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Anonymous Fri 09 Oct 2015 21:11:18 No.608260 View Reply Report Delete

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/out/ I have been hunting for a good flashlight to take on night hikes, walks, camping, and maybe caving.

My budget is up to 50-60 bucks. Does not have to include batteries.

Pic related looked like good bang for my buck.

http://www.amazon.com/ThruNite-TN4A-CW-Flashlight-Batteries/dp/B00QAHI4RS

YouTube demo:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZIp0IjIFUs

Any favorites?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 10 Oct 2015 04:33:35 No.608426 Report Delete

Quoted By: >>608428 >>611031

>>608418
>Nintendo
>A picture of a soldier firing an assault rifle like a nigger.

Get well, anon.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 10 Oct 2015 04:36:21 No.608427 Report Delete

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>>608418
>dreamcatcher
why

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 10 Oct 2015 04:37:33 No.608428 Report Delete

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>>608426
>Not selling nintendo toys for twice what you paid for them
Do you even side-money man

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 10 Oct 2015 05:25:08 No.608440 Report Delete

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>>608260
>night hikes, walks, camping, and maybe caving.
get a headlamp. flashlights are not as useful outdoors, because having your hands free is the most important thing.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 10 Oct 2015 05:39:30 No.608445 Report Delete

Quoted By: >>608457 >>612074

$5 ebay light
You rarely need something brighter. And the zoom helps a lot.

Never get a light like >>608401 , it's 5 times as expensive as an ebay light for almost no benefit.

If you want a really powerful light you have to pay an order of magnitude more than an ebay light.

>>608418
Very nice stalker poster

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 10 Oct 2015 05:54:05 No.608451 Report Delete

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Get a Zebra headlamp powered by 18650 lithium cells. Buy some Panasonic NCR18650Bs to use with it. A spare light is a good idea so if you need to switch batteries in your headlamp you can see what you're doing.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 10 Oct 2015 06:09:50 No.608457 Report Delete

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>>608445
>$5 ebay light
A piece of shit that dies when you need it most.
>>608401
Something like this has a benefit of being reliable. There really is a difference. It's not about lumens, for /out/ even the Fenix E01 is better than a 600 lumens ebay piece of shit. The E01 has little lumens, but it's better than the the piece of shit 600 lumens gadget that doesn't work.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 10 Oct 2015 06:20:55 No.608459 Report Delete

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>>608457
>A piece of shit that dies when you need it most.
Yeah, no. I've done all kinds of shit with this, thrown it around on asphalt, several meters drop, thrown it in the ocean and picked it up.

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Anonymous Sat 10 Oct 2015 06:23:17 No.608461 Report Delete

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>>608260

i have a fenix LD 20, fits everywhere, long runtime on low setting, and fine bright light when you need it.

for normal use i have a headlight, from black diamon, 24 euro's here in the netherlands. bright as hell for that kind of led, red and white light, and even survived a cycle in the washing machine!

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 10 Oct 2015 06:55:03 No.608468 Report Delete

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>>608405
Belt clips or lanyard loops are a must for me. The ability to tailstand is nice also.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 10 Oct 2015 06:55:15 No.608469 Report Delete

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>>608459
>thrown it around on asphalt, several meters drop, thrown it in the ocean
Are you an idiot? Do you actually believe that every single one the flashlight, similar to yours, are ok?

Quality control costs money. If you want something that works, you'll have to buy something "expensive". There's no way around that.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 10 Oct 2015 07:12:55 No.608474 Report Delete

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>>608469
Probably not, and all fenix lights subjected to that probably wouldn't be either.

>Buy 3 flashlights
>Test them
>????
Most likely you have 3 working lights and still saved $10! And if one breaks... You have 2 more.

Do you really think fenix(Or any other brand seller not from china) really binned five lights for every light in QC? No. Do they cost more to produce...? Maybe a buck. You're getting shafted.

Now getting a high power light, you might as well go with a brand. But buying low end lights from fenix makes no sense.

