skyfire
Flashlight Enthusiast
so i was thinking about my past EDC lights and how i came about settling on my current EDC (surefire L1). so i thought itll be fun to see what others have EDCed.
lets start with your first, then the next and so on. please feel free to elaborate why you moved on from it, or came back to it, or why it was chosen.
the definition of EDC differs from person to person. how about we keep it to the light or lights that are carried on you that dont have a specific task, such as for work. ah hell, feel free to include those too. and keychain lights if you like.
ill try and get the ball rolling.... i started EDCing a light a few years ago about the same time discovering CPF.
nitecore D10 ramping version - cant really say why i sold it, but im thinking there were too many other lights i wanted to try. (it was early in my flashaholism)
zebralight H501w - i still have it, and sometimes it rides along as a second EDC. its found a permanant spot in my collection.
jetbeam RRT-0 R2 - gifted to a friend, couldnt stand the ringy beam.
quark 123-2 tactical R5 - sold it and replaced it with a neutral tint version of the same model.
quark 123-2 tactical neutral XP-G - encountered some minor mode switching issue. gone soon after that.
HDS high CRI P4 clicky - longest tenure ive had with a EDC. sold it thinking i would replace it with a HDS rotary. big mistake on my part
V10R Ti - control ring + tailswitch = too much changing grip positions.
surefire L1 red - still in EDC rotation
surefire cree L1 - still in rotation
2x surefire 1st gen L1 with high CRI nichia, and SSC P4. - my favorite lights of all-time best ergos, simple quick access UI, my perfect beams using narrow optics, high CRI, i honestly dont think theres any other light that could replace it besides a McGizmo LS20.
work lights:
mini maglite 3xAAA - died while on the job. search for a new light began... as well as a path to "enlightenment" :thumbsup:
olight m20 R2 - replace after discovery of neutral tint
jetbeam M III neutral tint XR-E - replace after i got a surefire E2DL and was astonished by its TIR optics beam.
Surefire E2DL - still used as a back up, but i wanted more lumens.
catapult v1 - tried it out, was just too heavy and big for me.
dereelight C4L1 or something (dereelight's p60 host) with a nailbender 3-mode SST-90 3000k - wanted my primary work light to be a surefire, after experiencing a contact issue, which was fixed later.
oveready C2 with McClicky and nailbender SST-90 drop-in - still my primary work light, but drop-ins have changed from the SST-90 to a NB XM-L 3000k, to a malkoff M61hcri.
lets hear your evolution :naughty:
lets start with your first, then the next and so on. please feel free to elaborate why you moved on from it, or came back to it, or why it was chosen.
the definition of EDC differs from person to person. how about we keep it to the light or lights that are carried on you that dont have a specific task, such as for work. ah hell, feel free to include those too. and keychain lights if you like.
ill try and get the ball rolling.... i started EDCing a light a few years ago about the same time discovering CPF.
nitecore D10 ramping version - cant really say why i sold it, but im thinking there were too many other lights i wanted to try. (it was early in my flashaholism)
zebralight H501w - i still have it, and sometimes it rides along as a second EDC. its found a permanant spot in my collection.
jetbeam RRT-0 R2 - gifted to a friend, couldnt stand the ringy beam.
quark 123-2 tactical R5 - sold it and replaced it with a neutral tint version of the same model.
quark 123-2 tactical neutral XP-G - encountered some minor mode switching issue. gone soon after that.
HDS high CRI P4 clicky - longest tenure ive had with a EDC. sold it thinking i would replace it with a HDS rotary. big mistake on my part
V10R Ti - control ring + tailswitch = too much changing grip positions.
surefire L1 red - still in EDC rotation
surefire cree L1 - still in rotation
2x surefire 1st gen L1 with high CRI nichia, and SSC P4. - my favorite lights of all-time best ergos, simple quick access UI, my perfect beams using narrow optics, high CRI, i honestly dont think theres any other light that could replace it besides a McGizmo LS20.
work lights:
mini maglite 3xAAA - died while on the job. search for a new light began... as well as a path to "enlightenment" :thumbsup:
olight m20 R2 - replace after discovery of neutral tint
jetbeam M III neutral tint XR-E - replace after i got a surefire E2DL and was astonished by its TIR optics beam.
Surefire E2DL - still used as a back up, but i wanted more lumens.
catapult v1 - tried it out, was just too heavy and big for me.
dereelight C4L1 or something (dereelight's p60 host) with a nailbender 3-mode SST-90 3000k - wanted my primary work light to be a surefire, after experiencing a contact issue, which was fixed later.
oveready C2 with McClicky and nailbender SST-90 drop-in - still my primary work light, but drop-ins have changed from the SST-90 to a NB XM-L 3000k, to a malkoff M61hcri.
lets hear your evolution :naughty:
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