Quiksilver
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Hi guys,
Think a few of you guys might find this helpful.
Just a small review of flashlight reliability.
I consider reliability to be the highest priority out of a tool, including flashlights.
I have owned and operated lights from these companies:
Malkoff
HDS
Fenix
FourSevens
Surefire
MagLite
ZebraLight
???
(a small company which makes 9-volt battery flashlights, not sure the name anymore. They sent me a nice hand-written letter with the lights too.)
The only companies which have made products that haven't failed me:
Malkoff
Surefire
(and the small unknown 9v light company )
All the rest:
- Fenix
- FourSevens
- MagLite
- ZebraLight
- A few others
I now have no lights remaining from those companies. The only lights I have left are Malkoff and Surefire.
Why is this?
They have broken/failed/died. After a few years (or weeks) the light just fails for one reason or another. The result is that, after awhile, I now have only Malkoff and Surefire lights left functioning.
Other notes:
* My Fenix LD05 keychain light has never failed.
* My HDS Rotary is in for repairs currently after it failing a few years ago (yes yes i know, lost it for awhile).
* I do still have a MagLite however it has a Malkoff drop-in, so not sure that counts.
Think a few of you guys might find this helpful.
Just a small review of flashlight reliability.
I consider reliability to be the highest priority out of a tool, including flashlights.
I have owned and operated lights from these companies:
Malkoff
HDS
Fenix
FourSevens
Surefire
MagLite
ZebraLight
???
(a small company which makes 9-volt battery flashlights, not sure the name anymore. They sent me a nice hand-written letter with the lights too.)
The only companies which have made products that haven't failed me:
Malkoff
Surefire
(and the small unknown 9v light company )
All the rest:
- Fenix
- FourSevens
- MagLite
- ZebraLight
- A few others
I now have no lights remaining from those companies. The only lights I have left are Malkoff and Surefire.
Why is this?
They have broken/failed/died. After a few years (or weeks) the light just fails for one reason or another. The result is that, after awhile, I now have only Malkoff and Surefire lights left functioning.
Other notes:
* My Fenix LD05 keychain light has never failed.
* My HDS Rotary is in for repairs currently after it failing a few years ago (yes yes i know, lost it for awhile).
* I do still have a MagLite however it has a Malkoff drop-in, so not sure that counts.
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