Hello all,
I've scouted about the forum trying to find a solution to my problem but haven't been able to find any real definitive answer so thought that I would post in the hope that someone can help me out...
At work I currently carry two torches on my duty belt; a Maglite 2D (work issue) and a Surefire 6P LED (bought personally as a back-up). The problem is I'm constantly using the 6P as my primary as the light put out by the Mag is pitiful. I've looked at upgrading the Mag with some sort of drop-in but from what I've read here this isn't the way to go for me as battery life is greatly reduced by these drop-in lumen-monsters (plus I've never modified a torch before and am a bit daunted by the talk of extra cells and rubber hose!).
So my question is...is there an 'off-the-shelf' alternative to the Maglite 2D, i.e. something of a similar size and durable build quality that can be worn on a duty belt, but that will actually be capable of putting out more light than my 6P? (Without spending £500 on a Surefire M3LT, something that incidentally I would love to do if it wasn't for the look of pure rage in my other half's eyes when I suggested this 5 minutes ago!).
Hopefully someone here can give me some advice, many thanks!
J.
I've scouted about the forum trying to find a solution to my problem but haven't been able to find any real definitive answer so thought that I would post in the hope that someone can help me out...
At work I currently carry two torches on my duty belt; a Maglite 2D (work issue) and a Surefire 6P LED (bought personally as a back-up). The problem is I'm constantly using the 6P as my primary as the light put out by the Mag is pitiful. I've looked at upgrading the Mag with some sort of drop-in but from what I've read here this isn't the way to go for me as battery life is greatly reduced by these drop-in lumen-monsters (plus I've never modified a torch before and am a bit daunted by the talk of extra cells and rubber hose!).
So my question is...is there an 'off-the-shelf' alternative to the Maglite 2D, i.e. something of a similar size and durable build quality that can be worn on a duty belt, but that will actually be capable of putting out more light than my 6P? (Without spending £500 on a Surefire M3LT, something that incidentally I would love to do if it wasn't for the look of pure rage in my other half's eyes when I suggested this 5 minutes ago!).
Hopefully someone here can give me some advice, many thanks!
J.