$50 Dollar Challenge

$50 Dollar Challenge

OK, you've got 50USD and your target is to get someone the best possible range of lights. Ideally you'll include at least a light for their keychain, a small pocket light, a floody light and a thrower.

The budget is for lights only, so no need to include cells or a charger. Let's see what you can come up with and just how much it is possible to get these days for this small sum.

0 mods?

Can you combine traits or must they be dedicated?

All lights off-the-shelf. Traits/uses could be combined but by a 'small pocket light' I do mean sub-P60.

keychain:


http://www.dealextreme.com/p/white-flashlight-keychain-22000mcd-824

$1.23

a small pocket light:

http://www.dealextreme.com/p/tank007-tk-703-ha-iii-cree-q3-wc-110-lumen-led-flashlight-black-1-aaa-1-10440-26988?item=11

$10.96

a floody light:

http://www.dealextreme.com/p/ultrafire-wf504b-xm-lt6-5-mode-510-lumen-white-led-flashlight-with-strap-black-1-x-18650-57099?item=8

$20.40

and a thrower:

http://www.dealextreme.com/p/ultrafire-c8-t6-cree-xm-l-t6-800lm-5-mode-white-led-flashlight-1-x-18650-110264

$18.80

Total: 1.23+10.96+20.40+18.80=51.39


Get a WF-501B for $14.99 At TMart and a C10 at DX $20.30 and come in under budget. Besides I think (hope) the C10 is a better thrower than the C8. I have 3 on order.

Substitute this

a floody light:

http://www.dealextreme.com/p/ultrafire-wf504b-xm-lt6-5-mode-510-lumen-white-led-flashlight-with-strap-black-1-x-18650-57099?item=8

for this
http://www.dinodirect.com/ultrafire-wf504b-led-flashlight-5mode-600lumen-xm-lt6.html
and you'll even get change from your (VFM's) $50

$25 - ITP A2, XPG-R5-AA

$20 Ultrafire C8 (Ebay), these can be found with either XRE, XML or XPG... pick whichever you want. XRE for throw, XML for floody throw, XPG for something in-between.

$5 DX Fauxton type lights for keychain

Then use the savings to upgrade the keychain light, maybe the Fenix for endurance with the pocket light available for brightness.

For $50, I'd buy two nice lights instead of 4 cheapo lights, but y'alls know that's my game plan.

But in this case, I would vote

$9 for a Black Cat keychain light

$10 for a Sipik SK68 pocket light

and $31 for a Neutral-tint XIN TD C8 from Intl-outdoors

Yeah, that would do it right.

Id buy one Fenix E21, I think they are close to 35$.


Then one coin cell fake photon (those are very handy), cost about 1$ at the dollar store. And they last a loooooooong time. Maybe Id buy the person QTY=2 of these.

Then a Fenix E01 AAA light, those are really handy, about 15$.

So thats

Main AA go-to light

Key-chain light

Little AAA light

Solid setup that will cover a lot of bases. I got my E21 for $27 with a 30% discount at REI... great light for the $$.

I'll decide after you put the $50 in my PayPal

Oh, we can do that? I'd like $50 also.

Pocket light and flooder:

3 mode 2100 from DD $16

Thrower:

Sipik 361 Recoil $15

http://www.dealextreme.com/p/sipik-ck361-cree-q3-wc-3-mode-180-lumen-white-led-flashlight-with-strap-1-18650-50104?item=6

Keychain:

CQG S1 $15

http://www.cnqualitygoods.com/goods.php?id=1287