Which l.e.d. Flashlight is the most Rugged?

[palimpsest]

Here you go... not really scientific in any way, but a test to failure really doesn't need to be (IMHO).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNLcglmyyWM

Olight M20 extreme test:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUNAk0iypBg

 

[GunnarGG]

This is the answer to the OP's question. Most companies do floor drop tests. Henry starts at 20', then goes on to throwing them, and if you'll look at that bezel you know there were some strong throwers there. :eek:

Maybe this is what people are asking for in threads like "Recommend me the best thrower" :laughing:

 

[ateallthepies]

In my experience, my TK 11 has been in use for nearly 2 years and is my go to work light and gets all sorts of abuse from dropping to being chucked in my tool bag.

But apart from external appearances it still works perfectly and has never let me down yet!


Steve.

 

[coyote]

i live off-the-grid in the wilderness and use 'lights everyday. in my experience the two toughest lights i've owned to date are:

Arc AAA

Mako AAA

 

[Belstaff1464]

Maybe this is what people are asking for in threads like "Recommend me the best thrower" :laughing:

:crackup::clap:

 

[TITANER]

Here you go... not really scientific in any way, but a test to failure really doesn't need to be (IMHO).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNLcglmyyWM

kramer,thanks for your infomation.

 

[Gaffle]

My longest lasting light so far is my 4D Mag which now has a LED drop-in. I have had this light for at least 10 years, if not longer. Before headlamps came out the Mag was my go to fishing light. I could soak that sucker and never had a problem.

I would say a large Mag is pretty rugged. Both my Jetbeam and Streamlight have died and the Mag is still truckin.:rock:

 

[Ray_of_Light]

There is a flashlight that I bought because it specifically claimed to resist falls on concrete from 3 meters height. Consider that lights designed to resist heavy recoil will not always resist a 3 meters fall on concrete, since the force impulse is applied and distributed differently.
None of the other commercial lights, even of the most famous brands, make the 3 meters claim.
This light is the Ferei F-V, powered from a single 18650 or 2x123, uses an X-RE LED, produces more than 200 lumens at the emitter. It has a 1.5 inches smooth reflector, a 5 mm thick glass windows, and is bulky beside any expectation... and it lived the 3 meter claim, as I tested it.
I can't say the same of the 18650 cell which was inside the light... you need to use a 2x123 battery stick to entitle the 3 meters height survival.

Close seconds are the Fenix TK-11 and TK12. They are not specifically guaranteed against a fall from a given height, but they are very very rugged anyway.

Regards

Anthony

 

[Lynx_Arc]

UK 2AAA eled, I once showed someone in a store that thought it was a "fragile" light by throwing it at the floor. I probably could break the bezel if I hit it just right. I once ran over it with a car.

 

[LED_Thrift]

These are lights that I have used that I know are rugged. I'm suprised more people haven't mentioned Electrolumens, the one I have is really built like a tank.

Specific Models:
Arc AAA - legendary longevity, direct drive, potted

Inova X5 - direct drive, another legend among rugged lights

Streamlight ProPoly 4AA Lux - super rugged

Electrolumens EDC-MCE - very thick walls, direct drive, great annodizing [also available in titanium].

Rugged Brands:

Peak lights - great build quality, potted, minimal electronics, most models can be had in stainless steel, some models are direct drive

HDS - great build quality and engineering

 

[woodrow]

For taking a 30+ foot fall...Brinkman Armormax AA light...weighs nothing...so smaller impact, plastic lens will not break...and 1 AA cell...lithium e2 AA is tough and lightweight...I would say this is the best light offored (reverse clicky..less likely to break than forward clicky) if you need it to work after falling off a cliff..and has a nice SF 6p P60 bright and smooth type beam....all for $13 from BG. But I would trust it over my old SF M3 to take a high fall.

If you need a tough light that might take a fall from less of a height...and it must be Waterproof...AE's 3XAA dive light. 3 O-ring twisty...very tough...very water proof. BJ usually carries them.

 

[Tiresius]

Which light was it that was built like a brick? I recalled it was titanium colored and built in 2 pieces like the Qmini.

Someone hurled it at the brick wall so many times and it ended up damaging the wall more than the light. There were so many scuff marks on it but the light still worked.

It's a tiny little light, maybe the size of a RA clicky.

 

[Belstaff1464]

Have you guys seen the video where the guy uses an Elzetta ZFL-M60 to hammer in a 6D nail in a 2x4 while the light was on ? It didn't switch off at anytime !! No wonder their motto is "Tougher Than Nails" !!! That was impressive stuff. Check it out here. I went and ordered one after watching this footage. :whistle:

 

[Lynx_Arc]

Have you guys seen the video where the guy uses an Elzetta ZFL-M60 to hammer in a 6D nail in a 2x4 while the light was on ? It didn't switch off at anytime !! No wonder their motto is "Tougher Than Nails" !!! That was impressive stuff. Check it out here. I went and ordered one after watching this footage. :whistle:

If the 2x4 wasn't hard wood I could probably put an 12d nail in one with a mag 2D light... big deal.

 

[Belstaff1464]

If the 2x4 wasn't hard wood I could probably put an 12d nail in one with a mag 2D light... big deal.

Be sure to post up a video when you do :poke:.

The Elzetta is actually designed to be a weaponlight. How about your 2D Mag ? :nana:

 

[Lynx_Arc]

Be sure to post up a video when you do :poke:.

The Elzetta is actually designed to be a weaponlight. How about your 2D Mag ? :nana:

I don't have a 2D mag, and why bother with a video? I suggest next time you are at a hardware store you look at the size of a 6 penny nail and then realize... it is no big deal. You could just about use a 2AA mag to pound one of them into a soft 2x4.