If money were no object. If only!

brted, thanks for the link. I'll check it out when the site comes back up. Yes, I was referring to the XM-L version of the Eagletac. A picture of the beamshots would help me out so thanks for the link!

Notice a lot of these lights have selector rings. I agree, I want something with a selector ring.

Good god! Don't waste your time with DX... go to Lighthound right in Texas and get real batteries-in 1-2 days instead of decades!

Rich

The variable ring on the V10R is great. The low is low enough that I don't bother with the switch, just keep it on low. I can barely see the hotspot beyond a couple meters with night adjusted eyes, and I can look into the emitter even at night. Only thing is the runtime on low is at best a day. The stepped M10A/R has a low that is about 2 lumens comparing against a D10. Mode spacing is very nice on the M10A/R.

Only thing I dont lke about rings = resistance to dust/sand. Its perfectly waterproof and dust proof, but just the idea of getting sand stuck in a ring that turns and scrapes is not fun. Maybe its not really a problem, but I still get that feeling.

THe M60R is not a real thrower, its got a beam thats really broad. The beam is SUPER smooth however, with a perfectly uniform wide flood, with a very uniform wideish hotspot. Its a GREAT general purpose light with well spaced levels. Low could be lower (lows can ALWAYS be lower... hahaha) but otherwise its nice. Very blue tint, as is with most sunwayman lights, tints are very average. The V10R comes with a greenish tint.

I wonder if a motion control mechanism (like in Maglite XL100) would work more reliably.

Here in Turkey, I fill my petrol running Passat's fuel tank (~66lt) for $170, so a $100 is just a half tank, and a good buy :)

I'd love to have a Zebralight btw.

I believe the maglite XL-100 is fully hidden inside, so I wouldnt be as concerned about being thrown into the sand. However I dont see a tilting UI working too well in the dark if you need to read which way is up? I dont have one, I dont know...

If there is one light way out of budget range that appeals me is the TK-35.

Ow! That is expensive.

My tank is only 53l which helps.

Whats the price of fuel per litre. Apparently half of that is meant to be taxes already.

Petrol here is between $1.3 to 1.4 per L

Diesel is $1.4-1.6 per L

Petrol is $2.50 per L, well actually it is $0.76 in real plus the taxes :)

Diesel is $2.00 per L

Petrol is up to $2.10/litre in the cities - more outside them. I can usually get it for around $2.05.

Diesel is more - can't remember how much more.

So there isn't that much a difference between us. We tought we were using the most expensive fuel in the World.

Oh and I rechecked how much is Fenix TK45 is here. It is $200.

Here in Argentina, Petrol $1.00 and Gasoil $0.85 per litre. It seems to be cheap, but salaries here are much lower than in US or Europe, so it's ok, or even expensive for us..

That is true. The average wage here is around US$500 a week after taxes - about $800 before. So an average worker would have to work for around ten minutes to buy a litre of petrol.

Twenty years ago it would have been around four minutes.

Hm... well, guess I can't complain - I'm at $1.25/litre here in Canada, however we are one of the largest non-OPEC crude oil exporters in the world.

About $2.1 per liter here. And minimum wage is about $900 / month.

Now, if money were no object I would hit TK-35 (I will probably do anyway) and Thrunite catapult. These are my first thoughts, give me a bag of money and I will find many more

Me too! But if there are any bags of money going, I'll be wanting them first!

The Zebralight angle lights also look interesting. H51 - Angle form factor + reflector should be nice.

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P.S.: Don't get me started on gas prices. Either a brand light or a nice motorcycle tour.

Sorry Don, I haven't found any bags like this yet... But, I know who knows where these bags might be found! Politicians in my country... they find these kind of bags every day