Upgrade from incandescent mini maglite
Hi guys, I've been using an incandescent mini maglite for well over a decade. It's always worked flawlessly, but the quantity of light (lumens?) it provides is very small and its runtime is rather short as well (maybe something like 3 hours on random AA batteries?). I like how simple the on/off switch works, but the "zoom" feature ended up being more annoying in practice than I first thought. Also, this flashlight provides too few lumens for most of its running time, thus not very useful for work. The length and diameter(s) of this mini maglite are good for handling, but it's too long for pocketing it in a comfortable way.
I'm not looking for the brightest light (thus, short runtime), but for a new flashlight that provides a lot more lumens than my current incandescent mini maglite while at the same time can significantly increase its running time--all with the same or better reliability than my current mini maglite.
Thus, I need a new flashlight that provides:
- More light around me than my current mini maglite while at the same time it should throw a beam down to at least 50 meters (100 m or plus would be better).
- This torch should also be protected against the rain.
- It's got to be as reliable and long lasting as my current incandescent mini maglite.
- It must be able to use off the shelf AA batteries--I'm considering rechargeables, but standard alcalines are a must.
- Included accessories like an useable clip or lanyard are certainly welcome.
- The user interface must be simple and obvious to whoever gets to use the flashlight.
- No maintenance--I've never done anything to my current mini maglite other than changing the bulb every now and then.
- The main uses for this flashlight are going to be: outdoor work, blackouts, personal light, blackouts, etc.
So I've been surfing the Internet where I found two possible candidates:
- Mini Maglite LED Pro+
- Sunwayman V20A (alternatively, V10A).
I have not been able to gather much information about this Mini Maglite LED Pro+, but I found a lot of positive comments about this Sunwayman V20A and its sister V10A.
Given my requirements, what do you guys advice me to get? I welcome any other alternatives as long as they fullfill my requirements. The single AA flashlights seem very pocketable, but I'm worried that they may not hold enough juice without having to replace the battery right in the middle of some task.
Eventually, I'd need to know in what online store I can get the best shipped price to Europe for the selected flashlight. For the Sunwayman, I found this website hkequipment.net but I don't know if there's any better offers out there.
Thank you in advance!