The BIG flashlight collection thread - List your flashlight collection here!

I’m very impressed by southland’s collection. It’s very very great :smiley: I have a few lights: Armytek Predator, Armytek Barracuda, Olight M21 and Olight T20. I think it’s the beginning of my collection :bigsmile:

I am almost embarrassed to list my modest collection in such company but we all need to start somewhere.

LED lights owned:-

Thrunites

Ti (x10)

T10

Saber 1A

Archer 1A

Scorpio

Neutron 2A

TN31 XM-L2

TiKey

TrustFire

T2 CREE XP-G R5 (ordered)

I have more so I will update this list as and when I get round to it.

Incandescent

Pink polyethylene Eveready 2D, from the 1980s or earlier, with krypton bulb from the 1990s, recently sorted as my worst flashlight, heavily scarred, looks corroded but works with no recent attention

Tekna Monolith, waterproof and zoom, 1x Li 123, the plastic window or “lens” extends down inside the head so the whole light is sealed by a single sliding O-ring, krypton bulb, in day pack (My other two backpacking flashlights were a similar Tekna Microlith not zoom and with a longer lithium cell replaceable by two N cells, and a 69 cent 1x AA light. I also carried a stub of a candle and built a fire when allowed.)

Mag Light 2x AA, in the tool box of an old non-running sports car

Orange 2D cell Eveready with halogen bulb upgrade, from when my son rode home in the dark and forgot to bring flashlights back, very sharp focus

My wife’s Mag Instrument Solitaire 1x AAA, focuses, left behind by some Stanford student

RayOVac focusable plastic 2D from Goodwill, krypton incandescent as acquired, sedan trunk

Solid copper screw head focus, 2D, “RAY-O-VAC CASE NO. CS22 BATTERY 2 NO. 2 UNITS LAMP NO. 1. PAT. DEC 3, 1929 MADE IN U. S. A.” on a plate above the switch, “SOLID COPPER” on the body, “MADE IN U. S. A.” and “T. NO. 1,774,722” on the switch, E10 krypton bulb now (not sure what the older one is but certainly not original), not quite as bright as expected, $10 on EBay, worked after cleaning and working the switch

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Small led, button cells

Pen with white led and red laser

Red laser

4x Inova micro lights: red from Fry’s, white from OSH given away, red from Inova lost by kids, a third red, 2x 3V 2016 Li, they survive spit and hand sanitizer even though they have no O rings. 3 mode

Shake light with large clear case, to illustrate that a changing magnetic field causes an electric field. Does not work well.

Crank light that doesn’t work well, white led, from Goodwill

5-3+10 changing color rgb keychain lights, non-waterproof switch, cheap source of 2016 Li button cells, 2x 3V 2016 Li, from KD

1-1+1 UV keychain lights, from KD

White, black key chain light, maybe from locksmith

Eight Titanium Innovations button lights from Battery Junction, 2 UV, 2 red, 2 white, one green, one blue, all very nice.

Silver and purple rectangular light in travel briefcase

Keychain mini-Leatherman-like tool, takes all of one side, similar to key chain light

Red led on a cigarette lighter, acquired accidentally

Joke red and green led wedding ring with big plastic purple jewel

Most of the button cell lights are about as bright as the 2D incandescents.

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Small led, flashlight batteries

4D lantern style with led conversion, narrow throw, dark body with glow in the dark paint added in depressions, will be good for long power outages

Plastic light from REI with 2x 1.5 V Li AA cells and (unnecessary) large head, hybrid trunk

Inova multi-led light stolen from sedan glove compartment, Li non-rechargable

Small very cheap multi-led light, silver color Al, 3x AAA

Small very cheap multi-led light, red color Al, 3x AAA

Nebo A10G combination light, 1 white (unknown type) intermediate output, 5 green, 5 UV, 1 red laser, beautiful exterior, 3x AAA

Big head multi-led light, yellow, rubber on body, 3 xAAA

Wife’s pink 1x AAA from OSH hardware

1 x AAA (acid) stainless steel Ray O Vac, with o-rings, 1 led with lens and reflector but fixed focus flood beam with spill, larger than Mag Light Solitaire, as bright as button lights, forget where I got it.

