Need a simple AA torch that turns on in low or has memory

For an alkaline non flashaholic person i would gift a Thrunite T10 because its lightweight and it has a tailcap clicky, its super simple to use, no parasitic drain and the clicky cant be pressed accidentally.

This was going to be my suggestion. It has 3 modes with memory. Its my favorite AA light so far

Then check out the 3buk lights from Microcenter I pointed out before? 1xAA, side-clicky, 1-mode, dirt simple.

And you can buy quite a few at that price. :smiley:

Or Cooyoo has some nice keychain lights.

Jetbeam Jet-1 MK is a really nice light. Around 18 bucks or so. Use AA for around 220 lumen, or a 14500 for around 480 lumen.
Has a nice 1.5 lumen low mode, and memory.

I don’t have many small lights, but I’ve been using the Thorfire TG06 as my light for when the house is quiet and dark and it works fine. Initially I used it with NiMh AAs, and they work fine as would a primary cell. But the light really works great with a 14450 in it.

Not what you asked for, but if she really wants small and light I’ve also been playing with the GranVela UltraTac K18 as my personal keyring light. The output is very close to the TG06 but the light is much smaller. I’m impressed with it. It’s a AAA light, but really comes alive with a 10440.

I have a picture for scale, but this forum software is nuts when it comes to posting pix from photobucket. I just don’t have the time to beat my head into a wall right now.

Damn you! Damn you all!

I just looked around, liked it, and just bought one from GB. Flash sale for 12bux, good for another 4 days.

I was hoping the twisty would be a selector, like twist a little for firefly, a little more for low, a little more for med, etc., but it’s a simple on/off twisty. Eh, close enough.

’Cause of you people, I’m gonna be hip-deep in new lights… :stuck_out_tongue:

Damn you back!

12 bucks? Now I’m going to have to buy another one or two for gifts

:smiley:

One. At least for the 12bux. I tried. Oh, how I tried…

> This will be a gift for someone that travels a great deal and needs a light at night in strange hotel rooms.

not AA but: Nitecore Tip CRI
no need to buy batteries, needs mini usb cord that she may already have for her phone (just dont use lockout)

Look at the Streamlight ProTac EMS. Single AA, any version. Modes of 3.7/10/50 lumens. Always starts on low. I carried one for several years when I worked in the kitchen at a nursing home. Very handy for looking under shelves and in dark corners, etc. As the name implies, it was designed for EMS use. It is a very nice blue color, and has the EMS emblem on the side. IIRC it sells for around $35 USD. Really a nice little light. I wish I still had it but it decided to run away from home.

Thanks for all the suggestions folks! I’ve looked at several of these and purchased a few of them too.

I’ll keep watching and looking and buying and let you all know where we end up!

Manker E11

Just got this one (from amazon, not ebay)… pretty nice, pink and all. :smiley:

Only thing I’m not crazy about is that there’s not much momentary anything on the switch. It seems to be neither a forward-clicky or reverse-clicky. You gotta full-click it to do anything. Half-press when on won’t turn it off (not a RC), and half-press when off won’t turn it on (not a FC).

Still, for 12bux, who cares?

It’s thin-walled and really light, thread feel is pretty good, seems to have a nice beefy o-ring on the tail end of the battery-tube to snug up the tailcap nicely.

(later…)

Wait, no, I take it back. Just playing with it now, and it’s a FC! Jesus smiled on me… :smiley:

It’s a little finicky, but yes indeedy, it’s a FC. Can switch modes by half-clicking (while nominally off). Maybe the switch just needs some working in, break in the “springiness” a little more.

And now the switch is acting up on me. Of course… Doesn’t seem to know what mode it wants to be in after “flickering” a bit.

Best to just keep it off, set the mode you want by half-pressing it, leave it off a few seconds, and then just full-click it on/off as needed.

Impressed with its moonlight mode, though! Will come in handy at night.

And on the bright (haha) side, being that it’s Barbie Pink, chances are no one’s going to be too inclined to swipe it on me. :smiley:

Still haven’t gotten this one, though. Kinda itchin’ for it…

Any idea how long it takes GB to ship to the ’States?

I know you asked for AA litghts, but the ThorFire PF03 (1x AAA) is what I am keeping next to my bed a the moment.

It always starts in low and has no memory - so it meets that requirement. The sequence is low-high-med. Low is great for trips to the bathroom without waking the wife. Med is perfect for trips to the kitchen.

It will test your patience. I’ve had both fast shipping, and shipping where I wondered if the package got lost. That’s why, unless I’m truly in no hurry, I order off of ebay and pay a few dollars premium.

GB must have been listening in… I just got it today! :smiley:

Quite nice, wish I had gotten another one, but the sale’s long over.

I’ve got enough 1×AA mini-lights to last me a while, but a 2nd Jetbeam like this would be nice!

Gotta confess, one of my fave 1×AA lights is my old River Rock (Target house-brand). Nice bright light that stays constant right up to the end, ’til you just can’t fire it up any more. I always carry spare AAs when I’m packing an AA-light, so that’s not a bother to me.

Might be this one…

Yeah, might be that one. His is waaaaaaay more weatherbeaten than mine, and this looks a lot more like mine
http://glennmoller.com/rock-river-1-watt-led-flashlight/
being not so beaten-up. :smiley:

Never had a problem with mine, thank B’harni.

They’re baaaaaaaaack! 13bux, not 12, though.

Nice sale on Panny-Bs and 30Qs, too.

(I find it somewhat scary that I can say things like that last sentence and people actually know wotnahell I mean. :smiley: )

AAA, single mode, but I got one of these. Nice, very tiny:

I’d probably go for a cree 7W 300, those could blind someone if needed. The last one I got, I think after last Christmas, was good. $2.50, single mode though.

If you ordered a few, might get good one.

I looked at the review of the Klarus, that might be a good one. $39.95 is pricey, but you can spend that, or more, on dinner.

You might consider The Xtar WK50 AA alkaline but it doesnt start on low. Theres an individual on ebay selling them for 9.59 free SH but they only come in pink. I ordered one for my wife because it was pink lol. It was nice so i just ordered another for my daughter. Good Luck