he asked our advice and we gave it to him, he has no obligation to follow it
i would pick a different light as well if i were him starting out, but it seems he decided after doing more research he wants that one instead
well… i realize that the market for this kind of flashlight is not developed enough for my needs… I’ll just wait a few months maybe years to find the one that suits me best… but that problem would be solved if i was good at soldering, but it’s not the case.
No, he was misinformed about this light and did not bought it after-all since it was not warm, see upward.
Like someone said HID with 4300k would be a good idea and will give huge amount of light compared to LED (depending of models of-course), the problem is that the quality is random on cheap no-names but you will have a huge batttery with it and a charger so no problem on this side. HID are meant to use for long time session but turning them off every 30 seconds will reduce the bulb lifetime.
again we gave advice, and free advice is ultimately worth what you pay for it, but i think there is a lot of good advice in this thread
frankly for a first light a bit warm i would get this with some sanyo 2600 batteries and a charger
https://www.fasttech.com/products/1601/10002364/1212405
with the understanding that you can’t run it on high for the whole battery life unless you want to burn your hands and wreck the battery (i think of it as a manually controlled turbo, or buy one with a lower max current)
+1
That link is to a Convoy M1. I have one in a warm white, and I love it. In the few weeks since I got it, it has rapdly become my favourite torch.
It runs on high for a lot longer than the small-headed Convoy S series, but it is not much bigger than them. Like all the Convoy torches, it is astonishingly well-built for the price, with no significant weaknesses.
However, I would recommend buying it direct from Simon, who makes them. He sells them through this page on Aliexpress
Simon can supply them with an XM-L2 LED, which is about 20% more efficient than the XM-L sold by FastTech. He also has those XM-L2s in some rather nice tints.
I have just ordered a second one, with the following tweaks: AMC7135*8 & Emitter: XML2 warm white T4 7A3
That brought the price up to $22.03, but the extra is well worth it.
Just place the order specifying “AMC7135*8 & Emitter: XML2 warm white T4 7A3” in the “message for the seller” box, and don’t pay until Simon has adjusted the price.
What exactly are your needs? And do you really know how warm of light you want or how much light you need? I’m still having fun experimenting myself, but after my Convoy 2800mA T4-C7 emitter S2 I find I like that even more than typically presented “warm” lights. But I like to light up the whole forest on my hikes most of the time, so my bigger multi emitters go with me there 
well i just wanted a wall of light for 1h30 on high, but i’ll wait for the perfect one, i’m not in a hurry
No need to wait. A Sky Ray King will give you a wall of light for 1h30 on high.
Lots of reviews on BLF and elsewhere: "sky ray king" review - Google Search
Hey I have found something incredible for you ! > http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/Free-shipping-Roche-M170-3-Cree-XM-L2-U2-1A-9-Mode-3000-Lumen-LED-Flashlight/330416_1296929357.html
3 X XML2 with huge selection of colors tints : from T6-2A (6000k) to T2-8B4 (2700k) and 4x 18650 for huge runtime.
See this graph for the selection of tint colors > http://flashlightwiki.com/images/c/cb/Ansi-white.jpg
yeah thats exactly what i want, a 2700k flashlight, thanks for finding this to me
Merci beaucoup l’ami 
I hope you will do a quick review when you receive it.
hey guys just a little update (im puglife, i just forgot my email and passw for this forum), i finally took a fenix rc40, i know its not warm but it does the job when i walk my dog in the woods 
thx for the advice :+1:
Holy thread revival Batman!
Indeed, in honour of the thread revival i will give some sage if silly advice on a suitable flashlight
13 lumens, 80W of heat (hence warm) and 1000K (a very warm tint)
Well i thought maybe you guys wanted some updates 
Here’s my >final< update! I finally found one, after almost 5 years!
it’s the Sofirn SF36W 
(1x18650 Cree XPL 3000K 1000lm)
I ordered one yesterday :heart_eyes:
i also have a nichia 219c SX30A4 but it’s more neutral white…
Solid choice. The SF36W is surprisingly well-made, in my opinion. For the price, it is money well spent.
[don’t mind me i’m just giving an update since it’s on the first page on google when you search for a warm flashlight]
i’ve found the perfect warm light :partying_face: , the KDIY K5S (3000k) it’s really warm and i like it i bought it here keep in mind it use a 26650 battery, i also have the Convoy L6 3000k i like too it but it take 2x 26650
Any Convoy with 7A emitter choice could be considered as the best warm flashlight right now.
That L6 is a cracker of a lamp too.
But a leetle on the powerful side for walkabout in the woods I’d think.
I tend to use a no name XM-L2 4000, dual 18650 battery head lamp,
with either a C8T or a S41 Quad Nichia C for carrying.
They cover both Open or wooded areas.
Good. Cheap combinations of spread and throw in sensible walking distances.
Well, not like any daylight I’ve ever seen, other than the Biscuit Fire which almost burnt to the blueline (surf) and I don’t like the reminder.