$1-5 Ebay
$10-30 The same performance you get at ebay for 5x the price
$40+ (or so) Nice powerful lights that probably are overkill

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 10 Oct 2015 11:33:15 No.608556 Report Delete

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>>608260
Streamlight ProTac (AA) and PolyTac (CR123) flashlights are great. I am partial to my Black Diamond Storm headlamp.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 11 Oct 2015 00:56:53 No.608946 Report Delete

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>>608260
>ITT: CPF FenixFags talk about their lights a few clicks from their favorite anime porn

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Anonymous Tue 13 Oct 2015 04:07:13 No.610436 Report Delete

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I was looking for a perfect flashlight. Energy efficient, high output when needed, strobe and/or sos for signalling.

I'm presenting you the new best thing in flashlights since sliced bread:

Zebra Light SC5w AA OP

It uses AA batteries - it doesn't have to use 14500, because it outperforms 14500 on a good AA battery.

"SC5" is the model name
"w" is the neutral white tint (comes with cool white too)
"OP" is orange peel - light reflector has dents in it to distribute light evenly, as opposed to a smooth relfector, that gives a better throw.

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Anonymous Tue 13 Oct 2015 05:55:01 No.610472 Report Delete

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I'm thinking of getting one of these as a companion for the headlamp I already own. The headlamp is AA so they could take the same batteries.

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Anonymous Tue 13 Oct 2015 06:25:38 No.610482 Report Delete

Quoted By: >>610483 >>613016

>>608474
I had an eBay light for $15.
Would not recommend for out or anything for that matter. It started to flicker and change modes by itself. Died when I needed it, had to stop what I was doing. I lost a lot more money than what a quality flashlight costs.

>Do they cost more to produce...? Maybe a buck. You're getting shafted.
True, but that's not a reason to buy shit quality. You see, you're the problem. If more people were ready to pay for quality instead of always buying the cheapest, prices would come down automatically.

>>610472
If you already have a headlamp I don't see the point of having a 1000 lm flashlight. You should have a backup light, but IMHO a flashlight with one AA is enough and one with two AA's more than enough.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 13 Oct 2015 06:29:44 No.610483 Report Delete

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>>610482
>I don't see the point...

I see you don't know the first thing about being a gearfag.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 13 Oct 2015 20:12:52 No.611009 Report Delete

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>>608418
Where did you get that cheeki breeki poster fellow stalker?

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 13 Oct 2015 20:49:39 No.611031 Report Delete

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>>608426
>A picture of a soldier firing an assault rifle like a nigger.

Stalkers are slavs, what do you expect?

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 13 Oct 2015 22:00:06 No.611064 Report Delete

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>>611009
Got it on ebay years ago for like $8. It's some sort of plasticy fabric and they had a couple different kinds.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 13 Oct 2015 22:32:06 No.611082 Report Delete

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>>608556
Seconding the BD Storm. This summer I would strap it to my helmet for caving or night ziplining, wear it in the rain, or just walking around camp at night. Never had issues with it, it just works well. The red light is useful when you need to see but you're around people who are either sleeping or have some other reason to not be blinded by your waterproof headtorch (ex: star gazing or fucking around on a campsite late at night when you're the last person awake).

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 15 Oct 2015 04:15:31 No.611904 Report Delete

Quoted By: >>611976 >>620996

This is a great guide:
http://www.artofmanliness.com/2013/10/15/flashlights-guide/

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Anonymous Thu 15 Oct 2015 09:06:15 No.611976 Report Delete

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>>611904
>a great guide
Maybe if you're a hipster faggot who finds artofmanliness interesting in the first place.

>There are also lights that have a non-clicking insta-beam
it's a momentary on switch, but TBH if your company made flashlight they probably would be called iBeams.

>10-25 lumens: general household use, when the lights go out.
>35-60 lumens: general outdoors uses, car repairs, hiking/camping in the woods.
>100+ lumens: tactical lights, security purposes, work duties (police, firemen, construction).
wanted to stop reading right there. I can't believe this article was written by a man, for men.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 15 Oct 2015 09:47:45 No.611989 Report Delete

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>>610483
>gearfag
Thats pretty much the main reason to own an expensive flashlight, for normal /out/ use a headlamp from petzl or bd is way more useful. But hey, feel free to become queen of /out/ with a 1000 lm light.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 15 Oct 2015 12:59:43 No.612074 Report Delete

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>>608445
comparing an E12 to an ebay light... you do realize the e12 has three different light output settings right

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 15 Oct 2015 15:04:44 No.612106 Report Delete

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>>608260
Get a Cree LED flashlight.
Best thing ever, hands down.

