I think I will just stick with Maglites from now on , I have an Olight M20 and M30 and a Surefire M6 and a few G2s and I still always seem to go for the Maglite LED D cell and LED Mini Mags
plus they are way cheaper , I came to this conclusion last knight when I had my Olight M30 and my brother had an el cheapo Walmart 3 color Coleman max flashlight that seemed as bright as my M30 :sick2: let the flaming commence
but I will still hang out here .
Hey, by all means. You find a good product, and you stick with it! Just because it is not the most popular vote or the newest Cree, does not mean it will not be just as beneficial when you need to use it. A flashlight is a flashlight, it will guide you through the dark. User interfaces, lumen counts, type of bulb, etc are always changing. You will never be able to catch up... which obviously adds to the obsession.
Stick with what works for you. If it is Maglite at the moment, then so be it. But as long as you are going to continue hanging out here at CPF... you know and I know... your perspective will change eventually. One day, you will discover a newer, better, more suitable and convenient light for your needs. Until then... Maglite it is :thumbsup:
But to me it seems like you are stuck in a plateau, and you are referring back to a sure bet. It seems like you hyped yourself up so much with your current purchases, that the Maglite seemed like the best bang for the buck, and giving you the thought that you wasted your money (In hopes on finding something that will outdo and blow your Maglite away...).
Maglite is reliable, does not require any fancy Japanese lithium cells to deliver quality performance (convenience), and has excellent runtime. Not to mention their known durability. Sometimes the simpler the better. Maglite is a solid bet, and has been around for ages. So you know they have to be doing something right.
Ever notice why they never try to outdo other light manufacturers when it comes to brightness or newest bulb? They have a solid foundation, and they are sticking with it. They are known for their durabilty, plain and simple. You do not hear alot of people saying their Maglite died on them a few months later, but instead you hear them say that they still have their 20 year old Maglite running, but they are due for an upgrade to a brighter light / bulb. The beautiful thing about Maglites are that you do not have to part away from them. People love their Maglites so much, that they come out with drop-in mods to upgrade the brightness of their light (this also includes the conversion from incandescent to LED). There are numerous mods for Maglites out there, just incase you get bored of it one day.
What it seems like to me is you just need to vent, and this is the perfect place to do it! :nana: Also remember, everyone has their purpose for purchasing a flashlight. Some have to find a reliable one for their job (cops, firemen, etc), some are for extreme activities (caving, hiking, scuba-diving), some are for safety (bicycle lights, car breakdowns)... I can go on forever, I'm sure you got the point. But lets face it, most of the people on here are looking for a new toy. Just remember, you cannot mix that aspect of purchasing a light, with the quality of the light, and come to a conclusion about it that way. When you purchase an Olight, or a Quark for example, you are paying for the User Interface, multimodes, newest cree, forward/reverse clicky, etc. With a Maglite, your modes are limited. Reading a map in the dark with a Maglite will give you more of a headache (destroying your night-vision), than lets say, using the red low mode on a Ra Twisty 85-TR. To each it's own.
