For those of you who appreciate the rotary/magnetic control rings as I do, what replaces the JetBeam RRT-01? Unfortunately the RRT-01 has been discontinued (even though JetBeam still has it on their website) and JetBeam has confirmed for me that no one in the US has any inventory to sell. I did find some remaining inventory in Australia.
My criteria is that I want a small EDC with a rotary UI. I prefer infinite levels of adjustment, but 5-6 levels could also be acceptable. I prefer a ring which is easy enough to operate one-handed, using just my thumb or thumb + first finger to rotate the ring. If the JetBeam RRT-01 was still widely available, I wouldn't want or need for anything else or newer.
I was one of the early customers for an HDS Rotary (& still have it), but they haven't kept pace with the times and don't appear to have any newer models. The max output of HDS Rotary appears to still be 250 lumens rather than the 500+ of even the old RRT-01. The HDS Rotary is much stiffer than the RRT-01 so it's also not as ideal as the RRT-01 has been for me.
I am aware of the Cool Fall SPY 007 lights but would like something that doesn't break the bank and would be more reasonable to give as a gift. I did get one of the recent Olight S Minis and love it for the size, but I still like/prefer a rotary control for the ability to almost instantly dial in any brightness level with one hand.
Thanks in advance for any & all suggestions.
My criteria is that I want a small EDC with a rotary UI. I prefer infinite levels of adjustment, but 5-6 levels could also be acceptable. I prefer a ring which is easy enough to operate one-handed, using just my thumb or thumb + first finger to rotate the ring. If the JetBeam RRT-01 was still widely available, I wouldn't want or need for anything else or newer.
I was one of the early customers for an HDS Rotary (& still have it), but they haven't kept pace with the times and don't appear to have any newer models. The max output of HDS Rotary appears to still be 250 lumens rather than the 500+ of even the old RRT-01. The HDS Rotary is much stiffer than the RRT-01 so it's also not as ideal as the RRT-01 has been for me.
I am aware of the Cool Fall SPY 007 lights but would like something that doesn't break the bank and would be more reasonable to give as a gift. I did get one of the recent Olight S Minis and love it for the size, but I still like/prefer a rotary control for the ability to almost instantly dial in any brightness level with one hand.
Thanks in advance for any & all suggestions.
