Re: Pierce M10 comment
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Dandrop said:
Voodoogreg:
I have been following your various posts about the KL1/FB1. We both share the same liking for that combo, particularly for the great throw vs size. I love my KL1/FB1 (as much as you do)but sometimes it gets clunky in my pockets. I have been edc'ing the same combo for many many months now and i'm still looking for a smaller light with the same or greater throw.
The JIL is very small and light. The entire light is smaller than the FB1 body alone. The JIL does not have the throw of the KL1 (not even close), but the output is very surprising given its size. What it lacks in throw, it gains in useable spill. Maybe i'll go back to the KL1/FB1 eventually, but for now the JIL rides in my pocket.
Now, If someone can point me to a flashlight that has the throw of a KL1 with the size of the JIL... i would conclude at least Voodoogreg and i would have found our 'perfect' edc light /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
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voodoogreg said:
Man!! The KL-1/FB-1 setup is my fav small head/body EDC right after my HDS basic 60.
I just ordered a jill 1.3, now I gotta wait /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/icon23.gif I am gonna freak if it's as bright and throw like a KL-1 !!. VDG
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WORD!
Now that I have the jil lite (1.3) for a week or so we are in true agreement! I am a throw man, but the jill strikes a almost perfect balance in flood and throw, ( little more hot spot would be perfect, but even now it's still near perfect!)
Jil is on me 24/7,,( that sounded weird!) aside from my basic 60, if i need more throw i will grab a KL-1/VG, and don't get me wrong, it's still in my top four list, but the jil will do most anything i need.
In the same way the 4t gen KL-1' were getting called laser's and light saber's the jil get's called just a flood but it has a lot of throw, period. I can light up thing's my LSH-P can't.
One other thing,, I was under the impression that the CR2 would drain real quick,this has not been the case with mine.
It seem's to be a little less then my KL-1's, so a CR2 is better then I was led to believe, or the jil lite has very good regulation.
In a way the size is just a nice addtional feature, as opposed to why I ordered, a tiny light with ok power. i recommend this thing to anyone as an EDC, much less a tiny "cool" light. VDG