No nimh charging pretty much kills it for me. I thought it would make a nice muggle lantern but with Li-Ion the only advantage over 21700 is wider, more stable stance. Which is not enough of advantage to offset the fact that it’s much larger, heavier and likely more expensive (especially when taking 14500 cells into account). All that while losing 20% of battery capacity.
Simple UI sounds good, I wouldn’t have to teach a course in Anduril every time someone wants to borrow a lantern.Hopefully high CRI and on the warm side, so as not to irritate people when camping. It would be really cool if it had a mode for an amber or red light, then it would be good for fishing and not attract hordes of mosquitoes.
As far as 14500’s go, I am also a fan of those black Shockli 1000 mAh cells (the same ones that Paul321 linked to). In my opinion, some of the best 14500 there are, and they’re not terribly expensive. There are some cells that are higher drain (Shockli orange, Vapcell H10), but I never really need a 12 amp 14500.
Interested. I’ve been on the fence, but I’m at least interested enough to know pricing. If they end up being really nice and affordable, I could see buying multiple. Do you want a PM freeme?