Given that I paid 5x as much for the E01, this sounds like a pretty good deal to me. The E01 is equally a long way from perfect but is HA3. Whether this is worth an extra $11.50 is entirely a matter of personal taste. Had this existed at that price when i bought the E01, I'd not own an E01.
Thanks for the review.
Good review! I am amazed how many fans the E01 has and this looks like is every bit as good. Love that it has a forward clicky.
Ack! The link is broken and I'm feeling impulsive... Well, hard not to when it's only $3.50. Nice job and thank you for the review, Jekostas... Now, if I can only find em for $3.50...
Sorry, I haven't quite figured out how to do external links using this site's format yet, but if you just type coastportland.com in to the address bar it should work fine.
Heh...I should have stated I tried that also...It takes me to their site, but when I go to buy it, it takes me to one of their "preferred vendors" who wants $11 for it...
Ah well...
On the front page, there should be a link that says "Free Coast LED Light". That's where I got this one.
Ah! I see it now. It just tells me "free gift" and doesn't mention what it is.....Well, I took the bait. Here's hoping it's the same light with same decent tint you got. Thanks again, Jekostas!
Seems they are sending the Multi button cell keychain lights again instead of the AAA mini tac ..
I'm mad at myself for not getting a few more of these they are nice little cheap AAA lights ..
Coast just makes people nutty by switching around the lights they put in this 3.50$ deal
If it's a crap shoot it's not a good deal ...WAIT until they start shipping the mini tac's again .. it's a nice light for 3.50
@ 7 lumens the battery will last into the next decade
Interesting, thanks for the excellent details about lenser mini tac torch
Karen, my Mail Lady (yup...we're on a first name basis now
) just dropped off a plain manila envelope. Inside was my $3.50 coast torch. Boaz had me wondering which one I'd get, but it's safe to say I'm more than happy:
Guys, if you haven't purchased one of these yet you should. This is a crazy good deal. Heck, even get a couple for gifts in the future...if they come in the same box as mine it'll make a stellar present. So far I can confirm everything Jekostas stated in his review...except runtime (although I'm looking to try this out).
Jekostas, thanks again for posting this review....I'm off to order another (I wish they had it were you could get more than one at a time).
Damn, that's nice packaging for a freebie light! I got mine in the clamshell packaging, not a gift box.
Dang! The packaging alone must cost about $3.50 or so.
Good review! Thanks for sharing
This is an AAA light. As the cell drops below a certain voltage threshold it switches to a moonlight mode, which is more or less constant for about 10-11 hours. Very similar to how the Fenix E01 works.
Nice review of a nice light! Sorry I think I missed this review and I never frontpage'd it. Now it is. :)
Pity these are only available at that price within the USA. Otherwise I'd pick one up too.
Should I splurge and see if I get the mini-tac for the 3.50? Hopefully they are still sending those
not ringy not purpley or ugly ,Some people say they have gotten really ugly beam and odd tints minitac , these have always been a crap shoot you lay your money down and you roll the dice ...sometimes they send you a great lil light .. other times a real piece of junk /keychain light . Makes life interesting ..
I did...We'll see what I get. I dunno, even their cheapest keychain light seems kinda ok. Not a deal, but ok:
Yay, got the Minitac! It feels quite good in the hand. Definitely won't blow away with the output or beam quality, but can't really complain, especially for the price. Probably a fantastic emergency light for the car.
Did you get the boxed one or the plastic packaging .?? I got the box like match ..makes it seem much nicer .. smart marketing