I want THROW!

Howdy all. I'm in the market for a $100 or less light that can throw a beam all the way to the moon. Well not really the moon, but real damn far. I will be carrying this light around in a cargo pocket, so size isn't a huge issue, but I don't need some monstrous light.

I'm really looking at the Jetbeam III I.B.S. At 225 lumen, this thing looks like it will put your eyes out at a pretty good distance.

I'm also interested in the Liteflux LF5 XT, but don't know what the max lumens or the runtimes are. Anyone know?

So does anyone have any other suggestions for a "thrower"?

Thanks! :thumbsup:

LF5XT has very floody beam.
Consider Tiablo A9. Throws much better that Jet-III and you can buy one for less than $60.

There is a DBS v1 in the BST forum now for $70.00 and it can be carried in cargo pant pockets.

http://www.cpfmarketplace.com/mp/showthread.php?t=179346

Lumen is only the amount of light from a flashlight or torch. A 10 lumen well focused light can easily out throw a 1000 lumen one.

How far do you want the light to throw?(Is your answer as far as possible?)

Gunner12 said:

Lumen is only the amount of light from a flashlight or torch. A 10 lumen well focused light can easily out throw a 1000 lumen one.

How far do you want the light to throw?(Is your answer as far as possible?)

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I want something with minimum 200 lumens. And yes, as far as possible!

Dereelight DBS V2 or the CL1H V4 will fit the bill, the CL1H is more of a standard light while the DBS is the 'thrower' model. These depend of course on whether you want to dive into 18650 batteries or not. If not, there are module options for CR123's.

The Tiablo A9 is a good thrower and is about $55 at Dealextreme right now, it is great on primaries but does not do very well on 18650s though. The Dereelight is better with 18650s.

The Dereelight DBS would be a good light to pick for throw. It is pretty easy to upgrade.

The Tiablo from DX or KD should work too.

If you have a Maglite, a Aspheric Mod might throw better(no spill too, unless you use the reflector)

Ah hell this is easy!

You need a laser pointer!

All throw, no lumens, runs off AAA's forever!

oh baby you want a tight beam, oh yea?

There's a Raidfire Spear in B/S/T right now for $100. Great light- throws fantastic! :thumbsup: Do a search and you'll get the info you need.

Here's a good review of the RaidFire Spear up against some other decent throwers.

Is DX a good place to purchase from? Is it a legit A9?

TONY M said:

The Tiablo A9 is a good thrower and is about $55 at Dealextreme right now, it is great on primaries but does not do very well on 18650s though. The Dereelight is better with 18650s.

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Can you explain this to me? I am thinking about getting another thrower other than my cheap Eastward, which is great and cheap.....but the Tiablo looks good too but I want to run it with 18650s and want to find out what you meant by "does not do very well on 18650s though."

Look at runtime graphs in those reviews:
RaidFire Spear
Tiablo A9
Spear keeps almost constant output to the end, in A9 output decreases over time (on 18650).

Centropolis said:

Can you explain this to me? I am thinking about getting another thrower other than my cheap Eastward, which is great and cheap.....but the Tiablo looks good too but I want to run it with 18650s and want to find out what you meant by "does not do very well on 18650s though."

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I think Tony is referring to brightness. The light will be brighter on CR123's but will have a longer run time on an 18650.

For the money, grab a Tiablo A9. But the better thrower would be the Dereelight!

This Mag-Lite Cree Q5 drop-in with aspherical lens from Kaidomain would be hard to beat in the throw department:

http://www.kaidomain.com/WEBUI/ProductDetail.aspx?TranID=4465

FrogsInWinter said:

This Mag-Lite Cree Q5 drop-in with aspherical lens from Kaidomain would be hard to beat in the throw department

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Except, unless you get a customized cut down mag, is not going to fit in a cargo pocket.

Raidfire Spear

schiesz said:

Except, unless you get a customized cut down mag, is not going to fit in a cargo pocket.

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Opps, missed the part about the cargo pocket. But getting a cut down Mag wouldn't be difficult on this forum.