Crelant 7G5 V2 arrived 15 minutes ago.
Your first impressions would be ????????
Nicely packaged in a box complete with accessories and extension tube which has 5 GITD rings installed on it.
There is also a GITD ring between the bezel and the lens. The huge aluminium reflector looks really well made and the output should be huge. The light I have currently with the most output is the Klarus XT20 it really is impressive with its wall of light and very decent throw specially when compared to the single headed but deeper reflector XT11.
I look forward to comparing this light with the XT20. If only I had enough 18650's!!! Busy bidding on some on Ebay.
Not related to flashlights, but to something E1320 recommended to use.
I have received today an EGO e-cigarette, I have given it a try, and I feel I will adapt to it, I bought it from Manafont, it is a copy for sure, but it is well made.
Romisen RC-T601 II from Shiningbeam. It's the custom 2-mode model. Looks pretty slick and works great. It's now my favorite C8.
Please , tell me more ..
me too!
I haven't bought a flashlight all year. I have been saving up for a new coffee roaster. I just got this from
Sweet Maria's.
This whirley popper is what I have been using for the last year or so.
Now I can go order that Dereelight dbs I have been reading about.
Nicely done, fnsooner!
I was actually just thinking earlier today about ordering some beans to roast. I used to have a cage for inside my bbq grill but never got around to using it and eventually sold it. I see you also have the Kitchenaid grinder, which is one I wanted but I went a little cheaper and got the Capresso Infinity. It might be time to follow your lead and invest in a decent roaster.
@fnsooner - I need one of those! I attempted to darken a light roast manually over a stove... guess how that went? 
Man fnsooner I need to stop by for a cup of fresh Joe! I bet it tastes great!!!!!!!
Nice unit!
Here is my row of roasters. Each of them can roast a pound of greens. I also have a "corrado" which is a bread machine\heat gun roaster. Nice job holding off on the lights for the Gene Cafe.
@weiser701, I started about five years ago with a Cuisinart DBM-8 grinder. Like flashlights, the quest for the perfect cup of coffee is a slippery slope.
@turboBB, Yep, I bet that didn't turn out well if you didn't start out with green beans.
@EagleEye, anytime. Just give me some time to get a few batches under my belt.
Ha Ha Langcjl, I see you probably understand my slippery slope comment. I started to go the breadmachine/heatgun route, but broke down and got the Gene Cafe.
I'm very, very far from being a connoisseur of fine coffee. My future son-in-law is a Roast-master at a fine coffee company in the Seattle, WA area. Since he has entered our family circle I have come to enjoy fresh hand ground coffee brewed in one of several french presses we have recently acquired.
Back to the subject of this post my Trustfire TR-1200 showed up today. After awaiting its arrival for over a month from DX, only to discover they never had it in stock, I re-ordered it from a US based ebay seller and it was shipped priority mail for only $2 more than DX wanted. Can hardly wait for the last battery to top off its charge so I can install three matched 18650 batteries into this new illuminator.
Ain't that the truth! I'm still a little surprised at how far I've come. And as much fine tuning there has been through the process of brewing a better cup, I still use my Aeropress religiously. Since I'm a straight black coffee guy, for me nothing is better than using a $25 Aeropress. I even pondered selling some roasted beans as a small, side gig if I ever became proficient at it. For now I'm just concerned with my own coffee :) Have fun with your new roaster!
@jacktheclipper
@pounder
What would you guys like to know, specifically? 
Hows the beam? I'm getting the 5 mode version so anything about tailcap readings and pwm wouldn't apply to me by would still like to know lol
I would like to know about PWM , beam profile , and tint . Also , how easy to mod ?
i got a cheap flashlight today which only need $4.99 