What was your best flashlight of 2016

Yezl Y3 dedomed XM-L2 copper mcpcb nice thrower, 150kcd.

TN40s, actually still waiting for it to be delivered.

…in addition to my previous list of stock lights, i have to mention Old Lumen Special Triple 50 - a 2D Mag converted to a triple XHP50 off two 26650 blasting over 7K lumens.

The Nitecore TM16GT and the Klarus XT1C

Convoy L6 (replaced my 3 year old trustfire TR-J12)
Thrunite TH20 headlamp (replaced my 6 year old Zebralight H501)

Mine is the Reylight Ti I Host. It’s only partially built so far (I haven’t decided what to build in the light engine yet.) Nevertheless it’s a pretty light & a nice quality host if you like to fiddle around.

Lumintop Worm 4. It’s simple, compact, very bright and works well on li-ion

Kronos X5, X6 stainless and copper versions. Nothing comes close. Where have you been ChibiM?

For me and 2016, I have to say that I love BOTH my Convoy L6s. Black one and Clear one.
The clear one is best for sure :slight_smile: ……

I bought a Meteor this year at the reduced price and is my favorite light but for a 2016 light I would have to give it to the L6 in neutral!

There are some online options and some offline. If it is convenient and easy to order the desired lights online then you check out the online solutions as available. It is good to select the company that is an expert in these products and that would send you across the very best lights.

Klarus XT11GT for me this year, keep in mind i do own BLF A6, Convoy L6 and many other good budget yet bright option but the innovation on the Klarus XT11GT is something impressive, having the ability to operate from the sideswitch grip to tactical reverse grip is something you dont really see from other flashlight.

Difficult to choose one…

  • Manker U11 - for it’s versatility, power in a small package, built-in charging. To go for a trip - just need to take this light and standard phone charger, that’s it. For most occasional users it’s perfect.
  • Astrolux A01 - almost perfect keychain light, finally with high CRI. Need more of those. I wish it was not a twisty…
  • BLF X5 and X6 - power & beauty…and great modes and everything is nice in those lights.
  • Olight H1 - don’t have it yet, but I’m in a remote love with this little one :wink: Waiting for delivery…
  • Eagle Eye X2R - best proposal for an ordinary, unexperienced user.

I'm gonna be the odd ball here with older models that only clones are left.

I built my first 2 lights this year. An sk68 and an sk98. Both were total garbage so I gutted both and asked all the right questions. Thanks to all of you both lights are EDC used at work and blow everything around them totally away

If I listed all the details on both it would take the entire page. Basics upgraded emitters in both and boards. Even the o-rings are changed. pills smoothed and polished. No part inside is the same.

Thanks to Mountain Electronics and all of you both were a total success. I have even sold 4 or 5 that are being completed now.

This forum ROCKS....

Convoy L6

Olight X7 is a monster, and the Acebeam M10 was a good durprise.
My preferred might the Skilhunt H03 though

My pocket friends:

  • Skilhunt H03 - flooder
  • Manker U11 - thrower

If you don’t mind a quick diversion, what did you do about the dreaded Hollow Pill of the ’98? I’ve heard solutions from pounding pennies in as a shelf, filling with Cu shot and Fujik/solder, filling with JB Weld, etc., etc., etc.

Anyone test all the various’n’sundry solutions, see which was best?

Call me overly paranoid cautious, but I’m not about to push more’n 1A through any LED on a hollow pill with a near-zero thermal path.

I had all kinds of big plans until I tested everything. It does not get any hotter under normal use than most lights I've seen. a little tjermal compound inside the pill and the threading. Now if I leave it at 100% for half an hour I might be pushing it. Really the only time I use 100% is if I'm showing off. The 68 get much hotter and I use it constantly. Probably need to put both of them under the IR gun. Neither have ever heated up a battery. But again my normal use is working. Maybe 15 minites at a time, any longer and I switch to a headlamp. Let me get through the next 2 nights at work and I will put both under the IR gun. If you happen to get lucky enough to find a reasonable 98 it will be at or above 2amps out of the box. At least the ones I've found are and I have half a dozen of each here now.

  • Best modified of 2016: Sunwayman C10R, equipped with triple XPL, FET e-switch driver with moppydrv firmware, and enlarged battery compartment that fits an IMR 18500 (modded by me). Fantastic pocket rocket mod. External appearance and dimensions are unchanged from stock except for the triple TIR and 10x the original output.
  • Best stock of 2016: Probably Zebralight SC600w III HI. Great tint, throw, quality. Bit too big for EDC, but an overall fantastic light for what it is.

BLF A6 (bare and anodized)

Convoy L6

Klarus XT11S

Klarus XT11GT