Illumination
Flashlight Enthusiast
I've been away from this forum for a really long time. Last night while away I woke up in terror in a foreign hotel room when I realized I couldn't replace my trusty 4 Sevens Quark AA. I've bought dozens of lights in my life and found that light was an ideal travel tool for so many reasons, which is why I take it everywhere:
- uses readily available AA batteries (I travel with Nimh but alkaline backup is useful)
- low light mode, great for a nightlight in a hotel room while traveling with children
- tailstands
- clicky (more reliable than electronic, no parasitic drain — I have a Nitecore that will drain a set of batteries in a month - annoying and problematic particularly if battery sepply is limited)
- diffuser accessories readily available
- no complex modes so my wife and kids can use it
- sufficiently bright
- available with neutral emitter
- reasonably good quality
What other lights today fit those criteria? I looked at a bunch of brands last night and nothing jumped out at me.
It it looks like most manufacturers are optimizing for a 14500 — so the lights don't deliver much lumens when using a Nimh or alkaline. The only company that seems to take AA nimh seriously is Zebra but they don't meet many of my desired capabilities (complex, can't use a diffuser, etc.)
so does anyone else have a good AA travel recommendation? Thanks.
- uses readily available AA batteries (I travel with Nimh but alkaline backup is useful)
- low light mode, great for a nightlight in a hotel room while traveling with children
- tailstands
- clicky (more reliable than electronic, no parasitic drain — I have a Nitecore that will drain a set of batteries in a month - annoying and problematic particularly if battery sepply is limited)
- diffuser accessories readily available
- no complex modes so my wife and kids can use it
- sufficiently bright
- available with neutral emitter
- reasonably good quality
What other lights today fit those criteria? I looked at a bunch of brands last night and nothing jumped out at me.
It it looks like most manufacturers are optimizing for a 14500 — so the lights don't deliver much lumens when using a Nimh or alkaline. The only company that seems to take AA nimh seriously is Zebra but they don't meet many of my desired capabilities (complex, can't use a diffuser, etc.)
so does anyone else have a good AA travel recommendation? Thanks.