Recommend An 18650 Light

[aetherh4cker]

1) Will purchase online.
2) Budget up to $100.
3) I want a handheld flashlight
4) Medium size (single 18650)
5) LED emitter
6) Prefer a fairly large/trditional manufacturer
7) Must use a single 18650 battery. This is very desired for me. Would also prefer it to be able to use two CR123A's.
8) I want to illuminate an entire field, the neighbor's front yard several houses down, impress my friends and neighbors, etc. (300-700 lumens).
9) More flood... it will be used mostly indoors, around the yard, day to day stuff.
10) Need 3 hours or more runtime. Would prefer a light with multiple settings to get both bright light when needed, and a nice dim reading light.
11) Durability is very important
12) Any switch
13) I want multiple light levels. (Some lights have 5-16 light levels.) Strobe / SOS / beacon would be preferred as well.
14) Any material except plastic
15) IPX7 (Waterproof to 1 meter/30min) water resistance
16) Stored in House and Emergency Kit

Looked for something similar to my Regular 2xCR123A Quark light. Love the multiple settings... just wish it would fit an 18650. What can I get similar to my Quark that will house an 18650?

 

[Poppy]

8) I want .... (300-700 lumens).
9) More flood... it will be used mostly indoors, around the yard, day to day stuff.
10) Need 3 hours or more runtime. Would prefer a light with multiple settings to get both bright light when needed, and a nice dim reading light.

15) IPX7 (Waterproof to 1 meter/30min) water resistance

Take a look at some of the reviews of the fasttech.com Convoy S2
It's about the size of your Quark.
Excellent build quality IPX8
glow in the dark tail and O-ring in the front bezel, A nice touch.
You can select how hard you want the emitter driven to determine the number of lumens, and run-time.
(I selected 1400 ma. I think it'll get about a little more than 2 hours on high ~ 500 lumens, 8 hours mid ~ 225 lumens, and 40 hours low 40 lumens.)
If you get it at 2100 ma it'll be a little higher lumens, and shorter run-times, and more-so at 2800ma also at 2800ma, it'll get too hot.
OTOH, you can select 1050ma, which will give you longer run-times, and a lower low (I'm guessing... 20-30 lumens)

It has an XML emitter, in a small reflector that gives a smooth floody

You'll also be surprised at the price. Like Solarforce, it shows, that you don't have to spend a lot to get a lot.