Hey Folks, 1st time posting here to Vinh's forum. Pretty new to the whole flashlight world and cpf, but I have a decent little collection going. Big fan of Vinh's work too, and wish I had more. I have learned quite a bit from reading all of the informative posts here on cpf so far. Figured I'd give you a little back story before asking what I'm looking for.. I am a very much an outdoorsman; I do a lot of hunting, fishing, camping, etc.. So the majority of my flashlight use is outside, away from cities and man-made light..
I have previously gotten a p60 dropin from from Vinh for lots of throw. It is an xpe2 dedome at 3A which I use in my host with a Horton aspheric lens. This light is stricly for throw. I have since ordered an XPG2 dedomed dropin from him at 4.5A to get a little better beam pattern out of the same host and lens.. As I said this one is strictly for throw and I primarily use it for distance predator hunting at night. I also have a Lightforce Enforcer with 75watt halogen bulb that I use for the same task. It has a 12 volt battery pack or can plug it into the accessory outlet in a vehicle. I also end up using this light for tracking afterwards, as you can adjust the beam, and it lights up such a big swath of ground with enough throw, its like turning on the sun in that area..
I am also a big bow hunter; so I very often have to track the game after the shot, and most of the time this is at night. I end up using a headlamp for this task as it is small enough to fit in my pocket, and allows me to use my hands for carrying my gear, etc. This light doesnt really need much throw since I only need it to light up the area directly in front of me as I am usually hunched over or sometimes on my hands and knees. For this I have ordered one of Vinh's HC90vn's which I anxiously await.
Anyways, to make a long story short, and thank you for sticking in with me so far.. I have a fenix pd35 which I got when they 1st came out sometime in late 2013. When I found out Vinh did upgrades to this light, I immediately inquired with him as to the possibility of upgrading mine. Since there are soo many upgrade options for this light, I am a little stuck on which direction to go. Plus I am a very indecisive person as it is, haha... I have read this entire thread just to get an idea of what you all have ordered and your feelings on that setup. I pretty much have my choice narrowed down to one of the triple LED upgrades, either the XP-G2 or the XPL. My question to everyone would be, having all the other lights I listed above, which setup would you go with for the pd35vn, the triple XPG2 or triple XPL? Im looking for something to kind of fill in the gap between all the other lights I have, and be more of an edc/all-around light, albeit a very intense edc light, lol. Would like it to be similar to the 75 watt enforcer, not for the throw so much, but in that it lights up such an impressive amount of area when focused out for flood, and sill maintains enough reach to see the area around you. Just in a smaller, single 18650 package...
I very much appreciate any thoughts or input you guys might have on the matter. Thanks for reading...
