Big Sam
Newly Enlightened
Sort of a dream come true kind of thing. My wife and I just got back from an African hunting safari in the country of South Africa. She hunted with a camera and I did it with a rifle (... well and some camera). In this case though we brought along our own zebra's. She used my SC60w and I used my SC600. We had electricity though we were deep in the bush and way off the beaten path. She is not into flashlights but it was her reading light and companion for the week. Never needed to change out the battery with the way she used it. The SC600 was my 24/7 companion. On it's lowest setting it made a great night light and kept me on course to the br in the wee hours. Though we hunted into dusk there was never a need to follow up game after dark (though some others were not so lucky) but the SC600 and a couple spare batteries were on hand. I did wander around some after dark so, bright or dim, it was always just right. South Africa suffers from a serious power shortage so there are frequent power blackouts. We had one over dinner time. The food was cooked over gas but there was only candles to eat by (could not see what was in the food bowls to dish it out). Once again this little pocket light came to the rescue. I have a white diffuser cut down from a Fenix TK-12 to fit it so in it went and I tied the flashlight to the overhead light above the table. At 200 lumens we could all see what we were eating and still enjoy a candle lit dinner.
Here in the states I tend to edc a smaller light but whenever it's practical the SC600 pays off in versatility. It's the only light I carried in Africa. I took my D11.2 and my TK 21 but never even turned them on. They are great lights but the one in my pocket every day was the SC600. As I said before, whenever out hunting or sightseeing, my daypack had 2-3 extra AW2200 batteries just in case. A week in the bush turned up the only weakness I see in either the SC60 or SC600. That is the fact that I cannot actually hand it to someone who needs a flashlight without a tutorial in it's use. I would like to see Zebralight add an on/off function to their electronic switch. Something like pushing the power button 12 times fast to turn the SC600 into a simple on or off flashlight with about 200 lumens. In any case. Great trip. Great lights.
Here in the states I tend to edc a smaller light but whenever it's practical the SC600 pays off in versatility. It's the only light I carried in Africa. I took my D11.2 and my TK 21 but never even turned them on. They are great lights but the one in my pocket every day was the SC600. As I said before, whenever out hunting or sightseeing, my daypack had 2-3 extra AW2200 batteries just in case. A week in the bush turned up the only weakness I see in either the SC60 or SC600. That is the fact that I cannot actually hand it to someone who needs a flashlight without a tutorial in it's use. I would like to see Zebralight add an on/off function to their electronic switch. Something like pushing the power button 12 times fast to turn the SC600 into a simple on or off flashlight with about 200 lumens. In any case. Great trip. Great lights.
. Been living in Johannesburg for 9 years without a single incident. Although I understand that it may be dangerous a person that brings along even a little bit of common sense will be just fine most of the time 
