Your coolest / best / favorite flashlight of 2021

Updated till here :D

Convoy L21B

I’m surprised that it only has 1 point

Nitecore TIKI (a RovyVon Aurora A5 clone clone or vice versa)

Wildtrail WT90 for sure.

I’ve decided that the Thrunite Catapult Mini is my favorite flashlight I got in 2021. I’m impressed by it every time I pick it up.

Sofirn IF22A

Emisar D4Sv2 W2

Emisar DT8 XPL Hi 4000k

I have a Mateminco MT70 Mini SFN55.2 coming in for a landing in about 2 days.
Got the SamSung 30T’s warming up.
Getting a mean hunch this light will make my favorite list.

Wuben E6,
Being a pocket rocket that can powered by 14500 or AA battery

Convoy M26c with GT-FC40.

Wildtrail WT90

Power, style, a big that's surprising lightweight.

Zebralight SC700d still at the top of my list.

This one is up there for me too. Very pleasant beam and tint.

Convoy L21A with KW CULPM1.TG

FWAA as of now with convoy sw45k swap. It has become my flood edc. Carried in pocket w/o clip and mechanical lockout.

Not necessarily totally new to 2021, buy my continuously tweaked TIR FW1A is still my all time hero. This year it got a SS bezel, LEDIL Leila RS, and FD2 sst20. Nearly perfect.

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A shorty tube for the FW3C with cyan glow gasket and tail cap. Apart from the chunky lumpy feeling in a pocket, it is my favourite light for general, bedside nip to the loo type edc.

Edit: Total fail from me having read the OP again, sorry. :zipper_mouth_face:

Emisar DT8 XPL Hi 4000k

Best Walking Light - Sofirn SF47 (4 x SST40)

This light deserves a mention because I had no interest in it until I held my brother’s. The 6500k color tint was undesirable to me and I thought the lumen claims seemed dubious. But this light feels amazing in the hand (2 * 21700 form factor) and feels satisfyingly sturdy. The claimed 9000 lumen turbo may or may not be the full 9000 (I have no way of checking) but I can tell you the results are impressive. The high mode doesn’t seem to step down (claimed 3000 lumens) and I typically walk around outside with that mode. In general, I love the mode spacing on this light for an outdoors focused light. If it came in a 5000k tint I’d love it even more but this light is great. Easily my sleeper-hit of 2021

Best EDC Light - Emisar D4V2
Grey, steel bezel, amber switch, tail magnet, e21a 2700k

I find myself grabbing this light for EDC a lot because I feel so mellow looking at it and using it. I also got one in black with a red switch and XPL-HI 5000k emitters that’s a strong runner-up.

Best Jacket Pocket Light - Zebralight SC700D

Disappears in a jacket pocket and has killer sustained output for its size. There’s something magical about the knurling on this light too. I just love holding it.

My vote goes to Noctigon K9.3 SST-20 4000/2700. Plenty bright and small enough to carry it with me. The second place is WildTrail WT1M, but recently I noticed high parasitic drain and won’t use it until I fix it.

Astrolux FT02s for having a good balance of flood and throw. Also pretty powefull with 4xXHP50.2 leds. Ergonomics also great with 3 types of battery. Well balanced weight. Heat dissipation is also better than on smaller Astrolux EA01s. Comes with Anduril that we all love.

YLP Gekko 1.0