2 pack of old type plastic Eveready 2D lights converted to 1D led for $3.60, including batteries— super budget flashlights (labeled as marked down from about twice that price). These are almost identical to the orange incandescent listed above. Similar to the silver multi-led light in output and probably vanishing wholesale price, but narrow throwy beam and much longer run time and lower operating cost by about the ratio of sizes of AAA to D cells.
I got them with the intention of converting one to a liquid cooled 2D XM-L light.
I suppose the conversion from 2D to 1D was to save the cost of a second dry cell. Perhaps one of you in a less wealthy part of the world can tell us if these are common there. It is a little surprising to find something so economical in the Silicon Valley.

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XP-E and such

Nebo Red Line AT10J from brother, 3x AAA metal ring XR-E led, nice Flash Gordon exterior, showing off skill with NC tooling, shiny finish, my first high output flashlight (ignoring the Nebo that was lost right away)

Sipik SK68 type, XR-E or XP-E, AA/14500, shape copied from Nitecore Extreme:
1 Mode Sipik, bright silver, XR-E
3 Mode UltraFire with next mode memory and longer lens motion, wider flood, Q5, clip removed, in hybrid glove box
3 Mode UltraFire, starts on high, Q5, sedan glove compartment
Sipik, black, 1 mode, gave to my son
No-brand silver, 1 mode, rougher shape, gave to a friend
Green Sipik, Q3, for giving away when camping
2 x Black Sipiks, Q3, for giving away when camping
Silver Sipik, Q3, for giving away when camping
Red XR-E “Q5”, 3 mode, a few minutes of next mode memory but eventually goes to high, very large lens but no better throw or flood, small flood, ring around spot
Blue XR-E “Q5”, 3mode, no memory, very large lens but no better throw or flood, small flood, ring around spot
Black XP-E Q5, 3mode, From Ali Express (Michael Blue), large lens, good knurling, O ring slide, no mode memory, best AA light
Most of these have been given away now.

Smiling Shark SS-8027 AA/14500, moving led (so better not 14500) but good fins on ring, XR-E “Q5”, square knurling, similar brightness and current as SK-68, my most unusual led light

Sipik SK58, Ozram Golden Dragon led, AA only, nice square knurling, grey, less bright than and draws more current than an SK-68, small throw spot as bright as a 68- given away

Sipik SK58, Q5, from Alibaba.com, 3 mode, zoom is stiff

Big no brand movable led light, green ring, externally very nice but poor heat transfer and big for a XP-E Q5, 3xAA/18650, best throw before the big 18650 but small flood, wife has it. From DHgate, advertized and priced as T6.

My wife’s Maratac solid copper, 1x CR123, Cree XP-G, 1.8, 50, 260 lumen, starts on low

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XM-L T6?, 14500

TrustFire Z8, stainless steel and black anodized Al, trapezoidal threads everywhere, from Tmart. With the cheap Li ion cells I have, these are about the same brightness as SK68s with the same cells.

Second TrustFire Z8, from Alibaba.com. Appears identical but a bit cheaper and took longer to arrive.

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XM-L T6, 18650

Sipik 73, warm silvery 5 mode, no memory, very compact. Best medium sized light. Does not fit protected Li cells.

Sipik 73 clone, no markings, not more fins but deeper, next mode memory, black Given away

UltraFire (not mentioned in description), longer, bronze color with shiny Al crenelated bezel and tail, 5 mode. From Meritline. This one disproves the idea that UltraFire pays attention to what their name goes on. It works as a cheap LM-L should, but the pill will cross thread when unscrewed just a turn or two. It is worse than any no-brand that I have. The pill is in my Eveready 3D XM-L.

No brand, longer, wider, silver or gold colored, best throw and best flood, head wobbles, 8 square fins on head, so big and heavy that the limited heat conduction to the fins on the head doesn’t matter much. The pill is very long, most of what makes the light so long. It screws into the body and the head slides on it, but the screw and slide sections are short. From Meritline. Best light for home, lost, don’t know where.

Raysoon RS-TD398, Sipik 98 clone, 3 mode, scaled up Sipik 68, black, next mode memory, spring and o-ring in slide. Smaller than the no brand and better cooling and wider flood than the 73s. Very nice knurling and finish.

