Hi All,
Thanks for the great forum,
This is my first post so a little about my flashlight quest (torch here in Australia)
I always thought I had decent lights compared to everyone else I knew, I’ve had an AA mini mag for 20 years, solitaire, 1x3D mag converted to LED with drop in and 3x4D maglites that came with LED drop in. Last year bought the XL100 as a gift for someone and was very impressed with it.
I recently became interested in finding decent bike lights, they generally seemed overpriced for what they are and that led me to the idea of finding a bike mount for an XL200 or similar and if that would even work. Or an LED update for my AA Mini mag. That has led me down the rabbit hole looking at places for everything I can and learning so much about lumens, firearm mounts, crenelated bezels, XM-L CREE, rechargers, batteries and a host of things inbetween.
I think I have decided on what I want to buy but a lot of my reading tells me there are knock offs of knock offs, fakes, imposters, good deals with mystery points and bad deals and I’m not sure what’s what in ordering from what appear to mainly hong kong sites that have reasonable shipping down under.
So; I thought I’d post what I’m thinking of buying and asking where I can buy them at a good price but be assured that what I’m getting is actually what I’ve decided on from the forum reviews, also any tips on getting the most ie DD points / coupons etc out of my order would be appreciated
Tank007 E09 v3 (Looking for a key chain light - what the solitaire was supposed to acheive) that can take both AAA and li-on
Romisen RC-29 or Sipik 68; Something for my pocket / bag to have with me all the time and potentially to mount on a helmet if needed, I like the look of the romisen better but like the idea of using AA if lion is flat or unavailable leads me sipik
Solarforce L2P or L2M - looking for a p60 host for handlebars with some flood, like the p’s looks and HAIII better but the M seems to be available cheaper
XM-L p60 Drop In - Not sure which to get like the look of the Manafont one to try something truly powerful
C8 variant - looking for another handle bar mounted light with some throw this time, not sure if need dropin, want something reasonably cheap but different
i4 Intellicharger v2 - unsure if this needs aussie plugs but like the idea of lion and nicad nimh all in one
Batteries for each - Was thinking the sanyo protected (marsfire) from buy in coins but read they may be dodgy
I was also thinking of getting the PBSF knockoff at DX and the twofish DX knockoff mounts
Well looking forward to your opinions