Hi all
I’m on the hunt for a new EDC to replace my trusty Jetbeam-1 MK which somehow got separated from me. I tried sticking with very slender 14500 driven torches and tried the Thrunite T10ii but got coil whine, so I returned that and wasn’t pleased with the other choices.
I’m kinda curious about Olight s10 influenced stubby lights, including but not limited to the Thrunite T1, On The road M3, and Fenix e16
The thrunite t1 hits a lot of the features I desire, like, magnetic tail cap, electronic lockout, shortcuts to moonlight and turbo. And I am curious about stepless dimming, but think the way the thrunite does it is maybe bizarre, and wonder if I could live through it.
The On The Road M3 looks to be a (solid?) knockoff of the Olight S10, though it is at about the price I would expect to see the s10 discounted at around Christmas time. And I’m a Olight customer and love their products, so I feel a little weird thinking about getting this light, and I don’t know much about the 16340 batteries in general. It seems like I get a slim profile, and some oomf, but i’ll be charging frequently. So this is mostly something I’ve researched, but don’t know about and i’m not sure i’d really buy it.
And then there is the Fenix e16. I appreciate and have heard a lot of great stuff about Fenix, and maybe this is the compromise? I think I’m sensitive to big step downs from turbo though and 700 lumen to 300 feels big to me. As a matter of fact the 3/30/150/700-300 configuration is utterly reasonable, though I think I’d be more into it if it was 3/30/150/400/700-400. My other thing with the Fenix is that the Jetbeam-1 MK is rated at 1/30/480 and in reality is more like 10/50/400? But that beam is amazing, long throw with nice floodiness about it. The Fenix will be all flood it seems and not as bright.
I like the 18350 battery in general and own the Astrolux S1 XPL 1600LM flashlight, and while I can’t use the UI for EDC, I love it as a bedside light and for letting the dog out.
I’m currently carrying a Thorfire TGO6S. it is slender, potent, and I wish I’d lost it instead of the Jetbeam-1 MK . I don’t notice the PWM, but it chews through batteries faster than any other flashlight I have. It is small and outside of the head proudly sticking out of my slacks, it is not bad for daily carry, where I either want the highest setting, or the next highest setting to start with most of the time.
I know all of these s10 influenced lights are going to be thicker, than what i’m used to carrying, I think I can stand that. I’m just curious if anyone is actively carrying any of these lights for daytime EDC? But as i’ve written and edited this, I think I’m circling around the Fenix and Thrunite. I think the Fenix will be more practical and i’m sure to be amazed. The Thrunite will be tolerable and i’m sure i’ll live forever with thinking the stepless dimming isn’t a good execution, but love the power.
I’m also looking for other thoughts and selections from folks, as well as good conversation about flashlights.