDC.
There are only 2 things preventing me from just getting another.
(1) The clip. The clip itself was fine, but I would dearly LOVE to have an EDC with one of those two-way clips so that it stays clipped into my pocket, but that it also clips to the bill of a hat if I need to do some quick looking and dragging out a headlamp is more trouble than it's worth for a 30 second examination of something.
(2) Size. The Archer was by no means large, but it would be nice to have something in AAA format to make it even smaller. This light is used in short stretches, so swapping out and charging batteries is not a big deal.
I would like to avoid a twister if possible. I'm just not a big fan of that style. I'd also like something with a separate tail switch for power and side switch for modes (like the Archer). It's been my experience that lights with a side switch for power get turned on in my pocket which is extremely annoying and counterproductive when you find out you just killed your battery because the light was running in your pocket for the last couple hours.
So any suggestions along these lines would be much appreciated, especially considering the strong desire for a two-way clip.
Thanks.