Need recommendation for my first general purpose 18650 flashlight (Zanflare F1, Eagle Eye X6R, Convoy C8)

[Finnno]

@Robowski

Do you think it’s a bad time to ask if I should buy a Ford, Toyota, Mazda or Hyundai?

You should have asked earlier
No American product can match a Hyundai or a Mazda no matter what TRUMP attempts to do about it

[toddcshoe]

@Robowski

Do you think it’s a bad time to ask if I should buy a Ford, Toyota, Mazda or Hyundai?

Oh hell, that’s just damn funny right there.

[Finnno]

@Lightbringer

@bushmaster

Isn’t this what is known as “hijacking” a thread? Poor rhymeguy is still looking for a frickin flashlight.

He should get a big flashlight, then!

BLF GT… go for it… do it… do it… do it!!

Go bigly

[toddcshoe]

@Finnno

No American product can match a Hyundai or a Mazda no matter what TRUMP attempts to do about it

Mic Drop……………………….

[toddcshoe]

I am giving this guy a SF36 with a 30Q cell and a single cell charger and cable just for putting up with us. I even took off the crappy OEM pocket clip and put a A6 one on there. Just PM me with an address and it will be on the way.

[radioshaq]

I keep saying- this is the coolest, most generous, tolerant forum of them all; another fine example to keep my faith. Hurry up rhymeguy!

@toddcshoe

I am giving this guy a SF36 with a 30Q cell and a single cell charger and cable just for putting up with us. I even took off the crappy OEM pocket clip and put a A6 one on there. Just PM me with an address and it will be on the way.

[Finnno]

@toddcshoe

@Finnno

No American product can match a Hyundai or a Mazda no matter what TRUMP attempts to do about it

Mic Drop……………………….

[Finnno]

@toddcshoe

I am giving this guy a SF36 with a 30Q cell and a single cell charger and cable just for putting up with us. I even took off the crappy OEM pocket clip and put a A6 one on there. Just PM me with an address and it will be on the way.

The man

[Agro]

The topic has gone slightly offtopic recently.

@Finnno

F1 next to S2, and S9 is a tad shorter than S2 actually
A bit unfortunate angle, but still clearly shows that F1 is bigger, both length and diameter

This picture is wrong, the perspective greatly exaggerates the differences.
F1 is larger. Whether it’s much or a little larger - that’s personal taste.
But it’s not nearly that much larger.

[Robowski]

@toddcshoe

@Robowski

Do you think it’s a bad time to ask if I should buy a Ford, Toyota, Mazda or Hyundai?

Oh hell, that’s just damn funny right there.

I always say that a bit of humor can help diffuse a situation…
If you’re standing before a firing squad, a little joke or two can help relieve the tension on both sides as they fill you full of lead.

[Finnno]

@Agro

The topic has gone slightly offtopic recently.

@Finnno

F1 next to S2, and S9 is a tad shorter than S2 actually
A bit unfortunate angle, but still clearly shows that F1 is bigger, both length and diameter

This picture is wrong, the perspective greatly exaggerates the differences.
F1 is larger. Whether it’s much or a little larger - that’s personal taste.
But it’s not nearly that much larger.

As I said it is a bit anfortunate angle, and we can also discuss how one defines “big”, i.e. what is big for you or me, but F1 definitely is larger relative to F1, if its say 50% extra volume-wise, which is roughky the case here

[Finnno]

@Robowski

@toddcshoe

@Robowski

Do you think it’s a bad time to ask if I should buy a Ford, Toyota, Mazda or Hyundai?

Oh hell, that’s just damn funny right there.

I always say that a bit of humor can help diffuse a situation…
If you’re standing before a firing squad, a little joke or two can help relieve the tension on both sides as they fill you full of lead.

Noone getting fired at, I hope

And also, the guy could have heard a few good pieces of advice

[old4570]

Zanflare F1 > A very nice light .
Yeah , charging - a decent dedicated charger should be on the shopping list if you plan to run 18650 .

Everyone is going to have personal preferences , but if you see the Zanflare F1 on special , it’s worth owning …
I got some F3’s when they were on special , and If I see the F1 on special again for $19.99 I will get another .

[pennzy]

@toddcshoe

@Finnno

No American product can match a Hyundai or a Mazda no matter what TRUMP attempts to do about it

Mic Drop……………………….

:+1: Some of the most entertaining dialogue happens when threads go astray.

[Finnno]

@pennzy

@toddcshoe

@Finnno

No American product can match a Hyundai or a Mazda no matter what TRUMP attempts to do about it

Mic Drop……………………….

:+1: Some of the most entertaining dialogue happens when threads go astray.

Agree. While on the car itself… to a non-American eye, the car probably looks much more acceptable, and not weird at all

[d_t_a]

ZanFlare F1 vs Eagle Eye X2R:

actual weight without battery:

[Ocelot]

Cheers rhymeguy,

Can't say enough wonderful things about the BLF A6 flashlight from Banggood.com, bundled with the excellent Samsung 30Q (pink) 3000mah 18650 battery for $29USD ($26USD without the battery). Simply the finest EDC flashlight I've used, and a reflection of the community sourcing achievement of the members here. Best of luck to you..

:-)

[Ocelot]

@Lightbringer

@Finnno

@Lightbringer

Considering how things lately have been shrinking (vs raising prices), I don’t think this applies anymore.

Btw, getting less for a given amount of currency units…that’s normal, that’s how fiat money (money printing) works

Wellp, take paper-towels. A roll used to be so huge that it’d not even fit on a wall-dispenser until you used up a good part of it. Now, it’s like you’re buying rolls that were already half used-up. Big fat rolls that are still smaller what they used to be are called “bonus rolls”, as if you’re getting some kind of “bonus”. Yogurt, 8oz was always the norm. Then some sneaky genius invented “whips”, whipped with air like mousse that only held 6oz in an 8oz-size container. Then they just dispensed with that and went to 6oz containers, and now I’ve even seen 4oz containers coming into vogue. (“Diet” portions?) Coffee cans? Always held 16oz, so densely packed that if you opened it to remove the included scoop, you’d never get the lid back on 'til you again used up a portion of it. Then, they shrunk to the same size cans, but only loosely packed with 14oz. Then there was a gap at the top… 13oz? Then 12oz, and lower, and I’ve seen something like 10¾oz or so. Soon, they’ll be shipping empty cans. Yankee Doodle cupcakes? They were real cupcakes, about as tall as was their diameter. After a while, they got shorter, and shorter, and shorter, that they’re like tall pancakes instead. Stella Doro anisette toast (zweibachs), used to completely fill the crackly tray they were always packed in. Now, they’re so… small, that they rattle around in the tray with lots of room to spare, and even the wrapping sinks in because the height of the 2-stacked cookies doesn’t even reach to the top of the tray. And so on, and so on, and so on. You go to the market, come home, look at what you bought, and feel cheated. Anyway… I wish we’d go back to bigger…

a little bit OT, but hilarious Lightbringer, thanks for the smiles!

[Finnno]

@Ocelot

a little bit OT, but hilarious Lightbringer, thanks for the smiles!

Amusing, have to admit :laughing:
Although, coffee out of a can made me think again. I’d pass can coffee, packed toast and such anyway, sorry

[Finnno]

@d_t_a

ZanFlare F1 vs Eagle Eye X2R:
actual weight without battery:

That’s it