Not knowing too much about LED lights, I found a Gerber TX 3.0 on sale for $32, looking for a bright, tough LED that I could use on Coast Guard boardings, that would serve as both a semi-tactical type light and an all around. I did a quick internet check and found a favorable review on FR and purchased the light. It worked well, but I found it was too bright for paperwork at night-- it will blind you. Plus, it is too long and heavy to use comfortably in conjunction with a pistol and after further "education" I see that non-regulated means a light level you can't really predict without changing batteries a lot. And, it can't take lithiums.
So, after extensive research I got a Fenix L2T. It is smaller, almost as bright as the Gerber on high, can take AA lithiums, and best of all is the reduced setting. It is still pretty bright but doesn't blind me when reading documents at night and the batteries will last a long time. I love the beam color and shape on this light. It has been tough and while the reverse clicky is not "tacticool," it does the job ok and holds well with a weapon. Now I can keep this one for home and order one through work.
I still like the Gerber, but the Fenix lights can meet multiple needs in a tiny package while I'm not really sure what to use the Gerber for. It starts as a bright light, but then just fades into a reading light so there's no real niche for it.
Anyway, thought I'd share. Really enjoying these high performance LED lights. Appreciate CPF and FR, great resources. I don't think I'll ever buy another incandescent, even my dive lights are LED now.
Take care.
So, after extensive research I got a Fenix L2T. It is smaller, almost as bright as the Gerber on high, can take AA lithiums, and best of all is the reduced setting. It is still pretty bright but doesn't blind me when reading documents at night and the batteries will last a long time. I love the beam color and shape on this light. It has been tough and while the reverse clicky is not "tacticool," it does the job ok and holds well with a weapon. Now I can keep this one for home and order one through work.
I still like the Gerber, but the Fenix lights can meet multiple needs in a tiny package while I'm not really sure what to use the Gerber for. It starts as a bright light, but then just fades into a reading light so there's no real niche for it.
Anyway, thought I'd share. Really enjoying these high performance LED lights. Appreciate CPF and FR, great resources. I don't think I'll ever buy another incandescent, even my dive lights are LED now.
Take care.
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