Your coolest / best / favorite flashlight of 2022

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Time for the yearly tradition:

What was your coolest / nicest / best flashlight(s) of 2022?

What were your favorites of 2022? Flashlights / headlamps

Can be in any category. Multiple categories are also fine.

Please use the Full Name of the flashlight! Brand + model number/name

Fenix TK16 instead of TK16 (there are 2 brands using that same product name)

Pictures are always welcome and make it even more interesting

(PLEASE ONLY LIGHTS YOU GOT IN 2022) (bought/received)

Always fun to look back at past years' favorites as well..

so here we go:

What were the most popular lights of 2021

https://budgetlightforum.com/t/-/68396

What were the most popular lights of 2020

https://budgetlightforum.com/t/-/64587

What were the most popular lights of 2019

https://budgetlightforum.com/t/-/59995

What were the most popular lights of 2018

https://budgetlightforum.com/t/-/54284

What were the most popular lights of 2017

https://budgetlightforum.com/t/-/48642

What were the most popular lights of 2016
https://budgetlightforum.com/t/-/43019

What was your best flashlight of 2015
https://budgetlightforum.com/t/-/37709

Best stock flashlight buy in 2014
https://budgetlightforum.com/t/-/30774

Best modified flashlight buy in 2014
https://budgetlightforum.com/t/-/30834

Best 3 of 2013
https://budgetlightforum.com/t/-/23987

Best budget flashlights of 2012
https://budgetlightforum.com/t/-/12871

Best budget light in category : value for money 2011
https://budgetlightforum.com/t/-/4854

What’s the best flashlight, (for the money you paid) that you ever bought? 2010
https://budgetlightforum.com/t/-/72482

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(when it show 111 = 3... I just add 1's)

Flashlight Count Total
Acebeam Rider RX 1 1
Acebeam X75 1 1
Amutorch E3S 1 1
Antsonamelon RGB Critter 1 1
Armytek Wizard C2 LE 1 1
Armytek Wizard C2 PRO 1 1
Astrolux EC06 1 1
Convoy C8 1 1
Convoy C8+ 1 1
Convoy H2 1 1
Convoy L21A 1 1
Convoy L21B 1 1
Convoy L7 1 1
Convoy L8 1 1
Convoy M1 1 1
Convoy M21 1 1
Convoy M21A 1 1
Convoy M21B 11 2
Convoy M21D 1 1
Convoy M21E 1 1
Convoy M3-C 1 1
Convoy S16 1 1
Convoy S21D 1111111 7
Convoy S21E 111 3
Convoy T2 1 1
Convoy T4 1 1
TOTAL CONVOY 28
Cyansky HS6R 1 1
Emisar D1 1 1
Emisar D1 v2 11 2
Emisar D1 mini 1 1
Emisar D4K 111111 6
Emisar D4SV2 11 2
TOTAL EMISAR 12
Fireflies E07 1 1
Fireflies E12C 1 1
Fireflies PL09mu 1 1
Gemstone Identification Light 1 1
Haikelite HK05 11 2
Jin Heng JKK76 1 1
JKK90 1 1
KdLitker E6 + KdLitker Quad Nichia 219BT 1 1
Lumintop Frog 111 3
Lumintop FWAA 1 1
Lumintop GT Nano (all versions) 1111 4
Lumintop GT Nano Pro 1 1
Lumintop Tool AA 1 1
Lumintop Thor Pro 1 1
TOTAL LUMINTOP 11
Manker MC01 1 1
Maxtoch LA60s 1 1
Maxtoch Owleyes W PRO 1 1
MtnDon’s miniature wooden lantern 1 1
Nightwatch NS73V1 1 1
Nightwatch NS59 V2 (Nightwatch) 111 2
NlightD L1 1 1
Noctigon DM1.12 1 1
Noctigon DM11 1 1
Noctigon DT8 1 1
Olight Baton 3 1 1
Olight Lantern 1 1
Olight Marauder Mini 1 1
Olight Obulb 1st gen 1 1
RovyVon Aurora A23 1 1
Skilhunt M150 11 2
Skilhunt M200 V3 1 1
Sofirn C8L 1 1
Sofirn D25L 1 1
Sofirn D25LR 1 1
Sofirn IF22A 1 1
Sofirn LT1 Mini 1 1
Sofirn LT1S 11 2
Sofirn Q8 Pro 1 1
Sofirn SC 21 Pro 111 3
Sofirn SP10 Pro 111 3
Sofirn SP35 1 1
Sofirn SP36 Pro 1 1
TOTAL SOFIRN 16
Speras M4 1 1
Thrunite Catapult Pro 1 1
Thrunite Ti3 Hi 1 1
Weltool W1 1 1
Weltool W4 PRO 1 1
Wildtrail WT1M 1 1
Wildtrail WT3M 1111 4
WildTrail WT90 111 3
Wuben X-0 1 1
Wurkkos DL07 1 1
Wurkkos HD15 1 1
Wurkkos TS10 (all versions) 11111111111111111111111111111111 32
Wurkkos TS22 1 1
Wurkkos TS25 1 1
Wurkkos TS30S 1 1
Wurkkos TS32 111 3
Wurkkos WK40 1 1
TOTAL WURKKOS 41
Zebralight SC600w Mk IV Plus 11 2

