>>2058618I'm not sure there's really a huge cost savings if you are buying a flashlight with good waterproofing and run time. I'm running an older discontinued model, the Bontrager Ion Elite R. $100, 90 minutes at 1000 lumens. there's probably better shit out there now but it's what I know
I found a site that recs flashlights to kayakers (I don't trust generic amazon claims of waterproofness), and they were suggesting some Fenix brand products. looking through the Fenix catalog, the performance is comparable
so what's there to understand? if it gives you a thrill like you found the One Cool Trick Big Bike Doesn't Want You To Know then more power to you, but I'm not seeing an issue here