Just wanted to say thank you for the excellent review. I bought one earlier this week specifically because of reading this review and it just arrived today. This is by far the best EDC flashlight I’ve ever owned.
I’ve been using it with the Eneloop XX 2400mah AA, and I wont really get a true opportunity to test it till tonight. But this review hits everything spot on, its small, lightweight. The quality is top notch, one thing I noticed in particular that the threads when removing the battery compartment have INCREDIBLY smooth action. And in event of a zombie apocalypse you’ll have a flashlight that will take any AA battery you find laying around. I may venture to try a 14500 battery at some point but the Eneloop on turbo (4th setting) really does put down a lot of light, so I’m not in any sort of rush.
Two other notes, the Strobe is pretty easy to learn so if you have to use it for self defense; its very accessible with 2 quick taps, and you will hit strobe every-time whether the light is on or off. Also the memory works fantastic too, so if you leave it in high its in high mode when you turn it back on (also great for self defense as well).
Overall this is the best $40.00 i’ve spent in a while. Its probably the most expensive flashlight I’ve bought prior to this I’ve only had crummy nebo & ebay-amazon-generic cree flashlights. And It has absolutely been worth every penny! Xtar has won me over!
The only mild disappointment was the difficulty of finding these, I had to order it on ebay (new), I guess I just get spoiled with ordering with Amazon Prime though!