Great Torches/Flashlights....

mptct is correct. Whilst Niton999 is a reputable and reliable company - their prices aren't what I'd call competitive (especially for flashlights/torches)...

For Surefire's I'd look at getting second hand/used from a specialist forum, like candlepowerforums or flashlightforums.

For fenix, there's UK company that is very good called fenixtorch.co.uk

Whilst Fenix aren't as top end as Surefire, the Fenix is meet the demands of 99% of the people at a fraction of the price. There's some really good Fenix models that you'd pay double the price for if it had Surefire written on the side.
 
If you know anyone who is going to Dubai, get them to buy you a Geepas GFL 3855. http://www.geepas.com/index.asp They are made in Dubai and are readily available there and throughout the Middle and Far East. It is rechargeable, about 200 lumen, LED and a charge lasts for ever. I have been using one every day that I bought in Dubai 2 years ago. Expect to pay around £30
 
Niton are very expensive in comparison guys i use a firm called glowgadgets for most of my toch fetishes.
he does excellent deals for our guys on LED LENSER torches.

I now keep a Fenix LD2 tail end cap switch great kit damn bright with variable settings of brightness and even has a computer chip regulated pulse at half push of button great to disorientate your target.
 
I just got myself a Wolf eye T3 police torch. This is a great piece of kit. 855 lumens of blinding white light, comes with a charger as well.
Field use has proven this torch to be a hit; illumination out to 100mtrs and the strobe mode comes in handy if you need to temporarily blind some one.
 
I have tried a variety of LED torches over the years. Some wear well, others do not. The cheap asian ones do not usually last more than a year.

My main torch of choice right now is a Surefire 6p. I bought it via a recommendation from another forum user and with a few modifications it is still working well. I upgraded it to use rechargeable lithium batteries and with 3 battery packs I am good for most of the night. Thinking back, I may even have got it from Safety1st :D

There are quite a few good LED ones around but they are usually in excess of £40 which is above my budget and whilst it would be helpful, I'm staying with the incandescent bulb in my 6p as the torch is good enough to hurt eyes in self defence.

Perhaps carrying a spare bulb may help :D But I do agree that a torch is useless if left in the car/house/home and not carried on your persons when working at night or in dark areas...
 
The explosion of "tactical flashlights" for sale has really got out of hand.
So has the cost of these darn things.

Somebody here should design a simple torch test that works like this:

1. Does it have a button that you can quickly push so you flash in someone's eyes
and it's bright enough to really stuff up their vision (at night, but with glow of city lighting) for
5-10 secs?

2. If you flip the torch over and use it as a baton - so can you break a brick with it?
(a normal sort of red brick, typically used in walls)

3. Does it still work after items #1 and #2, and how much does it cost?

Hahahaha! I hate losing expensive gear.
There has to be a reasonable answer.
 
by the way ... I'm following up on my previous post.
I actually went and looked at the Fenix torches - because someone here recommended tehm.
And I have to say that Fenix has improved their products a lot!
It does appear that some of them are very robust - and could easily be used as batons as well as lights.

That being said ... I still don't understand why these companies make their products so blooming complicated.
Why do I need to buy a torch with an extra "memory chip"? Makes no sense to me.
And for that matter - why do I need a tactical light with a strobe ... let alone two different strobe functions?
To me - the problem is that it could be very easy to trigger one of these functions by accident, and then every thug in the free world knows exactly where you are. It seems so much better to keep the design of a tactical light down to a bare minimum number of features, and with as few parts as possible.

I can see a lot of use for strobe lights - for guys with jobs on boats and oil rigs. Maybe explorers too.
If you fall into the ocean at night, and manage to survive, then triggering that strobe light might be a life saver.

Anyway - my comments here are not directed at anyone on this site at all.
But it would be nice if some of these torch manufacturers looked here for feedback.
The human brain does odd things under stress - my vote is to keep a tactical torch very simple :-)

cheers,
KingLeonidas
 
I've gone from Fenix to Surefire ( 6P bored out to take 18650 re-chargeables ). With a Malkoff drop in for the head it's literally a brilliant light.
For a mix of flood & throw I got a Malkoff Hound Dog. Takes 2 18650's ( or 4 cr123s ). Kept in my bag in the car as its a bit big for pockets.
Once you start getting into flashlights it becomes an addiction.
 
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