"L1" as in Surefire.....
I been looking a bit and like the L1's LED and dual outputs; I'm not too wild on the metal body or the $$$.
Ideally I'd want a white LED w/plastic body (non-conductive and waterproof to at least a few feet) that was 2xAA or 2xCR123, and a long runtime (50-75-100+ hrs). Having a shorter/higher-output switch would be great, but I won't do without the longer run time. Having a nylon belt holster available would be nifty as well.
So far I have been alternating between using a mini-mag 2-AA and a stubby silver 4-AA Brinkman LED flashlight I got at Wal-Mart for about $10. The Brinkman is bright enough for me but is built a bit flimsy, and it's body is too fat to carry easily on my person. The mini-mag is thin enough but a bit long and has the metal body. Also while I do like the focusing ability--I don't like the fact that the head tends to come unscrewed. I put a tailswitch on it because I had to--the head kept unscrewing, running the batteries down as I was carrying it around.
I know there's lots of look-a-likes sold but don't know many places to look online for them. And I don't really care for any of the "tactical" umm,,,, stuff that they sell for SureFires. So I don't really *need* a Surefire, I just haven't seen anything else close to the L1. Ideally it'd cost <$50; the $135 price for the Surefire L1 is probably the absolute most I'd pay.
Anybody know anything?
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I been looking a bit and like the L1's LED and dual outputs; I'm not too wild on the metal body or the $$$.
Ideally I'd want a white LED w/plastic body (non-conductive and waterproof to at least a few feet) that was 2xAA or 2xCR123, and a long runtime (50-75-100+ hrs). Having a shorter/higher-output switch would be great, but I won't do without the longer run time. Having a nylon belt holster available would be nifty as well.
So far I have been alternating between using a mini-mag 2-AA and a stubby silver 4-AA Brinkman LED flashlight I got at Wal-Mart for about $10. The Brinkman is bright enough for me but is built a bit flimsy, and it's body is too fat to carry easily on my person. The mini-mag is thin enough but a bit long and has the metal body. Also while I do like the focusing ability--I don't like the fact that the head tends to come unscrewed. I put a tailswitch on it because I had to--the head kept unscrewing, running the batteries down as I was carrying it around.
I know there's lots of look-a-likes sold but don't know many places to look online for them. And I don't really care for any of the "tactical" umm,,,, stuff that they sell for SureFires. So I don't really *need* a Surefire, I just haven't seen anything else close to the L1. Ideally it'd cost <$50; the $135 price for the Surefire L1 is probably the absolute most I'd pay.
Anybody know anything?
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