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Anonymous Tue 07 Jun 2022 22:31:47 No.2387003 View View Reply Original Report

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I need new flashlights I just got back from my trip and I think I left them behind in a hotel or something.
- Is there anything better to consider than Convoy S2+ or Zebralights in the current year?
- Whats the best emitter for innawoods for the Convoys these days?
- Whats the best 18650 these days?
- Is there any alternative worth considering over 18650 flashlights + 18650 battery bank for my electronics? I see some people using those little nightcore box lights but I looked them up and they're micro usb? I don't trust those ports out in the field.. Is there a usb-c one? Are they good?

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Anonymous Tue 07 Jun 2022 22:46:04 No.2387016 Report

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>>2387003
you need a headlamp with a red light mode. i have some cheap random one from dick's or rei and it has 3 brightnesses + red light. never once thought, "gee i could really use anything else right about now"

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Anonymous Tue 07 Jun 2022 22:47:44 No.2387018 Report

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>>2387016
also just a good power bank that you charge beforehand. mine is 10k mAh and more than sufficient to charge an iphone + ebook like 7x over

red light headlamp is key though. when you're chilling at a fire, need to find some small object, but don't want to ruin the comf status

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Anonymous Tue 07 Jun 2022 23:01:05 No.2387028 Report

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Everyone needs an Imalent MS18

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 07 Jun 2022 23:14:06 No.2387038 Report

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>>2387016
i was thinking about a red emitter this time. i do i guess what most people would describe as fastpacking where i probably cover more distance/day than average, so sometimes i travel by night. are they good enough for that?
problem with cheapo headlamps for me is waterproofness is a must with how i abuse them.

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Anonymous Tue 07 Jun 2022 23:32:01 No.2387052 Report

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>>2387003
Get a Sunrei

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 07 Jun 2022 23:35:22 No.2387054 Report

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>>2387052
sure i'll throw one on my ali ching chong express order
which model

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 07 Jun 2022 23:37:50 No.2387056 Report

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>>2387038
yes i've brought my headlamp sailing a bunch. the only damage it's ever suffered was exploded batteries (take them out after you come home). i've also wandered 100s of yds off trail at night using such a headlamp, there are 3 brightness lvls of cold white so you should be fine. i'm just saying that a red light option is comfy if you need to find a lighter or knife of something at camp. obviously if you were hiking at night you'd use the max white brightness setting

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Anonymous Wed 08 Jun 2022 00:10:23 No.2387075 Report

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>>2387003
Someone gave me a 5.11 tac light and I really like it. I can't actually remember how I got it though, or who gave it to me.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 08 Jun 2022 00:13:15 No.2387076 Report

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>>2387003
Fenix pd35 is about the best bang for the worthless dollar.

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Anonymous Wed 08 Jun 2022 01:23:50 No.2387114 Report

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>>2387003
I got this recently and love it. the bottom screws out and reveals a USB-C charging port. It also comes with a 3x-AAA pack if your li-ion battery runs out or you just wanna hot-swap to regular batteries.
All areas are weather sealed too. Its super bright. I've not had such a nice flashlight before. name of it is the filename

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Anonymous Wed 08 Jun 2022 09:29:36 No.2387361 Report

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>>2387018
10000mah will charge an iphone 2-3 times, max

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 08 Jun 2022 11:04:52 No.2387376 Report

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>>2387054
Any model you like, jimbo

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 08 Jun 2022 11:21:49 No.2387382 Report

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>>2387016
>you need a headlamp with a red light mode.
/thread/, flashlights have their use, but is is not in camping.

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Anonymous Wed 08 Jun 2022 13:59:42 No.2387433 Report

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>>2387382
flashlights have a use in camping but you don't go blasting white light around casually. i rarely use a plain flashlight but i would never go without one

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 08 Jun 2022 14:04:48 No.2387435 Report

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>>2387433
i wish i had saved my dads old army lamps and their filters, i could probably have used them
then again they might have just melted when put close to modern headlamp they go hot as they are

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Anonymous Wed 08 Jun 2022 14:08:00 No.2387437 Report

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>>2387435
anon if anything modern lamps are much cooler. LEDs barely heat up a'tall

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Anonymous Wed 08 Jun 2022 14:16:56 No.2387441 Report

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>>2387437
might be true for most of them but my lumonite headlamps get so hot that you can literally smell them while in use
burned trough my sleeping bag once when i threw it inside my tent without thinking

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 08 Jun 2022 18:45:03 No.2387551 Report

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I have a couple of Polytac X’s with the USB port on the 18650 and I really like them. They also double as my weapons lights.

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Anonymous Wed 08 Jun 2022 20:30:31 No.2387612 Report

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I had a nitecore nu25, somehow got mixed with laundry, it broke. Replaced it with a nu20, which is even lighter, one ipx more waterproof, and I never cared for the redlight, since headlamp=work=white light. I also have a warm wide beam Convoy S2. Don't need anything else, since I've never wanted to light up a specific patch 200 meters away.

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Anonymous Sun 12 Jun 2022 09:15:45 No.2390570 Report

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>>2387612
>>2387382
>>2387433
i guess you guys have never wanted to confirm if that giant hairy thing 50 yards from your camp is a bigfoot or not. i always bring a flashlight with some nice throw just in case. plus you never know if you might need to do something that requires white light for fine motor skills like first aid treatment or repairing a piece of gear.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 12 Jun 2022 15:51:17 No.2390765 Report

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>>2387003
Personally for the 18650s I use the KeepPower ones. Inexpensive, protected cells that can handle the high output requirements for some larger lights.
As far as alternatives, the real knock against 18650s is weight. If you keep admin tasks short at night you end up not needing a lot of light or battery capacity and a simple 10kmAh battery bank with a AAA or AA headlamp does it all. On the other hand the 18650 especially with lower power modes will last forever while retaining the ability to blast a couple hundred lumens into the dark. I will say however that that I don't think the weight and size penalty of charging from 18650s in the nitecore box is worth it however unless you are constantly using/charging multiple 18650 devices and other things. I think you'd be better off in that direction with 1-2 18650s, a good 10k or 20k bank and that would be an insane capacity unless your lights are on all night.

You may want to look at some of the Fenix headlamps. 18650, can charge directly with a USB micro port, red, low, and hi modes with good mix of throw and spill.

>>2387551
The HLX and other streamlights are great. I personally don't like them for weaponlights because I want more throw but they hold up and are inexpensive compared to Surefire, Modlite, and even Malkoff set ups. Perfectly serviceable.

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Anonymous Sun 12 Jun 2022 16:33:25 No.2390797 Report

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>>2387003
Buy a stupidly overpowered and priced weapon light with 30 minutes of battery life.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 12 Jun 2022 16:44:47 No.2390805 Report

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>>2387003
Yeah s2+ with the lh351d is still the best imo unless you want loads of faggy zoomer features.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 13 Jun 2022 13:30:40 No.2391628 Report

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>>2387003
>>2387016
This anon knows

I bought a NItecore HC65 for night fishing and general use, it's fucking terrible and the battery drains while it's off in a week or so. Works fine if you store the battery separately but I would beware of battery drain issues.

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