I would be tempted to buy the cheapest one available. Its likely to be the old version ie the original BLF LT1 in black.
A excellent straight forward camping/emergency lantern as originally designed. USB-A to C cable & the option of enabling the other chips.
But who knows ???
Iām planning on getting a second LT1 but will wait for a few months & see if Sofirn sort out their variations.
Green indicator will be changed to orange. But theyāll probably sell current stock first. Not sure if theyāre building on top of Sofirn 1.0 or BLF-LT1-A2.
FYI thereās also an Orange LT1 with rev 5.8. That makes three new variations since rev 5.0
Yes Yes Yes! About a week ago I was starring at my LT1 I have mounted on a tall tripod stand & thought Iād rather a bigger lantern than a smaller one. Something with 4x 21700 or 26800 heaps of mAhāsā¦.heaps of lumens if desired like 1-2000. Something that wasnāt focused on fitting into a hikers backpack instead focused on a camper who has a truck, tents and sets up a campsite. A light you could use for 4+nights, can be quickly topped up with the latest fast charging, maybe have some powerbank function. Just a BIG fk-OFF version of the LT1. Iād buy a couple and pay good money for them. It would sell too as most lanterns have a minimalist approach i.e they are tiny, have tiny cells and to maximize run times have tiny Betty & Jim LEDS that donāt sustain much light output. I must say the LT1 is definitely better than most of them, Iād just like bigger.
Yeah the light is normally orange when itās off/standby. It only turns green when it is finished charging. Seems to be the same behavior as the old LT1 I was featuring in my other posts in this thread. From what I understand only the other version has the green standby light, which seem to have all been orange-body models? Not sure if thereās a correlation, or if Iām mistaken with that. Nevermind!
Sorry to disappoint, but unfortunately there is no such correlation (it would be too easy ). For instance, I also have a black unit, ordered directly from Sofirnās webshop using the same URL you did. And itās based around the BLF-LT1-A2 driver. Same for the guy on reddit. He also has a black LT1 w the BLF-LT1-A2 driver and green standby light. Actually, at the time when he and I ordered ours, the orange color option was not even available yet.
Maybe SIGShooter has some background info (?). I mean it was not exactly a secret that a reverse charging variant was coming. And it was SIGShooter who published that info in the LT1 topic more than a year ago.
My bets are this will be more vaporware, but Iāll keep my fingers crossed. Has anyone from Sofirn discussed when these might go into production?
Also, did they include you in the prototype phase, or are they going to skip that and move ahead by themselves (as they have done with subsequent LT1 changes)?
Barry of Sofirn has been in contact with me much more lately for future designs, as everyone know i was in a bit of a hiatus during my move and illness the past year. Lux-Perpetua has introduced a design based from my original LT1-Mini & refined in the design group chat, and things are looking positive for the LT1-Mini, LT1-Compact, and LT2/21700 versions.
Thanks for the update. I hope you are feeling much better these days and life has returned (more or less) to normal.
It looks like the 8 x 18650 LT1 adapter never got off the ground. Its too bad that such a cost effective, simple and useful add-on made it through the prototype stage but never went into production. Id have purchased several. I always wondered what the LT1 and possible upcoming variants and accessories might have been if they had been produced by Astrolux or Convoy. Ah wellā¦ Im still very pleased with my collection of LT1ās and they see a great deal of use. Thanks again to all who were involved. :+1:
In Anduril 2, there is a Simple Mode featureā¦ Still by using 1 button as opposed to your 3 button request, but more in line with the usual kind of UI found in most lights.
That is planned, for the LT2. four 21700 capability, with power bank, 3rd red LED channel.
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That sounds awesome! Iām using my LT1 right now, I use it pretty much everyday. Would love a bigger LT2 but I am thinking big getting the new orange LT1 just because. They are such good value.
I liked that 8 x 18650 adapter as well, i was thinking of designing a larger ā widerā battery tube, to hold up to 8 - 18650s in parallel, and would ad stability to the LT1 lantern head. ( and look much like how the base/tank of a Coleman gas lantern is. * Hey Barry! are you listening to these ideas? make it a reality!
So possibly a large 8 x 18650 base that would screw onto the existing 4 x 18650 LT1 (for a total of 12 x 18650). That is ingenious and I like the way you think. And of course, Id buy several! That would also make for a great high capacity power bank.
Admittedly, my vintage Coleman lantern collecting obsession has reached new heights. All attributable to my inability to restrain myself from acquiring these finger burning photon emitters.
). For instance, I also have a black unit, ordered directly from Sofirnās webshop using the same URL you did. And itās based around the BLF-LT1-A2 driver. Same for the guy on reddit. He also has a black LT1 w the BLF-LT1-A2 driver and green standby light. Actually, at the time when he and I ordered ours, the orange color option was not even available yet.
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