Hi, in new here. After doing my research, im looking for a flashlight recommendation, it should meet these specs:
- Primarily used for outdoor and hiking
- Compact size, but ideally not the 1 inch cigar sized types, would like slightly bigger reflector
- More on the thrower side, minimum 300 m throw with usable spill
- Sensible mode spacing, able to start the lamp in low or in memorized mode
- Good power efficiency, long runtimes
- Must have USB charging
- Well built with no stability problems or overheating due to excessively overdriven LED
- ideally a model with verified specs, as many manufacturers outhright lie about them
Here are my candidates, please comment, would like to learn here what the manufacturer does not tell you:
NITECORE MH20GT - compact, superb throw,has usb, good mode spacing. Negatives - expensive, sold without battery.
FENIX TK20R - i miss here the moonlight mode, tailcap usb cover looks rather flimsy, throw shorter than above
KLARUS XT11S or XT11GT - both with good throw, acceptable mode spacing, like the side and rear switch combo. Strong selling point for me that both are sold with battery. However i heard these models had some issues in the past, being overdriven, stability problems.
KLARUS XT12S - the same as above.
ACEBEAM L16 - looks like good built quality, superb throw. Not so great mode spacing, poor energy efficiency, i also heard the colour of light is extremely cold, and it.is also expensive light here.
If you have any other types, please recommend, thank you.
- Primarily used for outdoor and hiking
- Compact size, but ideally not the 1 inch cigar sized types, would like slightly bigger reflector
- More on the thrower side, minimum 300 m throw with usable spill
- Sensible mode spacing, able to start the lamp in low or in memorized mode
- Good power efficiency, long runtimes
- Must have USB charging
- Well built with no stability problems or overheating due to excessively overdriven LED
- ideally a model with verified specs, as many manufacturers outhright lie about them
Here are my candidates, please comment, would like to learn here what the manufacturer does not tell you:
NITECORE MH20GT - compact, superb throw,has usb, good mode spacing. Negatives - expensive, sold without battery.
FENIX TK20R - i miss here the moonlight mode, tailcap usb cover looks rather flimsy, throw shorter than above
KLARUS XT11S or XT11GT - both with good throw, acceptable mode spacing, like the side and rear switch combo. Strong selling point for me that both are sold with battery. However i heard these models had some issues in the past, being overdriven, stability problems.
KLARUS XT12S - the same as above.
ACEBEAM L16 - looks like good built quality, superb throw. Not so great mode spacing, poor energy efficiency, i also heard the colour of light is extremely cold, and it.is also expensive light here.
If you have any other types, please recommend, thank you.