BuddTX
Flashlight Enthusiast
I think my Inretech 2AA drop in LS LED is a really nice product.
However, it is not my brightest LS.
It's about the 5th brightest, actually. That actually makes it 2nd from the last. (The CMG Reactor hold the title of "dimmest!")
So, why do I like it? In a side by side test, with all new batteries, when my other two 2AA LS went DARK or into MOON MODE, my Inretech was still humming along, abit a little dimmer than when it started out, but still very much a useable light. Now my Brinkmann stock 2AA with the standard Nextstar incandecent bulb, was also tested, and was just a little more than a "glowing ember" after about 4 or 5 hours, and the Inretech was still putting out useable, white light.
So, compared to an incandecent, the Inretech is a much better value.
And I think that is what Inretech is going after, replacing the stock bulb in a mini-mag.
For a non-flashoholic, this is what they want, a better light than a incandecent, and a long run time.
Us flash-oholics just can't wait to change the batteries in our lights. Use a light for an hour or two, change the batteries! Even if your not sure, change the battery anyway! A lot of us will take "Bright as can be", for a shorter time. SureFire is a good example. Their 2 cell, 123 lights are really bright, but only last an hour. BUT WAIT, if you want really bright, you have an option to put a HOLA in there, that will double your light, but only give you 20 minutes of light.
(OK, there are exceptions, some people, like the CMG infinity, specifically because it is a dim light, with a very long run time).
I recommended to a neighbor, a Brinkmann Legend LX, and he went crazy over the light! And why shouldn't he? It is much brighter, and with such a pure beam that rivals a SureFire, it's a great light.
He came up to me this weekend, and was telling me how his light, that he "barely used" had gone dim. "Was there a problem?" he asked me. When I told him that the batteries had a 1 hour run time, he understood, but was disappointed. After all, when you put 3 D cells in a mag-light, you are set for many hours of runtime.
So, a light like the Inretech 2AA would be a good gift or suggestion for people that want something better, but are not prepared to be changing out the batteries all the time.
Just my thoughts.
However, it is not my brightest LS.
It's about the 5th brightest, actually. That actually makes it 2nd from the last. (The CMG Reactor hold the title of "dimmest!")
So, why do I like it? In a side by side test, with all new batteries, when my other two 2AA LS went DARK or into MOON MODE, my Inretech was still humming along, abit a little dimmer than when it started out, but still very much a useable light. Now my Brinkmann stock 2AA with the standard Nextstar incandecent bulb, was also tested, and was just a little more than a "glowing ember" after about 4 or 5 hours, and the Inretech was still putting out useable, white light.
So, compared to an incandecent, the Inretech is a much better value.
And I think that is what Inretech is going after, replacing the stock bulb in a mini-mag.
For a non-flashoholic, this is what they want, a better light than a incandecent, and a long run time.
Us flash-oholics just can't wait to change the batteries in our lights. Use a light for an hour or two, change the batteries! Even if your not sure, change the battery anyway! A lot of us will take "Bright as can be", for a shorter time. SureFire is a good example. Their 2 cell, 123 lights are really bright, but only last an hour. BUT WAIT, if you want really bright, you have an option to put a HOLA in there, that will double your light, but only give you 20 minutes of light.
(OK, there are exceptions, some people, like the CMG infinity, specifically because it is a dim light, with a very long run time).
I recommended to a neighbor, a Brinkmann Legend LX, and he went crazy over the light! And why shouldn't he? It is much brighter, and with such a pure beam that rivals a SureFire, it's a great light.
He came up to me this weekend, and was telling me how his light, that he "barely used" had gone dim. "Was there a problem?" he asked me. When I told him that the batteries had a 1 hour run time, he understood, but was disappointed. After all, when you put 3 D cells in a mag-light, you are set for many hours of runtime.
So, a light like the Inretech 2AA would be a good gift or suggestion for people that want something better, but are not prepared to be changing out the batteries all the time.
Just my thoughts.