What's your travel flashlight?

Last trip was to Cardiff on the train with one night in a hotel. I tossed an S2 in my bag and didn’t need it.

Overseas trips, I put an D4S in my carry on. I pack a single cell USB powered charger in my checked bag.

I usually carry my triple Novatac 120T with me when traveling.

i dont travel much but if i would i would probably take the fw3a with me.

Depending where and how I’m traveling I generally have something simple like a convoy S2+ as its cost effective and does the job and not a total loss if it goes missing and as of recently a nitecore Tiki thats been attached to my keys.

It is a beast!

my D4V2 and my Manker E02 that never leaves my side anyway.

Jetbeam Rotary w sw45k

My travel flashlight is currently a Sofirn 淘宝网 - 淘!我喜欢

It never failed so far

Just got back from 3.5 weeks in the San Fran and L.A. areas and I brought my ET D25C Ti. clicky and my D4V2, which I hardly used.

Xtar XP1 and MC1+ were the chargers.

Chris

“What’s your travel flashlight?”

by air: cheapest.
TSA takes the good ones.

Why would they take flashlights?

I air travel with a SK68 and a pocket edc (DQG tiny aa) typically, camping is a different story, thrower (wurkkos ts30s), flooder (sp36), headlamp (sk40 or HD20) and something small for pocket (varies)

They really shouldn’t unless it has a some sort of weapon potential. TSA allows up to 160 watt hour capacity which for a flashlight is huge.

Weapon potential like this Wurkkos TS30s

My travel light last time (to another city, to see my brother’s father) was a Convoy S2+ with SST20 2700K. It worked well for everything except as a bedside light, the spot was way too intense even at 0.1% mode. Now that I put a 30° TIR on it, it should be much nicer.

Any regular flashlight wouldn’t be taken by TSA, unless it has a tool kit included, very sharp edges, or it can be used as a baton due to weight (ie large Maglight).
There is a maximum WAh for lithium, but a normal flashlight wouldn’t be a problem. Been flying with flashlights for decades and nothing happened.

My current travel EDC is the https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/\_AougML EAGTAC D3C

after 9/11, the TSA took two of my favorites.
they said it was because of the batteries,
and they would not accept my argument.

so…now i fly (or not) with “cheapies”,
since the TSA confiscated one of those, too.
reasoning is, i can buy a cheap replacement
at my destination, and give it to the TSA
at their security station before my return flight.

Why not just take out the cell, “Here…”, and take back the light?

No reason for them to not allow that, unless they’re f’n thieves to begin with.

Snap a pic of the thief, post it online far’n’wide when you get back.

TSA = “Thieves Steal Anything”?

very sorry to hear that, what did they look like, were they longer than 7” with Tactical Strike Bezels?

TSA has never taken any light of mine, and have never said anything about the batteries either. Mine are not tactical looking…

These have been thru multiple flights:

the only challege was, one time I was asked by security, who approached me while I was seated in the boarding area
“is that a flashlight clipped to your back pocket?”

I replied, “Yes Sir, would you like me to show it to you?”

“No thats fine”, he said, and walked away.

I could tell he could see that the thing in my pocket was round, not flat like a knife… what initially drew his attention was the pocket clip…

It was the Titanium light on the right in the photo.

I do not carry knives thru security, TSA does confiscate those…
I lost a really nice one to them…

If I’m traveling usually I have three lights with me, Prometheus Alpha, Titanium Tool and a FW3T. Actually it’s four, an Aurora A4 is always on my keychain.