Something a little bigger than a Gerber Trio

[mcl2u]

I have a Gerber trio and like it but i want something a little bigger and brighter. Small enough to EDC if i want to. I also have a SL TT 3c but that's to big for what i want. I also would like to stay away from 123's. Thanks

 

[Cosmic Superchunk]

You could always get a TerraLux Ministar II module and drop it in a Minimag or get a Streamlight Jr Luxeon. Just how big of a flashlight are you willing to EDC?

 

[dim]

I have both the Gerber Trio and the Streamlight Jr. Luxeon - I like them both and they make a pretty fair tandem. Another light to consider is the Gerber LX 3.0. These lights are referred to in this thread.

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[Cosmic Superchunk]

Yeah, the Gerber LX3.0 is much brighter than the Trio, but much longer. I don't know if he'd want to EDC something that big. Another option would be the Elektro Lumens XM-3. It's bigger than the Trio, but not as long as the LX 3.0.

 

[bjn70]

If you don't want 3AA and you don't want 123's, then there are still a few options that are relatively small:

1) you can find a few Lux's that run on 3AAA.
2) Streamlight Jr. Luxeon 2AA
3) Elektrolumens XM-3
4) modded MiniM*g
5) UK 4AA and 4AA eLED

 

[PhotonBoy]

There's also the new Dorcy 2 AA Luxeon, but I've seen no reviews for it yet. Caveat emptor, YMMV.

 

[mcl2u]

What kind of realistic runtime are we talking about for the Gerber. I saw 50 hours but i doubt it.

 

[bjn70]

You can search and find runtimes here somewhere. From memory it seems like it is 8-10 hours.

I just gave out 2 for Christmas. I opened the packages and loaded them with Eveready Lithiums so they would have better "shelf life".