Hey all, first post here. Until 3 or so weeks ago I was still under the impression that my old trusty 3 D cell maglite was state of the art! Then someone showed me a Surefire Backup and I was blown away by it. Then I researched it and found out how expensive it was. But in the process I learned about all of the cool lights out there nowadays and how not-so-state-of-the-art my maglite really was. I also fortunately learned that there are a bunch of reasonably priced lights that I could actually afford!
Over the past few weeks I bought a couple of lights that although they don't get great reviews here, they were a decent step up compared to what I had. I bought a Nebo Redline and a 3-pack of the costco tactical 150 lumen lights. I know the Nebo and Costo ones aren't very well liked here but they seem to work just fine for me and are all much brighter and obviously smaller than my maglite. Also upgraded my keychain flashlight and bought a fenix 05 and an ITP A1. Oh, and I also ordered one of those fusion 36 LED upgrades for my maglite. Very happy with that one.
So, that brings me to this post. I'm looking for a small flashlight to give to my girlfriend to keep around her house and also to use on her bike at night. I'm considering buying another Nebo Redline but I was wondering if there's anything else out there that you guys recommend over the Nebo.
My requirements are the following:
Relatively bright - preferably at least 200 lumens. I'm comparing it to the Nebo which claims 220 lumens but I know it may not really put out that much. Either way, I'd like it to be at least as bright, whatever it's putting out.
Flood to throw adjustable.
Should have low/med/high modes. I don't care for strobe or SOS modes but if it comes with it, that's fine. It's not a requirement though. Just need low/med/high. BTW, it doesn't have to be in that order. Can be high/med/low or whatever order. I'd just like 3 modes.
Must run on AAA or AA batteries. The way she is, if she can't walk into a CVS and buy batteries for it, she won't use it and will give me grief for buying her something useless.
Decent battery life. The Nebo claims a battery life of 4hrs on high, 8 on medium, and 15 on low. I'd like something comparable to this.
Price should be under 20 bucks or so. The Nebo is about 22 give or take.
I guess that's about it. I've looked around and haven't found anything other than the Nebo that meets all those requirements but before I order another one I wanted to ask here to see if there are some that I missed during my search.
I'm sure I'll be making a few more "recommend me a light" threads soon since I tend to like gadgets and now that I'm learning about all the cool lights out there I expect I'll be buying a few more in the upcoming weeks. Next thing I want is a super bright and relatively floody light. Was looking at the Romisen RC-T6 and some of the new 3800 and 4300 lumen lights. But that's a topic for another thread...
Thanks!