UltraFire Sipik 98 clone, 5 mode, no memory, brown, slightly larger lens, slightly smaller throw but slightly smaller flood, a little brighter, knurling shallow. Given to daughter.

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Here are my multi-LED lights.

6 D Mag with TLE-300M Terralux LED Upgrade Bulb for 4-6 D-Cell Maglite®
Trustfire Tr-J12
Trustfire Tr-3T6
Dry cool white
Dry neutral
Dry warm tint
Fenix TK45
VPX light
SkyRay 3 X T6 three mode, no blinkie
Old Lumens Maglite special, 3 X XML neutral tint, powered by 6 AA nimhs
Fenix TK70

My non-budget lights.
Fenix TK40
Eagletac M3C4 single XM-L (2x18650)
4Sevens Maelstrom S12 Cu
Dereelight CL1H-T with XML warm tint
Dereelight Dereelight DBS-T with XR-E R2 EZ900 LED in an aspheric lense
Dereelight DBS-T with XML warm tint
Zebralight SC600w
ZebralightSC60w
ZebralightSC600
Xeno G42 v2 with neutral tint

Front row
2 x 4Sevens Preon 2 Ti limited run with serial numbers for first 1000 sold
Preon 2 Blue
Preon Blue
Preon
Fenix LD20 with diffuser
4Sevens Quark X AA2 Tactical with diffuser
4Sevens Quark Mini
4Sevens Quark AA2
Fenix LD01
Fenix LD01 SS
The entire last column of nine Preon(2)s are two neutral and seven Hi CRI tints

My budget lights.
Solarforce L2T
Solarforce L2T
Solarforce L2T
UltraFire UF-980L
The next three are Sipik SK68s red blue and green
Ultrafire Sipik SK68 clone
Ultraok Zoomie 1 X 18650
E1320 modded UF 2100 5 mode .002 candle mode with 5c tint
XinTD L2

Front row
Solarforce L2 with ThruNite P60L Style XML Neutral drop-in
Solarforce Blue L2P with UV drop-in
Trustfire X6
Solarforce Gold L2P with warm tint drop-in
Solarforce L2T with warm tint drop-in

My lanterns and headlamps.
4 X Rayovac Sportsman LED Lantern (SE3DLN)
Rayovac SP1W3AALN-BA Sportsman 65-Lumens LED Mini Lantern
Sipik SK51 with TIR lens
Solarforce Frankenstein L2T with Solarforce lantern attachment

Front row
Generic Rayovac headlamp mounted to Optical Industries Magnifying Visor
5 X Energizer Trailfinder Micro
Zebralight H501W headlamp
Zebralight H51 headlamp

-Maglite Solitaire( :bigsmile: !!!(my first light in ma’collection)).
-Fenix E01
-TANK007 TK-703
-Fenix LD01
-Ultrafire M5-R5

(I also have 4 Ultrafires 10440 (Greys), one Efest 10440 and a Trustfire TR-001 charger.)

Geia Xara, john.

This thread makes my wallet hurt!

I will have to take a group shot later tonight.

Convoy S2 DIY XML2 4500K
Convoy M2 2800mA 3c
Convoy C8 DIY (in progress…)
Maglite 2xAA
Maglite 2xAAA
Nitecore EA4W
Nitecore P25 grey
Nitecore TM11
Sigma sport ellipsoid
Zebralight H51w
Zebralight SC600

My group shot didn’t work. Need a wider angle lens! :stuck_out_tongue:

That’s a really good suggestion . :slight_smile: Thanks!

Not even close to what some of you guys have. But you gotta start some where.

Goddamn guys. So many flashlights…

wow there are some great collections here ! maybe i should do a photo set of my lights after the new year. im guessing i past the 200 mark by now.

My collection in my display case. (Around the house and in my pockets are several more lights spreaded)
Not as nice as some of you, and as of now most of them are cheap, but since the last couple of months I’m more focused on better quality and brands.

Picture is not so great as I just took a quick snap shot with my cellphone.

Instead of buying better ones, you could fix what you don’t like in the ones you have. That would be more fun for less money.

