I stumbled upon this forum yesterday whilst researching the confusing button functions on my Nitecore EA4. I found an excellent guide on here, and ended-up having a mooch around.
I’m a bit of a gadget hound (so I guess I’m in the right place), and my head torches and flashlights are integral to that.
I’m a very bass keen fisherman (the saltwater kind), chasing European Seabass most of the year, and spending a couple of weeks of Spring in Massachusetts each year chasing Striped bass. Much of my fishing is at night, so headlights and flashlights are integral to that. On a typical fishing session I carry …
Petzl Tikka Headlight (the red mode is important to me), + spare. The key here is ‘lack’ of brightness.
Nitecore SRT5 Detective. Great for using when I’m walking the coast into an area, with the variable beam being perfect for a combination of stealth and vision.
2 x Princeton Amp 1L, customised with neck lanyard, and one with a (red sharpie) red lens.
Then there’s the Photon Freedom on my keychain, etc …
I ordered a couple more lights yesterday, so will see how I get on with those.
Anyway, good to find like-minded people, and thanks for letting me in.
Welcome to BLF Lewisman! The Nitecore EA4 was my first nice flashlight. I eventually gave it to my dad, but unfortunately he put in alkaline batteries and they leaked and destroyed the EA4. My next gift to him was a set of eneloop AA batteries!