Adjustable luminosity, beam intensity can go from blinding (as in the edge of the beam is fucking sharp) to moodlighting, batteries are dirt cheap, the units are cheap.

As in, a freaking amazing one will run you ~$20
https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=cree+LED+flashlight

Give it a look.

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Anonymous Thu 15 Oct 2015 16:04:55 No.612138 Report Delete

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pelican 1920
Outback Ripper to put on hat

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 16 Oct 2015 02:34:11 No.612394 Report Delete

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>>611976
you are the type of faggot that puts everyone else down without contributing anything to society. Please go play in traffic and get hit by a bus.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 16 Oct 2015 02:36:29 No.612395 Report Delete

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>>611989
I've already got a good headlamp. I want the flashlight for gear redundancy.
The headlamp can't do 1000 lumens, but it can do average lumens, so buying a retina-destroying capable flashlight would be a function I don't have as well as functions I do.

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Anonymous Fri 16 Oct 2015 04:05:58 No.612418 Report Delete

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>>612394
>you are the type of faggot that puts everyone else down without contributing anything to society
Sorry if it came out that way. However the article was written by someone who just spent 30 minutes doing online research on flashlights. They got the terminology right, but most of the text didn't make any sense.

>Plastic utility lights that will last few years
What?
>Aluminium flashlight is a personal defence tool for the average civilian.
What?
>Some flashlights will run on lithium batteries
All alkalines can be replaced with lithiums. There is a difference between lithium- and lithium-ion battery.
>incandescent bulbs have a much shorter shelf life
What?
>some lights will have adjustable lenses
No, some lights have adjustable reflector.
>Some light have operation as complex as having built-in EMERGENCY LIGHT STROBES
Oh the complexity. Too much for an iPhone user?

>All households should also have an emergency hand-crank flashlight.
What a great advice. Cheap alkaline batteries have guaranteed shelf life of 10 years now and even a < $10 dollar battery operated flashlight will wipe floor with any expensive hand-crank flashlight.

The funniest parts were references to working on a car or checking home for an intruder.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 17 Oct 2015 09:19:51 No.613001 Report Delete

Quoted By: >>613056

>>612418
>adjustable reflector
Led lenser lights have "adjustable" lenses. They don't use a reflector.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 17 Oct 2015 10:04:21 No.613011 Report Delete

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>>612418
>No, some lights have adjustable reflector.
No, the reflector stays in the same spot, but the lens moves between focus(Narrow beam) and out of focus(Wide beam).

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 17 Oct 2015 10:21:42 No.613016 Report Delete

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>>610482
And I had a $3 one that's been through hell and made it. Anecdotes are nice.

>If more people were ready to pay for quality instead of always buying the cheapest, prices would come down automatically.
>What is basic economics
Hahaha, no. If they see that they can sell with a high mark-up they will continue doing so off course! See apple. You vote with your money.

When people buy, the price goes up. When they don't the place lowers the price or goes out of business. When they start noticing Chinese lights taking the markets, they will cut their own prices. They will have to keep the "higher quality" too because otherwise there's no reason to buy theirs over Chinese ones.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 17 Oct 2015 12:06:16 No.613056 Report Delete

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>>613001
>Led lenser
kek'd
>>613001
>They don't use a reflector.
I'm sure they use. It's just that the lense is moved instead of reflector. The problem with this "innovation" is that there is no way any lense can improve or concentrate the light any better than a reflector itself. I can see the benefit if you want flood light, but seriously, I looked this up and they couldn't explain it themselves on their page.

>>613016
Not the same anon, but buying high quality products and crappy toys Apple makes is hardly the same thing.

>When people buy, the price goes up.
No. There simply is no way the price would go up, unless there is no competition. Competition keeps the prices low. Prices go up only if the demand is higher than the supply, and this doesn't happen very often.

>When they don't the place lowers the price or goes out of business.
This is the problem. You can't lower the price under the point where it's no longer profitable.