It’s not really a matter of not liking them, it’s a matter of getting some lights that will power on when needed (and just another reason to keep buying :P)

And modding is a whole next level. The goldenbrown one second from the right on the top was disassembled and reassembled by me, now the tailcap isn’t working anymore, and I’m almost positive I put everything back in as I took it out. Light turns on as soon as I twist the tailcap on and won’t turn off anymore until I twist it back :stuck_out_tongue:
Ah well, at least it’s one that I already didn’t use that often anymore.

I only have Fenix E05 and Olight S10 L2 in my collection. I also acquired a couple of Energizer Lithium (AAA) and Nitecore RCR123A with Nitecore I2. Just Ordered a Convoy C8 and a couple of Sanyo UR18650FM. I don’t looking to add more lights now maybe after a few months.

Solarforce
‣C2000

Flashlight collection? off the top of my head without looking:

1xAAA lights:

  • Fenix LD01
  • Liteflux LF2XT natural anodizing
  • Liteflux LF2XT black anodizing with emitter upgrade to XPG R5
  • Tank 007 TK703

1xAA lights:

  • Eagletac D25a titanium XPG2
  • Jetbeam BK135a
  • Jetbeam PA01
  • Sipik SK58 (modded to XML2 neutral, 4 amp, electronic switch)
  • Sipik 58 (modded to triple Nichia 219 @ 3 amps)
  • multiple Sipik 68s and clones
  • XTar WK41
  • Sunwayman V10a XPG
  • A couple LED Lensers (I forget the exact names)
  • Zebralight SC52
  • Zebralight SC52w
  • Spark SL5 neutral XML
  • Zebralight SC80 XPG
  • Thrunite Neutron 1A
  • 4-Sevens mini AA XPG
  • 4-Sevens mini AA Titanium XPG

1xCR123 lights:

  • Eagletac D25c aluminum 2012 neutral XML
  • Eagletac D25c aluminum 2013 neutral XML2
  • Eagletac D25c Titanium 2012 upgraded to 5000k neutral XML2
  • Jetbeam RRT01 (modded to XML2 neutral)
  • Jetbeam TCR01 (titanium)
  • Olight S10 (modded to XML2 neutral)
  • Olight S10 Titanium
  • XTar WK42 (modded to 3 amp XML2 neutral)
  • Sunwayman V10r XML
  • Sunwayman V11r XML
  • Lenslight Mini XPG neutral
  • Spark SF3 neutral XML2

18650 size lights:

  • Convoy M1 (modded to 4.5 amp MTG2)
  • Roche F12 (emitter swapped to XML2 neutral and lens swapped)
  • Roche F12 (modded to triple XPG2 neutral at 4.5 amps; battery tube cut down to 1x18350)
  • Zebralight SC600 (early model)
  • DQG mini 18650 (first version)
  • Shiningbeam S-mini (neutral XPG)
  • Sunwayman C20C (emitter swapped to XML2, but will shortly attempt to mod to MTG2 @ 3 amps)

Other:

  • Probably 15+ other cheap budget LED lights of various sizes, some modded, some not. Many of them zoom lights.
  • Several old Inova lights, some with 5mm LEDs
  • Lots of cheap keychain LED lights with 5mm LEDs
  • My earliest LED light: a small plastic keychain light with a titanium sleeve. Powered by 3-button cells. Light source is a 10mm red LED. Purchased at least 22 years ago.
  • Various old incandescent lights: small maglites, 3 battery powered fluorescent lights, a couple Underwater Kinetics dive lights.

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My current EDC is my modded XTar WK2, now equipped with 3.04 Nangj 105c with DrJones Lumodrv, a Radioshack micro-momentary switch, and a 5000k XML2 neutral on Noctigon.


