Hi all, :wave:
Congratulations for this amazing forum :thumbsup:
A while ago, I decided to get myself a very cool Fenix LD01 which has been on my keychain for more than 4 years now and CPF help me choosing the right one.
Now, I would need some help from you again. I'm currently looking for a very good (urban survival) flashlight.
The reason ? I had a major power failure a month ago, no light for more than 6 hours and I tell you what: it a real pain....and I don't want this to happen again.
My trustworthy LD01 helped me a lot and since I had almost 4 x AAA batteries, I've been OK until the power came back. If I didn't have spare batteries that would have been tough.
The reason why I'm asking if I (we ?) should choose the flashlight because of the batteries is quite simple:
Scenario #1: AA batteries depleted. Easy to find in any store some "traditional" AA batteries. Did I mention I have rechargable 8 x NiMH 2700 mAh.
Scenario #2: CR123 flashlight. Powerful but batteries are expensive. I cannot have spare rechargable CR123 batteries...
All in all, is it better to have a flashlight that would use AA batteries ? Then I can have a quite large amount of rechargable AA batteries available anytime or should I go for a fancy CR123 flashlight ?
Form over function ? Practical over power ?
I'm considering Fenix (since I'm quite happy with my LD01) and also Surefire.
Fenix possible models: LD20, PD30, TA20 , TA30
Nitecore: Infilux IFD2-G R5, SR3
Many thanks for your help. Sorry to mention that, but I don't know much about flashlights and their technology and I'm sorry for my mistakes in this post. I'm not fluent in English so please forgive me.
All the best,
Bruce
Congratulations for this amazing forum :thumbsup:
A while ago, I decided to get myself a very cool Fenix LD01 which has been on my keychain for more than 4 years now and CPF help me choosing the right one.
Now, I would need some help from you again. I'm currently looking for a very good (urban survival) flashlight.
The reason ? I had a major power failure a month ago, no light for more than 6 hours and I tell you what: it a real pain....and I don't want this to happen again.
My trustworthy LD01 helped me a lot and since I had almost 4 x AAA batteries, I've been OK until the power came back. If I didn't have spare batteries that would have been tough.
The reason why I'm asking if I (we ?) should choose the flashlight because of the batteries is quite simple:
Scenario #1: AA batteries depleted. Easy to find in any store some "traditional" AA batteries. Did I mention I have rechargable 8 x NiMH 2700 mAh.
Scenario #2: CR123 flashlight. Powerful but batteries are expensive. I cannot have spare rechargable CR123 batteries...
All in all, is it better to have a flashlight that would use AA batteries ? Then I can have a quite large amount of rechargable AA batteries available anytime or should I go for a fancy CR123 flashlight ?
Form over function ? Practical over power ?
I'm considering Fenix (since I'm quite happy with my LD01) and also Surefire.
Fenix possible models: LD20, PD30, TA20 , TA30
Nitecore: Infilux IFD2-G R5, SR3
Many thanks for your help. Sorry to mention that, but I don't know much about flashlights and their technology and I'm sorry for my mistakes in this post. I'm not fluent in English so please forgive me.
All the best,
Bruce
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