best single cell aa light?

Strintguy

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Great question! Best for all around bright, tough and good UI? Zebralight, Eagletac, Peak?
 

raggie33

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Great question! Best for all around bright, tough and good UI? Zebralight, Eagletac, Peak?

cool ill check them out i have a lumitop tool 2 i love with a 14500 .but with alkine im not a fan
 

WalkIntoTheLight

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Zebralight SC5 for the highest output (500+ lumens). Zebralight SC53 for a bit less output (350 lumens) but a thinner body and head. The SC5 requires a good battery, such as an Eneloop or Eneloop Pro, or else it will drop down to about 350 lumens.
 

Buck91

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I'm a sucker for a good 1AA light. Subscribed.

Currently all my 1xAA lights are either grossly outdated or budget end lights. But I would be remiss to avoid mentioning how well the Thrunite TH20 has been for me as well as the Jaxman E3 (make sure to get the 4000k 219C).
 

LeanBurn

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You should try Parametrek's flashlight tool....it yields 169 matches for AA cell. You can drill down on the specifications you choose and end up with only a handful of choices.

My Thrunite Archer has the ability to take a 14500 cell...which boosts output considerably from 170L to over 500L....if you are into that sort of thing.
 
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Best is subjective. I'd have to say that out of all of the ones I've owned, the best and most reliable was my S.S. Maratac AA model.
 

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I don't know about "best" but my Peak Logan (QTC / steel version) has been my primary travel light for quite some years now.

Here it is with a ZL SC53w for comparison ...

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For "bright and small" this mod is fun (IMR14500 only) ...

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Personal favorite, though, is probably this McGizmo / Malkoff hybrid ...

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