(Mods feel free to delete http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?t=215609 because although that was more to see if everyone agreed with the gifting idea, I don't want to be cross-posting)
If you have followed my other thread, a new EDC may be waiting under the tree for me this year as a gift from my parents, however, nothing will be there if I can't pick it out ... This is here because I figured the LED forum is the best pace to get advice on an LED EDC
It has to be
*1 X CR123A or RCR123A
*multi-level
*Very bright on max (at least 175 lumens out the front... preferably more)
*Reasonably dim on min(about 6 lumens and lower is good but anything under 10 will do)
*incorporate some type of clicky because I don't want a pure twisty and don't mind extra length (can be clicky plus twisty for modes/etc)
*runtime doesn't matter however, discharging at 4C is dumb
*Option for Tritium in body or GITD tailcap is nice but not a must
*Price not too big of an issue but under $100 def under $150ish would be nice if at all possible as it is an EDC
I have heard many names thrown around (EagleTec, Dereelight, Ra, NiteCore, Jetbeam, etc.) however, I would like your opinions on actual models. These are the ones I have considered, however, feel free to comment on them or suggest alternatives:
*NiteCore EX
*Jetbeam Pro-II with IBS
*Dereelight C2H
*Fenix P1D-CE Q5 (although it's not a clicky and thus not my fav)
*um.... please help me out
Thanks in advance as this will mean a lot to me (EDC for next 2 years most likely)
If you have followed my other thread, a new EDC may be waiting under the tree for me this year as a gift from my parents, however, nothing will be there if I can't pick it out ... This is here because I figured the LED forum is the best pace to get advice on an LED EDC
It has to be
*1 X CR123A or RCR123A
*multi-level
*Very bright on max (at least 175 lumens out the front... preferably more)
*Reasonably dim on min(about 6 lumens and lower is good but anything under 10 will do)
*incorporate some type of clicky because I don't want a pure twisty and don't mind extra length (can be clicky plus twisty for modes/etc)
*runtime doesn't matter however, discharging at 4C is dumb
*Option for Tritium in body or GITD tailcap is nice but not a must
*Price not too big of an issue but under $100 def under $150ish would be nice if at all possible as it is an EDC
I have heard many names thrown around (EagleTec, Dereelight, Ra, NiteCore, Jetbeam, etc.) however, I would like your opinions on actual models. These are the ones I have considered, however, feel free to comment on them or suggest alternatives:
*NiteCore EX
*Jetbeam Pro-II with IBS
*Dereelight C2H
*Fenix P1D-CE Q5 (although it's not a clicky and thus not my fav)
*um.... please help me out
Thanks in advance as this will mean a lot to me (EDC for next 2 years most likely)
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