What are the toughest and most reliable AA and 2AA lights right now? I've decided to buy lights for some friends and relatives as Christmas gifts this year. They are all in either law enforcement or work for the government in some capacity.
The 2AA light is going to be given to a government worker who is an electronics technician. He will use it daily to assist in working on both small and large electrical systems both indoors and outdoors, in both good weather and bad. It's going to get a ton of use and will likely be dropped on occasion. It needs to have a good low mode for indoors work, as well as a good high mode for illuminating things outdoors at a distance. I don't know what light he uses now.
The AA lights will be given to a couple of people in law enforcement. I'd like to give them a light that they can just put in their pocket for off-duty use. I would think the lights would get a pretty good amount of usage for doing stuff around the house, and maybe as a backup for their duty light. I would think the lights would also be subjected to somewhat rough usage. I'd like to give them a light that has both good low and high modes. I don't know what lights they use on-duty now, although I know they used to use the Surefire G2 a few years ago. My guess would be that they are using the LED version of the G2 on-duty now.
I need to keep the price for each light under $75. I'd like each light to have a good low mode and high mode. They need to be tough and reliable, and not need much maintenance. It doesn't matter if it's a clicky, or twisty, or tactical. It just needs to always work. Also, the lights will likely be run only on Alkaline batteries.
So far, I'm considering the Fenix, Nitecore, and Quark brands. Thanks in advice for any replies.
The 2AA light is going to be given to a government worker who is an electronics technician. He will use it daily to assist in working on both small and large electrical systems both indoors and outdoors, in both good weather and bad. It's going to get a ton of use and will likely be dropped on occasion. It needs to have a good low mode for indoors work, as well as a good high mode for illuminating things outdoors at a distance. I don't know what light he uses now.
The AA lights will be given to a couple of people in law enforcement. I'd like to give them a light that they can just put in their pocket for off-duty use. I would think the lights would get a pretty good amount of usage for doing stuff around the house, and maybe as a backup for their duty light. I would think the lights would also be subjected to somewhat rough usage. I'd like to give them a light that has both good low and high modes. I don't know what lights they use on-duty now, although I know they used to use the Surefire G2 a few years ago. My guess would be that they are using the LED version of the G2 on-duty now.
I need to keep the price for each light under $75. I'd like each light to have a good low mode and high mode. They need to be tough and reliable, and not need much maintenance. It doesn't matter if it's a clicky, or twisty, or tactical. It just needs to always work. Also, the lights will likely be run only on Alkaline batteries.
So far, I'm considering the Fenix, Nitecore, and Quark brands. Thanks in advice for any replies.
. As a backup light, its size will make it more likely that it will be carried. I currently use a Fenix LD01 as a backup and on high it is almost as bright as the Surefire G2L.
. These might be the strongest, but are no were near the best all round:shrug:.