Today there are two markets, one for cunts like you who always buy the cheapest and the other for people who refuse to buy shit quality. It's you cunts why we have to pay "premium" for everything.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 17 Oct 2015 12:21:53 No.613066 Report Delete

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>>613056
>sure they use
Not the one i had, just a translucent lens.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 21 Oct 2015 08:16:55 No.615360 Report Delete

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You ever hear that story? It goes kinda like...
One day your boss calls you in and he says
>Anon, we're really happy to have you here working with us. We want to give your a reward. Here is a cheque for $100,000.
It's like the best fucking day of your life, you've got this brilliant windfall and you're so happy. You're thinking of all the great shit you can do with this money.
You step out of his office and say to your co-workers:
>Guys, you won't believe what happened! I got this big fucking cheque.
And they say:
Yeah, we all got a cheque for $300,000 too!
Imagine how that would take the wind out of your sails. You didn't expect to get this money, it's sill a great windfall. But now it is completely ruined because these other people got more.

I got a good deal on a 200 lumen headlamp the other day. It was great, I was happy with it. Then I noticed on a website why I got that good deal: for just a little bit more money I could get the new 320 lumen model. I didn't realize there was one.
Now it's like:
>how do I get rid of this piece of shit and get the GOOD one?
I know mine is still great and I don't *need* the extra lumens. But now I'm gonna be thinking about how a bit more money would have got me the brighter one.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 21 Oct 2015 09:58:06 No.615388 Report Delete

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>>615360
>for just a little bit more money I could get the new 320 lumen model.
tbh newer is not always better, especially with flashlights. Take LD22 for example. I have an old 190 lm model, got it cheap when R2 replaced it with a few more lumens.

Now the latest model is utter crap. I wouldn't want it for free if I had to replace my old LD22.

>the brighter one
The brighter it is the faster it eats the batteries. It's all about practical modes. If you have a flashlight with 3, 100 and 600 lumens you effectively have a one mode flashlight with a spotlight function for which you never have any use.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 21 Oct 2015 10:19:36 No.615396 Report Delete

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>>608260
maglite mini, the one with the energy saving mode.

TAG Caver

TAG Caver Sat 24 Oct 2015 22:23:55 No.617617 Report Delete

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I explore caves. The three lights I primarily use are a Zebralight H602, a Fenix LD15, a Fenix E25, and a Fenix E01.

These lights are absolutely bomproof, have great usable settings, amazing run times, and (except for the E01) run very well off of common rechargeable cells. Seriously, these things are tanks. You wouldn't believe the shit light go through in caves.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 27 Oct 2015 11:54:55 No.619267 Report Delete

Quoted By: >>621013

Bump for a 500 lumens about 50$

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 29 Oct 2015 04:35:15 No.620354 Report Delete

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http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009F7J8RA?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=ox_sc_act_title_1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

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Anonymous Thu 29 Oct 2015 19:23:03 No.620752 Report Delete

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ha people saying owning a 1000lm flashlight is being a gearfag.

i picked up this acebeam for $85 a wile back. 3000lm. thats how to do it right.

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Anonymous Thu 29 Oct 2015 19:26:28 No.620754 Report Delete

Quoted By: >>620756 >>621027

>>620752

psh, 10,000lm right here

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 29 Oct 2015 19:32:03 No.620756 Report Delete

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>>620754
if it wasnt close to $400 i would get it. never know when you need to blind a bear

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 30 Oct 2015 02:50:13 No.620996 Report Delete

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>>611904

>AoM

Kill yourself.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 30 Oct 2015 04:22:09 No.621013 Report Delete

Quoted By: >>621027

>>619267
>about 50$
Olight s15r ~$22
Olight s30 ~$22
Blf a6 $25
Convoy s2+ ~$14
Convoy c8 ~$16
eagle eye x6 $22

All are legit 1000 lumens and up, except for the s15r which is 280lm. Buy one and spend some of the remaining $ on some good 18560s and a xtar/nitecore charger.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 30 Oct 2015 05:26:21 No.621027 Report Delete

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>>620754
>>621013
Now for what purpose would you use something like that /out/? So far I fail to see a practical application for it.

Mrcummy !PAWSmuoJ2g

Mrcummy !PAWSmuoJ2g Fri 30 Oct 2015 05:53:52 No.621031 Report Delete

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I got an eagletac D25LC2, it's p good, has lasted a couple years now.
You have to clean and lube the threads when you take the battery out to charge it, the threads get dirty and it'll flicker if you don't

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 30 Oct 2015 06:48:28 No.621038 Report Delete

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>>621027
Blinding bears/people.

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