I had been eyeballing that knive. However I did buy one of the $5.00 Rimei 5806 knives and I liked it so much I ordered 5 more, so I thought I should resist the temptation to get that one as well, at least for now.
Chloe, I gave in and after doing some reading on eHam and elsewhere, ordered one of the 3W Baofeng units just to test and play with, and I did note the power plug will not work for me but that is minor. Your post has had me off on a tangent for the last couple of hours. Among other things, I submitted a request that Fasttech order some of the 5W Wouxun KG-UVD1P radios, and it also led me to a Blog where the US Wouxun dealer apparently dropped them in favour of a radio called an ‘AnyTone AT-3318UV-A’ which he claimed is even better, but I cannot seem to find on Ali or eBay.
Here it is, but please don't disscuss advantages of the 3 or 5 Watt product in this thread. Open a new, edit one of your posts here and write down the link to the thread. Everyone else, who is interested in could find all information in one thread. Thank you :)
BaoFeng UV-5R 5W 136~174MHz / 400~520MHz Dual Band Two-Way Radioblack / 128-channel / 1*1800mAh battery / US plug adapter.$43,03 My link - non aff link
BaoFeng BF-888S 5W 400~470MHz Two-Way Radioblack / 16-channel / 1*1500mAh battery / US plug charger. $22,03 My link - non aff link
Titanized High Speed Steel Drill Bit in different sizes: 4-32mm, 4-20mm, 4-12mm. You can get all three for $20,66 each separate for $4,19, $6,79, $ 11,05 My Link - non aff-link
Edit now a few more. Same size, but cheaper (all three in a box) for $17,80My link
Now FT has a lot of Tekut knives. Here are only a few. Tekut uses 7Cr17MoV steel for the knives and not the 8Cr13MoV like Sanrenmu or Enlan. SOG uses this steel in a few knives.
I don't own a Tekut and would prefer a SRM if the design is similar, because SRM would be cheaper and I like the quality of SRM. But Tkut have some designs, which looks interesting.
TEKUT LK4120 Fire Snake Stainless Steel Folding Knife62mm blade.Closed length 89mm, opened 151mm, blade thickness 2,2mm, weight 59g. Price $11,73 , my link - non aff-link
TEKUT LK4118 PENGU Stainless Steel Folding Knife70mm blade / blue.Closed length 99mm, opened 169mm, blade thickness 2,4mm, weight 64g. Price $9,39 , my link - non aff-link
The next knives are available in a few different styles. In blue, black or rainbow colored, with a 65mm balde or sthe small version with a 43mm blade.
TEKUT LK5063A/B/C Pecker Stainless Steel Folding Knife65mm blade (Pecker mini 43mm).Closed length 93mm (mini 69mm), opened 158mm (mini 112mm), blade thickness 2mm (mini 1,5mm). Price $8,89 (mini $6,97 ) , my link - non aff-link
And two more
TEKUT LK4105 Chopper Stainless Steel Folding Knife56mm blade / black. Closed length 89mm, opened 135mm, blade thickness 1,8mm, weight 50g. Price $7,82 , my link - non aff-link
TEKUT LK5035A Fairy Stainless Steel Folding Knife71mm blade / rainbow colorClosed length 100mm, opened 171mm, blade thickness 2,2mm, weight 87g. Price $8,58 , my link - non aff-link
That UV-5R is a decent little rig, I have a Puxing PX-777+ and a MTC UV-X4 (which I believe is the Beofeng UV-3R) and they work rather well..on the dual band you can program in both the non-regulated (you wont need a license) GRMS/FRS [limited to .5 watts] and MURS frequencies and if you are a HAMer they actually have pretty good range with DIY antennas, and can use a myriad of repeaters
You don't need a license to listen...only Transmit...
During an emergency the HAMers come out of the woodwork..and even though everything else is down...trust me...they ARE still talking
Now FT add some more flashlights. Convoy L5 1*Cree XM-L2 U2-1A 2-Group 3/5-Mode LED Flashlightblack / 1-2*18650 / 1-2*26650 / LD29 driver / 2600mAh. Price with BLF: $38,13. My Link - non Aff-link 16. Jan. FT add some more LEDs: T4-7A, T5-5B, T6-4C, T6-3B.
