Of the lights I currently own, the Skilhunt H04RC. The beam and tint are perfect for me. It’s also very lightweight.
My RRT01 with 219b is very close. I just need to find the right TIR to change the beam from spot to flood and it will be perfect for me. If I could get a beam shape like the Skilhunt it would be perfect. The size, UI, power, and weight is all on point. The only weakness is the cell with in-built charging uses micro-USB, wish it was a C-type charging port. If I could switch that and the optic it will be spot on.
Probably a Fireflies Nov-MU in 4500k. Throw is cool and all, but when it comes down to it, pure flood is the most useful thing for most situations in which I’m going to use a flashlight. The color rendering, tint, efficiency, and magnetic tail are icings on the cake.
Mateminco MT04 (Astrolux EA01s) with SST40 @ 5000k. This light has enough flood and throw for 99% of situations and it’s quite sustainable due the efficient emitters. If you have one light, I think it makes sense to have USB charging as well.
The MT04 is precisely the light I’m bringing on a roadtrip in a month.
Honorable mentions include the Jin Heng JKK21700 with SFT40 and Sofirn IF22A.
One flashlight so it should be multifunctional…and easy to mod. One flashlight don’t mean the same LED, optics , firmware, isn’t it?
Then I think I chose Panda 4. Headlamp is most functional type of flashlights. And 3 chanal driver also add a lot of functionality.
One flashlight, since i actually use mine a lot it would have to be the most versatile, small enough to be with me 24/7 but big enough to accomodate a single 18650 or 21700 for decent runtime, maximum of 4000k led temp, at or below bbl, with a die not too big so as to have a little bit of throw (maximum size sst40 ish), a way to be locked out, a decently efficient driver, provision for a clip.
It lies in the heart of every newer member that he can make just one really good decision and get back to his life .He looks at the insanity of folks on the forum and wants to believe it could never be him.
Blame Fastech and Convoy years ago who offered 8 tube lights with 5 different emitter options , 4 driver options and then multiple color options .
If you're good at math it's about 300-500 choices .
This has always been the brilliance of Convoys business model .