Hello all. A few years ago I decided to stop buying flashlights unless I actually needed one (weird, I know). Because of that I stopped keeping up to date with the tech, and I now 'need' a replacement for a light I just destroyed by stupidity but I am failing completely to find what I'm looking for. All suggestions greatly appreciated...
I just wrecked my copper nitecore tini by running it through the washing machine. I got that light because it fits in the zippo pocket of my jeans. It did the job but the UI was rubbish and obviously it wasn't able to withstand a 1200rpm spin cycle. Who knew? Obviously I could buy a tini 2 but I wanted to know what the current 'best of the best' is rather than buying another meh light. I'm pretty flexible with the form factor, materials and other specs but have listed my requirements below. Thanks all!
size - either fits in the zippo pocket or is a cylindrical type with a max length of 70mm and diameter of 18mm
build quality must be good or excellent
material - copper, brass, ns, titanium, ss- anything but plastic really
must be capable of at least 300lm for 1 minute+ with a low of <10 lm
not a mule - I like at least some throw
and the tricky one - must be built like a tank. The best light I ever had is still an arc aaa because it always worked and was a true thing of beauty. If I hadn't lost it I'd still be using it, even at 10lm
I'm not fussy about colour temperature as long as it's whiteish but if I can see the pwm with the naked eye that's a fail
I just wrecked my copper nitecore tini by running it through the washing machine. I got that light because it fits in the zippo pocket of my jeans. It did the job but the UI was rubbish and obviously it wasn't able to withstand a 1200rpm spin cycle. Who knew? Obviously I could buy a tini 2 but I wanted to know what the current 'best of the best' is rather than buying another meh light. I'm pretty flexible with the form factor, materials and other specs but have listed my requirements below. Thanks all!
size - either fits in the zippo pocket or is a cylindrical type with a max length of 70mm and diameter of 18mm
build quality must be good or excellent
material - copper, brass, ns, titanium, ss- anything but plastic really
must be capable of at least 300lm for 1 minute+ with a low of <10 lm
not a mule - I like at least some throw
and the tricky one - must be built like a tank. The best light I ever had is still an arc aaa because it always worked and was a true thing of beauty. If I hadn't lost it I'd still be using it, even at 10lm
I'm not fussy about colour temperature as long as it's whiteish but if I can see the pwm with the naked eye that's a fail
