no B, sadly i am not aware of any TRILLION candle power flashlights
Streamlight Micro Stream - this light lives clipped to my pocket anywhere i am
when i bought it didnt think i would use it anywhere near as often as i do
i absolutely love this little light
its small, inexpensive, plenty bright for anything ive needed to use it for... its only 28 lumen but as i said, so far it has been plenty bright and i would actually like to have a lower setting (a 1.5-3 lumen setting would be perfect) for reading stuff at night without blinding myself
Klarus P1A - i keep this light in my backpack that goes pretty much everywhere with me
its pretty bright, has a high and low setting... low (11 lumen) is about on par with the streamlight, not as bright but more quantity of light... high (150 lumen) is pretty damn bright and lights up a large area... throw is not great, definitely more flood than spot
i bought this light when my first
Maratac AA Extreme got ruined by a leaky battery
Maratac AA Extreme - after my first one got ruined i ended up buying 3 more of these... they are amazing little lights. the high setting (120 Lumen) is pretty bright... the low setting (1.5 lumen) is perfect for close up work without blinding yourself... i keep these all over the place, one in the car, one in my backpack, one in my night stand... though rated 30 lumen lower, the high setting is just as bright as the
Klarus P1A, but it is a much more focused beam and throws much farther... spill is still very good and it lights up a large area... with the included diffuser attached it lights up a very wide area (the diffuser also protects the lens while its not in use
)
3 - D Cell LED MagLite - i keep one of these in my room and one in the car... not really much to say about these that everyone doesnt already know... when you consider their size the light output is not really that impressive, but the LED model is WAYYYYY brighter than the older Krypton lamp model... on paper they are about as bright as the AA LED lights i have (131 Lumen), but there is a lot more quantity of light... the beam focuses pretty well and throws very far...
also you can hit someone with it if the need arises
still have one of the old Krypton lamp models that doesnt get used much... but another flashlight is never a bad thing to have around
2 - AA Mini LED Maglite - got these in the package with the 3-D model from Costco... again WAYYYY brighter than the old Xenon versions... the twist control is kind of annoying, the focus is damn near useless... they do put out a good amount of light though (77 lumen)... one sits on a shelf in my closet for when i need to look for something and dont feel like turning on the lights... and one lives in the glove box in my car as a back up, to the back up, to the back up... wouldnt buy one of these on their own, but when you get one free with the 3-D for less than the cost of the 3-D alone at most stores
why not
still have a few of the old Xenon bulb 2-AA Mini Mags kicking around in different places that will continue getting used until they finally die... and i gotta say sometimes it is kinda nice to use a dim flashlight... i tried one of the LED conversions for these... it SUCKED... seriously horrible
have a little Coleman LED light that runs on 2 CR123s... its not as bright as any of the AA LED lights i have... it lives in a drawer
i have a couple other cheap crappy LED lights kicking around here and there that run on either AAA or AA batteries in stupid little 3 battery holders... one eats batteries like crazy and isnt that bright... i need to throw that fucker out i just keep forgetting to... the others are pretty dim but dont eat up batteries at all so they are the lights i keep around to let other people use... and if they happen to walk away im not going to be broken up over it
my main focus on flashlights so far has been to stick with common, cheap, readily available batteries... hence the reason ive stuck with AA / AAA / D for the most part
im starting now to look into some of the 18650 lights as those seem to be a good blend of battery life, size, and brightness (the rechargable factor is really nice)
ive never really bought in to the whole "weaponized light" theory a lot of people go on about...
"850 disorientating lumen of dazzling tactical strobe that makes people have seizures, swallow their tongues, and shit themselves... yeah!! tactical as fuck y0!!!1!"
blah blah blah...
if i need to defend myself a flashlight wont likely be the first second or even third thing i grab for...
and if i am grabbing for a flashlight its probably going to be a Maglight so i can beat the son of a bitch with it, not shine it in their eyes
but to get back to Bs comment... if i had some FU money kicking around that i didnt have
ANYTHING else to do with i might have to pick up one of these
FOURSEVENS Maelstrom XM18 15000 Lumen LED Spotlight
skip to 5:20 for the testing of the light
FOURSEVENS XM18 15000 Lumen Monster Light Review 4Sevens - YouTube
id like to mount that thing in my car for the assholes who like to follow too close, or not turn off their damn high beams when they get behind you