Copypasta from my database:
4Sevens Maelstrom G5
4Sevens Maelstrom G5
4Sevens Maelstrom G5
4Sevens Maelstrom X10 XM-L2, S6, 7D3 90+ CRI
4Sevens Quark 123² Turbo
4Sevens Quark MiNi 123 Q3-5A3 Neutral “feeler” run
ACR ACR/L-6A Super Beam Gun, PAR36, magnetic reed switch
ACR C-Light USCG Approved Lifevest light
AELight Xenide 25W
CMG Infinity Amber LED
CMG Infinity Ultra
EagleTac D25C Mini
EagleTac D25C2
EagleTac M2SC4 MC-E / Neutral
Etek HID Spotlight
Fenix E0 None
Fenix E01 None
Fenix E05 None
Fenix E21 None
Fenix L0D Q4 None
Fenix L1P None
Fenix L2D None
Fenix L2T LuxIII 450nm LED
Fenix PD32 XP-G
Fenix TK30 MC-E
Fenix TK35 XM-L
Fire-Foxes FF4
Foursevens Mini ML CML-FA, Satin Titanium
Foursevens Preon P1 CP1-FA, Satin Titanium
Fulton MX-212/U Black/Yellow, Intrinsically Safe
Fulton MX-991/U Olive Drab, Dorcy 2D LED
Fulton MX-991/U Olive Drab, Dorcy 2D LED
Fulton MX-991/U Olive Drab, Dorcy 2D LED
Harbor Freight HID Spotlight 55W Ballast, 4S 4000mAh LiPo, 60m runtime
Hexbright Flex Blue
Icon Rogue 1 Grey
Icon Rogue 2 Black
Inova X5 Blue LED, original version with rev. twisty head, gunmetal
Inova X5 Black, newer version
JetBeam BC20 S2 Edition
JetBeam Jet-III M R5
JetBeam M2S SST-50t
Koehler 8400T Waterproof, intrinsically safe. Ref. CG-D-02-95 pg 30. Catalyst
MagLite 2D MJ LED Blue
MagLite 2D LEEED 6xAA, TeraLux TLE-310M, UCL
MagLite 3D
MagLite 4D TerraLux LED
MagLite 4D LED Blue
MagLite M@g85 WA1185, 9xAA, Carley MS, Borofloat
MagLite M@g85 WA1185, 3x18650, Carley MS, Borofloat
MagLite MagCharger
Nitecore D11 SP R5
Nitecore EC2
Nitecore EC25W Cobra
Nitecore Sens Mini
Nitecore SRT3
Nitecore TM11
Nitecore SRT7 Grey
Nitecore Extreme Infinity Q5
NovaTac EDC120P Lux K2-TFFC
NovaTac Storm 120ST Desert Tan
Olight M20 R2 Edition
Olight T20 Q5
Peak Eiger 10440, NW, Nar #5
Peak Eiger 10440, CW, Med #8
Peak El Capitan Red Lvl4
Peak Matterhorn Red
Peak Shasta HA-Black, packet, 3 LED
Peak Shasta Prototype, 1 LED
Peak Shasta Brass, 3 LED
Pelican Super PeliLite Yellow
Prometheus Beta QR NS
Ray-O-Vac IN2-MS MSHA, CSA, UL listed
Solarforce L2M Malkoff M61W, SureFire Z59
Stanley LED Spotlight Neutral White XR-E Q5
Streamlight Microstream
Streamlight Tasklight 2L3W SSC P4 U-bin
Streamlight TL 2
Sunwayman V10R Ti+ XM-L2, S6, 7D3 90+ CRI
SureFire 6P HA-Nat, bored, EDC+ Triple-219, UCL, McClicky hardpress, steel cren bezel
SureFire 6P Defender Bored, Nailbender P7 3-mode w/memory
SureFire 6PX Pro 9/11 Commemorative Red
SureFire 6PX Pro
SureFire A2 Aviator calipsoii Cyan ring
SureFire A2L Aviator Red secondary
SureFire E2e Executive Elite LF IMR-E2 + AW IMR
SureFire G2 Nitrolon G2-TN, M61WLL
SureFire G2x Tactical Foliage Green
SureFire HL1-C-TN White/Red/IR IFF
SureFire L1 LumaMax L1-HA-WH
SureFire M3-CB Combatlight Veleno Designs XP-G NW
SureFire M4 Malkoff MD60
SureFire S2 Stratum S2-BK-WH
SureFire U2 Ultra 1st Gen, LuxV
ThruNite Neutron 2A
Unknown Cow 2x3mm + Sound Effect
Unknown Hello Kitty 5mm w/optic
Xenonics NightHunter One
Zebralight H31W

Holy shit that’s a lot of flashlights