saunterer
Newly Enlightened
Carl,
What kind of PSK are you referring to? Altoid's Tin sized or larger? Personally, in my Altoid's tin PSK, I have a Princeton Tec Pulsar, and an ARC-AAA. They're crammed in there along with all the other necessities that make up my PSK.
Now in my carry-everywhere-don't-leave-home-without it bag, I have a Brinkmann LX and a standard Mini-Maglite. And in my pocket, I have another ARC-AAA, and as soon as I post this, I'm running out to get a Surefire E2 or E1 to carry on my person. I find the ARC-AAA used 95% of the time, easy to feed, and extremely bright for the size. I would recommend this, as would others here in the forum.
IMO, if you are going to store these lights for a long period of time, anything lithium powered will be your best bet. And also, if this is for a PSK and there may be a chance of cold weather use, lithium is also the way to go. But, if your PSK is for let's say a crap-hits-the-fan type scenario, then commonly found batteries may be what you want to go with (AAA, AA, C, D, 9V). It'll be kinda of difficult to run out and purchase/trade/steal other speciality batteries in the event of a natural/man-made disaster or in some village in remote Africa, but you could find common sizes or even trade/barter with your neighbors.
Read these boards, evaluate how these lights will be stored/used/packed/fed, and ask more questions.
What kind of PSK are you referring to? Altoid's Tin sized or larger? Personally, in my Altoid's tin PSK, I have a Princeton Tec Pulsar, and an ARC-AAA. They're crammed in there along with all the other necessities that make up my PSK.
Now in my carry-everywhere-don't-leave-home-without it bag, I have a Brinkmann LX and a standard Mini-Maglite. And in my pocket, I have another ARC-AAA, and as soon as I post this, I'm running out to get a Surefire E2 or E1 to carry on my person. I find the ARC-AAA used 95% of the time, easy to feed, and extremely bright for the size. I would recommend this, as would others here in the forum.
IMO, if you are going to store these lights for a long period of time, anything lithium powered will be your best bet. And also, if this is for a PSK and there may be a chance of cold weather use, lithium is also the way to go. But, if your PSK is for let's say a crap-hits-the-fan type scenario, then commonly found batteries may be what you want to go with (AAA, AA, C, D, 9V). It'll be kinda of difficult to run out and purchase/trade/steal other speciality batteries in the event of a natural/man-made disaster or in some village in remote Africa, but you could find common sizes or even trade/barter with your neighbors.
Read these boards, evaluate how these lights will be stored/used/packed/fed, and ask more questions.