I agree on all counts. This has the edge over the SRK in my book simply because of the ability to make the 2nd mode any level I want. With the SRK you are locked in to the 2 modes.
Now an SRK with TexasPyro's driver would be a whole other matter! ;)
JohnnyMac, have you compared to SRK and does it out-throw it? It appears to. Completely agree, the variable output option makes this light way ahead of a standard SRK and Kung even with around the same output, and if throwier, adds another bonus variable to the mix.
Well go do it, its almost dark!!! Yeah momentary on is nice to have too. I already prefer it to SRK and I dont have one yet…and after my experience with ordering a Kung, I can only recommend it if it comes with “-pao chicken” after it in a nice Chinese restaurant.
Warrior seems to be an evolved SRK with cool features but the PWM turns me off from it.If you don't have a light of this form factor yet,I think it's a great deal.Thanks for everyone's input on the warrior.
Mine arrived while I was away for a couple of weeks. I returned last Sunday, and one of the first things I did after I kissed my wife, was check it out. Fantastic light! I hope this second shipment is as good as the first. Someone who has received one from both shipments needs to reassure us that they are just as good, as I would like to order more.
I notices that Fasttech sells both Fandyfire and SolarStorm SP03 and the declare the FF to 2 000 Lumen and the SS to 3020 Lumen. I vrote their customer service and asked them to explain the difference and they replied to me quite fast: “We will test the items and confirm the information, then we will update to you, thank you for your patience.”
I just received my Warrior with XML2 from Rik’s site for $45, and my first impressions are very good! Other than the slightly longer shipping than expected, which is probably due to a customs inspection (damaged box with yellow tape on the external envelope and internal envelope, post tracking shows it sat for a few days on entry into the US). It is slightly visually brighter than both the SRK and Kung that I have via daylight white wall bounce, the center hotspot is definitely more concentrated, with slightly less flood spill than the SRK (a lot less than Kung). It feels somehow a lot smaller than SRK, although it really isnt THAT much smaller, but the difference in feel in the hand and the pocket is definitely better. I also really like the variable output and momentary on (though I’d prefer to be able to manage momentary on time manually).
Without Texaspyro’s driver, I’d say SRK is eclipsed by this for sure, and Kung (if you can find a reliable dealer) is better for floody output, but if thats not what you are looking for, this outdoes Kung as well. Even though my total price each in the end for both SRK and Kung is less than half, I already feel like I’m going to be using Warrior when I dont want a long light to hike with at night.