I have a plethora of 18650 lights including a newly delivered Nextorch E51 which has shamed some of my old favourites, and whilst I am more than happy to carry n 18650 torch when out after dark, it’s just a little to big for my edc needs - I had looked at the Convoy S2+ before posting this as it looked just what I wanted but just that bit to long.
Thank you -just ordered one, gotta be worth a punt at that price :laughing:
Thankyou everyone for the ideas, I knew you would help me feed my addiction. I have ordered the ConvoyS2+ in 18350 to have a play with, and will study up on some of the other options, whilst I wait for it to arrive.
I have also ordered a new headlight whilst hanging around here, it really is bad for my wallet! I’ll have to hope SWMBO isn’t in when the new parcels arrive 
S2+ with 18350 tube? Man I have a handful of 18650 lights smaller than that.
Hope that works out for you. I have a few issues with Convoy quality but, I still have 4 or 5 of them. Had to tighten them all up. No real thermal protection, unless they have updated the driver. Steps down from high at 3.6 volts. For what reason I have no idea. Again, they may have updated that as well. Tail switches like to fail a lot.
I haven’t really checked out any of their most recent lights. I may pick up one and see how it is.
Anyway, I hopeful that you don’t have any problems.
Congratulations!
this person is a skilled modder and highly recommends the light you just bought. I totally respect his opinion, which is why I suggested it.
I hope SWMBO loves it too! LOL
If you would be willing to go 14500, check out the Wurkkos TS10. A neat little light with Andruil 2. So super flexible. It is an E-Switch light, but has a tail switch.
It is at least 20% shorter than my other 14500 lights. Overall smaller than most 16340 lights. It does have some parasitic drain, but with the aux lights off it is small.
I have been running a check. an H10 cell that was put in at 4.16 volts about 9 weeks ago is now at 4.11 volts. So if you can remember to charge every 3 to 4 months, you would be fine.
It is floody, but maxing out at something like 900 lumens, it will be plenty for the tasks that you mention. For me it is a very usable beam for anything I use a tiny EDC light for.
It also has a very dim (Sub-lumen?) moonlight mode for when you need that.
A great little light that got the most votes for favorite light of 2022 by a huge margin. Worth checking out especially when it can often be had for ~$20.
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The TS10 is too fun to play with for parasitic drain to be an issue;-)
Late to the party and I see you already ordered, but like these last two fellas I was going to suggest that you check out the TS10. 14500 cells have improved (the 3-4 models from Vapcell being favored at present) and at this point they edge out 16340 for the most part. 18350 still has a little bit over the 14500. Anduril firmware isn’t everyone’s cup of tea but once you figure it out and maybe change a few things to your liking, it’s quite simple to use and has a lot of features that you can use if you want to (it has really good ramping, but you can change it to stepped modes instead, and even specify how many steps you want and at what brightness each of them are). It’s got a pretty decent beam…smooth but relatively balanced with a little throw (not as much as a single emitter in a reflector, though). The Lumintop FWAA 14500 is similar, bit more expensive, bit thinner.
The S2+ is only a “stop gap” 
until I decide what I really want, I haven’t ventured into 14500 cells before but the ts10 and the FWAA14500 both look really interesting, I knew there is a reason I stay out of these forums :money_mouth_face:
Thank you all for the help.
sofirn sc21 pro is 74mm
clicky side switch though [that makes it shorter than having a tail switch]
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you might like BLF A6 with 18350 tube
i do
though i like FW3A and SC 21 pro better
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? did you post the correct link, I don’t need a pouch, I just wanted an updated torch to fit in the belt pouch I already have.
I second for Wurkkos TS10 & AceBeam TK16
Careful with big lights and shorty tubes, as lots of them are meant to be used with high-drain 18650s, and sticking an 18350 in there with a shorty tube means you might try to be sucking down a bunch of amps that the anæmic 18350 will be screaming for mercy.
A light meant to be used with an 18350, or worse a 16340, should be designed to have lower maximums to avoid exactly that.
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True true !
Second vote for Sofirn Sc21 Pro. It is small, takes 16340, and has onboard charging.
I think it is a great pocketable light!
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3rd vote
great light
i only want 18650 energy capacity , but i like it anyway
have to charge it about 3 times as often as an 18650 light–or just use less brightness
other than that it is perfect
for me
YMMV
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