Chicken Drumstick
Flashlight Enthusiast
Please forgive me if this seems an obvious question to answer, but in my defence I don't think I've actually seen and certainly never used a p60 flashlight of any sort. :laughing:
I've just been looking at some SolarForce offerings on Lighthounds website, and I'm still rather puzzled tbh.
If I'm missing something really obvious please point it out :candle: but so far my take on it is this.
For your money you get a flashlight that is neither small and pocket friendly, nor big and solid alla MagLites. The dimensions for L2P for example (140 x 32 x 25) would make it too big for a pocket or EDC unless wearing a big coat or using a holster of some kind.
Looking at the Lighthound offerings it seems you can get a budget HAII host or a nicer HAIII host for a bit more money. Both only have reverse clickies and while there is a forward clicky listed as a cost option, the forward clickies seem to be in HAIII black so either won't match the cheaper hosts anodizing or won't match the colours offered for the HAIII hosts (I was looking at blue and gold ones).
It also seems you'd want to buy a stainless steel bezel as this is pretty standard on most other off the shelf flashlights these days. And of course the drop in. I'm not hugely familiar with what you can and can't get for p60's. But again looking at the options on Lighhounds website it seems you have choice of emitter, all in smooth reflectors and either 1, 3 or 5 mode options.
I'm not really up on the relative performance and ability of these drop ins. I concentrated on looking at XM-L ones and I read claims of 340-350 lumens (I presume LED output as it wasn't stated otherwise).
With the budget HAII host:
With the blue HAIII host:
Both these setups above would end up with a miss-matched rear cap due to wanting a forward clicky (maybe this can be solved??). And of course no holster, no lanyard, no clip or the other things you often get with an off the shelf light.
I'm not saying such lights are bad, indeed I suspect they are quite the opposite. I'm just struggling to understand where the appeal lies. For example, buy the time you've added a hoslter, clip and such to the HAIII L2P you are less than $20 from a Klarus XT11, which would appear to offer over twice the lumens and a far more sophisticated user interface.
I admit just over $50 doesn't seem bad for the cheaper offering compared to more well known flashlights. But I'm still not convinced, is there something else beside price?
Thanks.
I've just been looking at some SolarForce offerings on Lighthounds website, and I'm still rather puzzled tbh.
If I'm missing something really obvious please point it out :candle: but so far my take on it is this.
For your money you get a flashlight that is neither small and pocket friendly, nor big and solid alla MagLites. The dimensions for L2P for example (140 x 32 x 25) would make it too big for a pocket or EDC unless wearing a big coat or using a holster of some kind.
Looking at the Lighthound offerings it seems you can get a budget HAII host or a nicer HAIII host for a bit more money. Both only have reverse clickies and while there is a forward clicky listed as a cost option, the forward clickies seem to be in HAIII black so either won't match the cheaper hosts anodizing or won't match the colours offered for the HAIII hosts (I was looking at blue and gold ones).
It also seems you'd want to buy a stainless steel bezel as this is pretty standard on most other off the shelf flashlights these days. And of course the drop in. I'm not hugely familiar with what you can and can't get for p60's. But again looking at the options on Lighhounds website it seems you have choice of emitter, all in smooth reflectors and either 1, 3 or 5 mode options.
I'm not really up on the relative performance and ability of these drop ins. I concentrated on looking at XM-L ones and I read claims of 340-350 lumens (I presume LED output as it wasn't stated otherwise).
With the budget HAII host:
Solarforce L2 Host for 18650 Battery - Body with Head and Switch, all Black Type 2 Anodized | 14.99 |
Solar Force L2 Tailcap with Forward Click Switch ver L2-S8 | 10.99 |
Solar Force XM-L Drop-In 3.7 - 8.4 Volts | 18.99 |
Solarforce Stainless Steel Slight Crenelated Bezel Ring | 7.99 |
$52.96 |
With the blue HAIII host:
Solar Force L2P Flashlight Host for 18650 - L2P Host HA III Blue Finish | 26.99 |
Solar Force L2 Tailcap with Forward Click Switch ver L2-S8 | 10.99 |
Solar Force XM-L Drop-In 3.7 - 8.4 Volts | 18.99 |
Solarforce Stainless Steel Slight Crenelated Bezel Ring | 7.99 |
$64.96 |
Both these setups above would end up with a miss-matched rear cap due to wanting a forward clicky (maybe this can be solved??). And of course no holster, no lanyard, no clip or the other things you often get with an off the shelf light.
I'm not saying such lights are bad, indeed I suspect they are quite the opposite. I'm just struggling to understand where the appeal lies. For example, buy the time you've added a hoslter, clip and such to the HAIII L2P you are less than $20 from a Klarus XT11, which would appear to offer over twice the lumens and a far more sophisticated user interface.
I admit just over $50 doesn't seem bad for the cheaper offering compared to more well known flashlights. But I'm still not convinced, is there something else beside price?
Thanks.