Just registered to say - don't buy it from the Sofirn official store with shipment from the US, as they will charge you more and ship it from China anyway.
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Hello DBSAR, what do you know about the shortage of resources at the anodizing factory?
How are the chances to get the coloured versions in 2021 ?
I was just about to post and say to order from Sofirn directly but wow. My LT1 is on the way from them but shipping from China was my only option since I’m in Canada.
Unfortunately, I haven’t had the best luck with some Chinese sellers of late. Both Sofirn and Thrunite allowed me to order items that were not actually in stock. Had no problems getting refunds but cmon, how hard is it to manage inventory these days? It looks as though they didn’t have stock in the US warehouse and simply shipped from China instead. :person_facepalming:
Hi all. I have just received my Lantern and couldn’t be happier. What a terrific peice of camping equipment. One thing I have noticed is when the latern is OFF there is a very very faint glow from 4 LED’s. Is this able to be turned off ? I have read through the instructions but I couldn’t see anything obvious. I have factory reset the light but it still persists. I have Ver 5.
Your help would be appreciated.
Welcome to the forum tjlantern.
That does not seem normal and sounds similar to an issue reported by forum member Scallywag.
You may want to send a PM (Private Message) to Scallywag to ask if the issue was resolved.
From a post in this thread by Scallywag:
https://budgetlightforum.com/t/-/38215/10986
From a post in this thread by ToyKeeper:
https://budgetlightforum.com/t/-/38215/10996
From a post in this thread by Scallywag:
https://budgetlightforum.com/t/-/38215/11029
Thanks Roostre. I’ll take your advise and PM scallywag. Cheers
This is their idea of customer service:
No acknowledgement of the problem nor apology. Sure it’s not going to affect my life too greatly but I’m sharing it here so people can consider it in their purchasing decisions.
Living in Australia I have a choice when I purchase a torch. I can buy it from a local retailer (though there’s not too many around) and get quick delivery from local stock with warranty protected by Australian consumer law.
Or I can buy from a chinese website with all the variables that this transaction entails.
The difference in price is significant - local is double ex China.
You get what you pay for. Sofirn is GREAT value for my $$.
Try contacting them via email us@sofirnlight.com or send a message to Sofirn on this forum. I’m sure that they’ll respond relatively quickly and help you out.
I ordered an LT1 via Amazon Australia on the 29th of October with a code from ozbargain. There was no stock in Australia so it was shipped from China. It arrived on the 6th of November. 4 clear business days. 9 days if you count weekends, public holiday etc.
Your post does not make any sense.
What were the circumstances of your problem ?
& your communications with what company ?
Nobody can comment without more details.
The whole family loves the lt1. The other night we had a guest and put him in my youngest daughter’s room. We put her on a cot in a spare room with the LT1 as her bedside light… and she was happy as could be. Yes, a 10 year old can operate an anduril lantern.
Back to the question of colors (sorry). Why do I have a choice of 6 anodized colors in a sofirn CO1S, but can only get an LT1 in black?
Having trouble buying the “anodizing factory problem” story.
The original problem was explained a few posts above - *BLF LT1 Lantern Project) (updated Nov,17,2020) - #11369 by haawb - but subsequent posts did make that harder to follow, I realize.
Short version: I ordered from Aliexpress with the shipping from US option at higher shipping charge for faster delivery, they shipped from China anyway. Tried to resolve it with their customer service but they don’t even acknowledge there’s a problem.
My 5-year-old loves her Anduril lights (including the LT1). The UI is clearly more intuitive for beginners than I originally assumed.
My 5 year old daughter has no trouble operating anduril lights as well! These people that cry and have trouble operating anduril don’t even have the smarts of a 5 year old!
I agree…… Sofirn has not always been open with the ‘real’ truth of what is actually going on …… actually it was the inspiration for the ‘LT1 on a stick’ sketch. Im sure they are aware how many folks are holding off buying multiple lanterns until colors are available. Im betting once they feel they have sold all the black ones they can…… then the colors will magically appear……
again JMO 
By the way … can someone confirm me if the base tube (containing the 4x18650) of the BLF LT1 is compatible with the BLF Q8 ?
The head of my BLF Q8 (first batch, Thorfire) does not screw into the tube of my BLF LT1 (rev 5.0).
But the head of my BLF LT1 screws (and works perfectly) onto the tube of my BLF Q8.
Our LT1 did the exact same thing.
I emailed Sofirn but they never replied, so we just sent it back to Amazon (Prime).