[PART 1] Official BLF GT Group Buy thread. Group buy officially closed! Lights shipping.

Day two after recieving the ‘head’…

No second box with the body and batteries :frowning:

It would be very helpfull if we did get the shipping tracking numbers :rage:

Exactly the same as my package. So I am also lucky…

FINALLY !! and without a hint in advance, i received my second light made by Lumintop.
Here they are both:



Reflector is a bit ringy, but seems okay.

Pink batteries (bought earlier) are charging…

Why there isn’t a drop test video about registered 2 packages made? I know they were in a hurry before chinese new year but when they waited for reflectors earlyer they could have been do that.
Mine is in my country and I hope the best that mine doesn’t have scratches. For me a flashlight doesn’t even have scratches after 2 years of use. The GT will be most of the time on the shelf so even less chance to getting scratched.

And you wonder why you receive rude votes from time to time

I got two batt carriers and no batteries which is fine because I didn’t order batteries, just the light. :innocent:

Anyway, the light is in very good shape and the performance is excellent, I am very happy right now.

BTW I mailded Martin and got two tracking numbers of which only one worked.
I got both packages today in one delivery though so all is good for me.

Grtz
Nico

Glad you got yours too Nico :slight_smile:

My reflector has the clear machine marks too, but the led is centered and it throws a very clean spot. (from 6 meters on the wall: )

Thanks for the clear information. I am sorry I forgot the post of which you gave me the link. I am grateful.

Lumintop did the drop tests as agreed on the single boxes that were sent dhl. They originally only wanted to ship single packages through dhl. Only afterwards did they agree to ship some of the lights through various registered mail pathways only after we asked for that option. They did it as a favor to help reduce the fees associated with dhl shipping in some countries. They even attempted to set the value at what some members requested to hopefully slip by customs without incurring extra fees. I guess the answer to your question is that there were never any drop videos made of the two box shipping method because they were not asked to.

Joey Adams wrote

I think they just found a new way to slip by customs for registered packages :smiling_imp:

You should write novels as have a great fantasy! Conspiracy? I just said two obvious simple things: those ridiculous packages show lack of care for the recipients and lack of respect for the BLF. Period. Despite those stupid packages, the lights arrived in good state anyway? Well, recipients were fortunate, but this doesn’t cancel the lack of care of that people. Also, the fact that I have not still received my flashlight and not even paid for it, does not prevent me to say my opinion about the behavior of who made that packages. No conspiracy, relax, just a protest to the bad packages. I am sure that if you were one of the guys that received a bad package and maybe also a scratched flashlight you would not have written your post! :-))

Maybe it is cammouflage , with poor cardboard boxes the custom think ’ aiai, another shitload of Chinese piece of crap’ :person_facepalming:

That’s pure genius! :laughing:
Maybe there over-did it a bit though…

I’m glad your light arrived undamaged. Today I picked up my two boxes. Both also in terrible condition. Dry on the outside but wet at the inside so I binned the manual. The body of the light was wrapped in a small thin piece of bubble plastic. The head just had some plastic foil and a piece of protective foam on the lens. No other padding or protection to avoid the head from moving around in the box. Unfortunately the rough journey from China to Belgium resulted in 2 small damages.

Except for the damage caused by rough handeling and poor packaging the head has a few tiny spots of missing anodizing. Apart from this machining and anodizing looks great! Under the right angle machining rings are visible in the reflector but nothing to worry about. Tint is a bit warm to my taste so I will swap the emitter for a cooler one. After all I’m happy with the light but not how they shipped itand certainly not with the damages. :person_facepalming:

Anyway, big thumbs up for the team who made this possible. :+1:

This is as far as beamshots go from the balcony, 125 meters to the other side of the square. I hope I did not wake anyone up :person_facepalming:

I have time to do a proper throw reading some time next week. And perhaps real beamshots

Well it seems that Santa was early in the Netherlands, because somebody rang my doorbell too. The pretty sturdy cardboard package was showing some signs of rough treatment, but that was all. And it was dry. On opening I noticed a minor ding on one of the cooling fins. But that was there before it went into the box, as there was no way that part of the head could get anywhere near the wall(s) of the box. BTW, because the staples are in the corners of the box(es), there was no danger of damaging the round item(s) inside.
So far so good. My 30Q’s are charging now. And then it’s time for some serious fooling around. Thanks, Team-Giggles!

ok thanks for the info. How much will retail cost @?

Also, can you or anyone reading this, give me any knowledgable feedback on trying to pick out a good flashlight?

My friend has the Pelican 7060 which has a good throw and bright light (white I think at about 4k )

I saw the Pelican 7600 which is 2 1/2 times the lumen and I think the throw was better.

I like that they are rechargeable 18650 with USB, water proof IPX8, and I believe they use theX-ld latest, ?

I am a newbie and still trying to understand and determine a great light at a fair price.

I have some properties I manage with large yards that have little or no light.

Also want to get another one or 2 lites for my family to use.

What do u think is a great value light?

I also saw this on ebay https://www.ebay.com/itm/152760115591?var=452491596544&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&fromMakeTrack=true

you cab pick different packages of the same light. china made and not sure of quality and how they will last?

thaks so much!!!!

The name of the seller is easy to remember, since somebody once pointed out that it sounds like ‘Garbage’.

(there is no such thing as an 18650 battery with 6000mAh capacity - or any lights running on a Cree XM-L T6 emitter that put out thousands of lumens)

Sorry if I can’t be of more help, but maybe you could start a new thread asking for suggestions? There are many knowledgeable people on here who will be sure to help you.

Guys, have we overloaded DHL with shipping of BLF GT? :sunglasses:

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