best/brightest flashlight for under $100?

[m0rri5]

i want to get a new flashlight, fairly compact.. i just got a nebo redline 220lumen. very pleased with it but i want something brighter.

 

[rambo180]

i want to get a new flashlight, fairly compact.. i just got a nebo redline 220lumen. very pleased with it but i want something brighter.

there are many, i would say in the 1x 18650 range you can get a klarus xt11. in the cheaper 2x18650 range you can get fenix tk35 or a crelant 7g5.

 

[CamoNinja]

A zebralight sc600. But it is a floody light.

 

[rambo180]

fill out the checklist? the klarus is a mid range light, the sc600 is a flood, and there are throwers too. depends what you want. the sc600 isn't really a "wow factor" light to me, cos the beam dosen't reach a very long distance, but it lights up everything close.

 

[Gunner12]

Not sure about best, but one of the brightest might be the Trustfire X100. From the reviews I've seen, the Trustfire X100 pulls around 4 A from 3 batteries, and should result in 1.5A at the LED assuming 25% driver losses. This should give 2000+ lumen out the front. A lot of assumptions were made here though, so it might be brighter or dimmer then 2000 lumen.. Calculations done with the T5 XM-L bin (511 lumen at 1.5 A) and assuming 33% loss from emitter to OTF. It is a big light though and uses 3-4 26650 batteries.

The checklist would be nice so we know what size and type of light you want.

 

[Random Dan]

Foursevens Maelstrom X10/MMU-X. A bit large but great brightness and throw.

 

[Ezeriel]

best = no answer for that... everyone has an opinion

brightest..?

do you want it to shine a long distance, or light up everything in front of you for 100 feet?