Finished till Post 124 (darosk)

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Lumintop FW3A from first batch with no engraving at all.
Still favourite EDC.

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Wurkkos TS10 is my favorite light made in 2022.

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Did you get it in 2022?

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Convoy S21D: 219b, 4500K

Runner up:

Convoy M21D: silver, GT FC40, 4500K.

The positive end of Convoy’s 21700 battery arrived dented. The driver contact is a hard stud and loses contact with battery quite easily… a spring here would be better.

Works with Samsung 50S… with a spacer at the tail end to take up slack.

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Oh, I misunderstood. Apologies.
Anyway, no light bought in 2022, nothing on the market worth spending hard earned money :smiley:

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Thrunite Ti3 Hi, purchased and modded to sw45k D200 in 2022. This one makes me smile :slight_smile:

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I would like to submit my favourite 2022 flashlights as follows:

Haikelite HK05
Lumintop Thor Pro
Astrolux EC06
Wurkkos TS32
Wurkkos TS10 MAO
Sofirn LT1S
Nightwatch Chao NS59 V2
Lumintop Frog
Lumintop GT Nano Pro
Lumintop GT Nano Copper

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Wurkkos TS10 for me. I have red, brass and MAO ones and I love them all!

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Wild Trail WT90

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2022 isn’t over yet. Don’t think I bought anything in the early part of the year, at least I can’t recall.

Thus far I really like the Manker MC01 with the Samsung LH351D LED 4000K CRI>90.

Probably a shout out for the Emisar D1 Mini also.

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Convoy C8 Osram green.
Bought for lightsaber stupidity.
Used for lightsaber stupidity. And keeping the kids entertained. And as tent lighting when camping. And whilst on night time nature walks looking for wildlife. And as a general purpose thrower that’s incredibly easy on the eye.

It shouldn’t be anywhere near as versatile as it is. And it still manages to be fun to use.

ETA:
I feel like it would be unfair not to mention that I’ve got red, green, blue and amber C8’s. Plus a long swiss arca plate and mounts so I can put all four (5, if I include my old XPL-HI C8) on a tripod for static lighting effects. They’re all great, especially cumulatively…but the green is the pick of the group.

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Convoy S21D 8A 519A 4500K 60-degree bead.

It’s amazing how good LED flashlight tech has gotten.

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Difficult. Bought maybe a dozen+ this year.

Hmmm

Fireflies E07 Brass. I’m ageing it with hard boiled egg yolks. :slight_smile:

Lumintop GT Nano brass w/ 10440 extension tube. Sweet.

Wurkkos TS10. Red, black, MAO and brass.

Emisar D4SV2 and D1 (V2)

There are some in shipping/pipeline that may yet qualify.

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Wurkkos TS22 and Wildtrail WT3M.
Hard to find something what surprise,but iam fine with these two…

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Wurkkos TS10 (all 6 pcs ), and Convoy S21E-519A/4500K.

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Emisar D4K
Emisar D1 mini
Wildtrail WT3M
Wurkkos TS10

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Best of 2022: Convoy L7 with 26800 tube extensions

You get a phenomenal beam profile with incredibly usable sustained outputs. In my estimation the 26800 cells actually improved the balance of the light along with the battery life. According to the 1Lumen review this light doesn’t step down past a certain point regardless of temp, but I have never felt the light get particularly hot compared to other lights I own. I’m ok with simply monitoring the temperature with my hands but I live in a more northern state with lower ambient temperatures. In southern regions perhaps this would be an issue.

What could be done to make it perfect for me:

  • Use a lens with green AR coating instead of purple.
  • Spend more time aligning the LED and reflector since the hotspot is a little bit lopsided (not really noticeable in normal use, I shined it at a wall indoors and made this discovery)
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This Quad Nichia 219B in 4500K CRI 92 dropin including this host.