I personally think the Sk68 appears cheap not budget, but I have not owned one, only a TIR clone which was trash.
Also I didn’t even think about a SolarForce P60 host, one should most definitely be up there.
I have plenty of Solarforce L2s,
Two Sipik 68s,
Two Uf 502bs,
Two Skyray Kings
I’d definitely like to see a P60 light there.
Totally with you on that.
While we’re at it, why not change the slogan to “Where Frugal Meets Flashlights” as opposed to “Where Frugal Meets WITH Flashlight!” Sounds awkward and wordy.
+1
I’ve actually always read it without the with, seems my brain just skipped over it…
+2
I never noticed the “with” either!
BLF A8, OL custom middle, C8.
Me, but I do accept donations. 
I also like the idea of three different form factors, if we’re sticking with just three lights. On that point, why is it staying at just three lights? A fourth and/or fifth could just as easily be included in the new logo.
Hmm. EA4 is definitely nice, but it doesn’t seem very “budget” since you can get a much cheaper C8 to achieve the same output. Or even a cheap Li-Ion tube light, if you prefer size over throw. Maybe a Convoy S2/S3 gift set w/ batteries and a charger for half as much as the cheapest EA4.
The Thrunite Ti never seemed as appealing to me as the classic iTP A3 EOS / Olight i3, or the cheaper models like Tank007 E09 and all the other similar lights. I like having three modes on my 1xAAA light. The Fenix model is still probably best overall, but it’s 2X to 3X as much as the almost-identical budget models.
+3 cos it’s redundant.
ZY-T13
SRK
C-8
I sold my C8. Why? Because I stopped using it after I got a P60.
Why I prefer P60s above C8 style lights:
-Size of head are not too small, but still small enough to go into most pockets comfortably.
-Beam. More flood. Much better for close to medium range. Does not give tunnel vision like C8.
-The ability to easily change drop-ins:
1- Different emitters (XP-G for throw, XM-L for flood and general use)
2- Different hosts for different use (Going a late evening mountain trip I know I might dent the flashlight a little running down a step mountain, so I take a more abused host)
3- Different tints in the right host for the job (High CRI/warm white for outdoor nature)
-The amount of different hosts. Cheap, bling, camo, colorful, clean, high quality, different shapes, etc…
-The ability the “lego” some parts for you own unique flashlight
-Building your own drop-in is super easy and the total cost is about 10$ with a nice driver.
-Custom drop-ins like triple XP-Gs etc…
-Parts are easily available. SMO/OP reflectors, lenses, rubber caps.
I dont own a L2P (yet?), I have L2T and some others. But I feel the L2P represents the typical high quality P60 host with a classic design. It basically shows that you can buy a budget light but still get a host that can be compared with a much more expensive Surefire host.
I also think a P60 represents some of the modding community on BLF. Many start with a P60 for their modding adventures. L2P is a nice host to represent all the P60 lights on this forum…
By looking at the voting system from the brainstorming site, the two C8 lights have more votes. But if a several P60 style lights L2T, L2N, Ultrafire 501B etc, etc were added I think they would get the highest combined results when comparing P60 vs C8 style lights…
Huh, really? :bigsmile: I’m genuinely surprised, but then again I tend to speak English rather strangely even though I’m a native speaker. So anybody else supporting a motion to remove the word “with”?
At least preliminarily, it’s looking like the SkyRay King will be among the three winners. If it is, what do you think about using the black color version instead? I personally don’t like the yellow/gold color of the standard version at all.
Black SRK all the way.
It would be nice to have something grey or blue(E03) also.
I have and like both :)
The fact that you requested a budget 2x18650 and AA format, plus budget, makes it all to easy.
ZY-T13
SK68
and finally, of course, the SR King. I don’t mind any preference of color, though if we want to keep it original, it would be the gold one.
And that’s 1 AA super-budget-all-purpose zoomer, 1 2x8650-series pure-thrower, and one 4x18650-parallel flooder. All budget.
I agree, the black is nice, but the King is gold since conception and should be shown that way. It is a classic and that is the color of the classic SRK, hate it or love it. It is also the color that most of us have.
2 add-on votes: black SRK, remove “with” (ref post #83)
+1, the main reason I’m into flashlights is that I like to build stuff, so what’s cooler than finding all the parts and assembling them to make myself a light that does/feels/looks what I want. Feel and performance of a higher end light (but without the price) that I can always update to the latest emitter/driver. L2P isn’t my favorite design but I think it sums up the budget P60 the best, not the cheapest out there but it’s universally recognized as durable, utilitarian, and inexpensive.
I don’t think it’s redundant, but I guess I don’t have a strong opinion on this one, sounds the same either way to me
I’d definitely go for the gold. It’s iconic. It also happens to be my personal preference for this torch, but mostly I just think it’s more iconic and recognizable that way.
About the ‘with’… I don’t think I’d miss it. It doesn’t bother me though.
Okay, that makes a lot of sense. I’ve been trying to avoid modding, so that probably makes it totally clear why I’m more interested in a full package rather than a lego system. However, modding is an awfully big part of this community and culture…
My only mods so far are so trivial they can’t really even be called mods… like replacing a headband with a shoelace+velcro for necklace use, or diffusing a beam with translucent tape. Adding a clip. Hopefully, soon, turning a zoomie into a Bat signal. Replacing a broken clicky switch. Nothing involving soldering or drivers or de-doming or a machine shop, though drop-ins are definitely on the easy end of the spectrum.