I would be definitely interested in the 18350 tube, but even more into an 18500 one. Got the 18500 tube for my Emisar D4V2 and haven't swapped it since. Too bad that's one of the very few lights with 18500 cell support. Even for the Jaxman E2L you can't find an 18500 tube to buy any longer..
Other gripes I would have with the EDC18 would be first, as others mentioned before in the thread, the side e-switch on the light.. It should be recessed, even more so now that the body is bigger and would allow for more space to play with as far as switch positioning is concerned. Second, I would take a single emitter, slightly longer version of this light at any time. And that along with a SMO reflector. I wouldn't really care about aux lights, especially if we already have a lit side switch.
A side switch takes up a bit more room around the driver area. So you basically just shift the space from the tail to the driver area. Net result is about the same length.
This light has an extra few millimeters in length to accommodate the longer battery. You can use 70mm while FW3A was limited to about 66mm or so.
It’s a bit bigger than I was hoping for, the button sticks out a lot and the clip is kinda meh. It seems like more direct competition for an emisar d4 v2.
That said. Still looks interesting at a good price point.
I see several comments hating on the clip. I get that this light is being billed as comparable to the FW3A, which has a really nice clip, but do folks dislike a deep carry clip? Or is it simply because it’s not a collar type clip?
You can’t please everyone. No matter the light or the design there will always be people picking it apart and hating on the choices that were made. I try to ignore the negative opinion posts.