XINTD X3 1*Cree 1000LM Warm White LED Flashlightdark grey / 7135*8 / 1*18650 / 1*26650 / 3*AAavailable with different LEDs: XM-L2, 5-Mode (all other shops wrote 2 groups: 3 [low, mid, high] and 5 mode) ->I will ask, T4-7A,T5-5B, T6-3B, T6-4C , U2-1APrice with BLF $32,56-34,08 My link - non aff-link
Unfortunately even the seller with nice quality holders on pictures is shipping X3 with cheap plastic one. 5 mode only and the same price as the one from banggood with 2 groups driver. Intl-outdoor has much nicer modes selection with less bright lower modes (2% and 25% instead of 5 and 40%) but is it worth $15 extra?
About L5 - description says XM-L2 U2 1A, picture shows warm white emitter.
Yep. Even when there are suggestions, fellow flashaholics aren't supporting each other.
Being passive aggressive isn't any better.
There's one big benefit to this thread that only a few people have been clever enough to figure out. It keeps a record of their initial price, which is especially useful if they conform to MAP and you want to request pre-MAP pricing from FT or even other vendors.
While it’s a bit like being behaviour corrrected back in school, I have to admit there is some logic to that. Since Fasttech went off the rails, and with all the vaping gear being carpet bombed on their new products pages daily, this thread has resulting in me becoming aware of items I’m interested in before I would have seen them otherwise. EG: I ordered one of the Baofeng 3W units, and when the 5W got listed grabbed one of them too, both brought to my attention via this thread. I also appreciate that some of the comments shed some light on things, like this:
From a backpacker’s standpoint those Peckers look interesting so I plan to order one soon. (My last FT order with a cheap CRKT knive got sent back by Chinese Customs yesterday BTW)
So overall, I’m finding this thread has value, nor my shorts don’t get too twisted in a knot when other members chime in with their valuable feedback either. Anyone else got a Pecker that they’ve used BTW?
FT listed some more Conyoy L5 LED variations. I will add this to my post of 14. Jan, because thre are some pictures of the L5.
Now Fasttech listed two knives of RealSteel, but named these Sanrenmu. This is not 100% correct. Sanrenmu is a big OEM manufacturer and produced the knives for RealSteel, the designer is the same (his name: Liang Gang), but both companies do not belong together like Enlan and Bee.
I have written a few reviews about some RealStel knives (at the moment they are in German and not translated into English). I will open a new thread about this brand.
The two knives look like the bigger brother of the Sanrenmu 763 (not with axislock, but the newer Sanrenmu 7063 have a linerlock, too).
Sanrenmu RealSteel E963 Stainless Steel Folding Knifeblack or and handle / 85mm blade / liner lock. Here is the link to my review (it's in German, but you will get a few more pictures and a short comparison to the LB763). $30. My link - non aff-link.
Navy K633ps 440C, Stainless Steel Half Serrated Lock Back Folding Knifew/ nylon sheath. Black FRN handle. $16,46. My link - non aff-link I ordered the not serrated version two weeks ago and will comapre it with the G10 handel of the Navy K631.
You like colors? Sanrenmu LP-617 Stainless Steel Folding Knife / 53mm blade / liner lock. Available in pink, red, orange, green (I would call it yellowgreen), blue (this looks more like mint green). $8,40. My link - non aff-link
And some tools for the keyring made by NexTool. Each has some other functions. Price for each round about $7,70. My link - non aff-link
Be careful if they offer you a discount - you’re expected to pay full price up front, and then you’re supposed to get a ‘rebate’.
Well….maybe some folks did. I sure as hell didn’t. I have a D40A here that I paid the full $79 for, and it’s CW instead of the requested NW - and it didn’t have the holster when it arrived.
Now, I’m a generous man and fortunately I can afford it and it didn’t cause me any hardship. But NOTHING pisses me off like being lied to and cheated. FastTech has screwed me once, and I flat guarantee you it’s the last time. In addition I will tell everyone, at every opportunity.
They cheated me for $20, and I’m going to do my best to make sure it costs them $200 at the very least.
Come to think of it, I guess I’m a kind of a vindictive old bastard. Ah well, c’est la vie. J)