AA with tail switch $100 budget

Ok I do not own a AA light and have an itch to buy a light. Whats out there around $100 with a tail switch no twisties. Reliability is more important than it being the brightest, close to 100 lumens would be nice but less is ok. Two or three modes would be good like a high, low or high, med, low but no strobe or SOS or anything like that. Also the smaller the better.

Thanks

My vote would be for the Jetbeam Jet1 pro from bugoutgearusa.com, can use any aa size battery including 14500, 3 modes that you can set to whatever brightness you want whether it be l-m-h, m-l-h, or a strobe if you want it later on. easy to program, 240 lumens, 2-way clip and lifetime warranty. $56 with discount code!!!:twothumbs

BarryG said:

My vote would be for the Jetbeam Jet1 pro from bugoutgearusa.com, can use any aa size battery including 14500, 3 modes that you can set to whatever brightness you want whether it be l-m-h, m-l-h, or a strobe if you want it later on. easy to program, 240 lumens, 2-way clip and lifetime warranty. $56 with discount code!!!:twothumbs

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Couldn't have said it better myself!

After a couple of dozen other torches over the last year I discovered this Jetbeam and it was as close to a revelation as I could have with a torch. Finally I found something that I can make do what I want my torch to do.

It's very bright on primaries but is something else to behold on 14500.

My vote would also be for the JETBeam JET-I PRO V3.0. Use CPFSAVE12 at checkout for 12% off. I love this light.




Another light I like a lot is the NiteCore D10 SP.

D10 is on the right.

Sorry I forgot to mention that I will never purchase a Jetbeam product again there warranty sucks.

Take a look at the Quark AA. High end is right around 100 lumens (200 if you run it on a 14500, which I do); low end ("candlelight mode") is 0.02 lumen and incredibly useful. Build quality is high, and mine has been completely reliable. Warranty is nominally 120 months! Price is $58 before the cpf discount. How can you go wrong?

You could consider the Quark AA Tactical. It's a two mode light that you can reprogram to your liking. You have to twist the head multiple times in rapid succession to activate reprogramming.

Agree that the Quark AA is a winner, especially with a 14500. Mine's gotten a lot of rough treatment and has been totally reliable. Especially like that you can get to Max or Min with just a quick twist of the head before you turn it on. No need to cycle thru the other levels. I flipped the clip so I can use it as a headlamp on the brim of my baseball cap. Strobe, beacon, SOS, are out of the way so not a nuisance like some other AA lights.

nightcore d10 or d20 always a good choice

simple tough bright

http://www.eagletac.com/flashlights/p10a.html

Quark AA Tactical

I just received the Fenix LD10 r4 and I have to say it is very impressive. The output is unbelievable and the build quality is excellent. I have owned a lot of LED torches over the last 5 years and I have to say this is one of the best if not the best.

I'm also looking for an AA light. Not from an Asian country though.

North America or Europe only. Is there anything out there?

jamesmtl514 said:

I'm also looking for an AA light. Not from an Asian country though.

North America or Europe only. Is there anything out there?

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Sure, you can pay $165 for this. Personally I can't see paying that muhc money for a 2 cell AA light that puts out less than 100 lumens, but that's just me.

In my limited experience, Fenix and 4Sevens AA lights are very good lights for the money. Excellent build quality, efficient circuitry and great customer service. I recently purchased a Quark AA2 regular and couldn't be happier. I'm sure the single AA version is just as impressive.

Mark

was.lost.but.now.found said:

Sure, you can pay $165...

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WHAT THE!!!

You can have a Quark 2AA Tactical, TK20 and a Jet1 for that much.