Over the last fortnight, I have been scrounging through several online stores, perusing the various hosts available for purchase. What I have found is that hosts alone are limited in variety and are mainly 18650-suited bodies.
I understand that many DIY-ers dismantle pre-built flashlights just for their hosts, however if you’re looking for one from scratch, hopefully this list will save you some time.
This is by all means not a complete list, so feel free to add more and I will update accordingly.
Please see Don’s P60 sticky for more information on P60 hosts. Some of the hosts listed on this thread will be P60 compatible.
Thanks for the suggestions Pregulla! Those look like great lights, however the list is for hosts only without any pre-installed LEDs and components.
However I’m sure people can still purchases these (as you have linked) and dismantle.
This is an awesome list of a lot of hosts currently available, so thx
Some hosts are to find at several vendors, sometimes even cheaper. But they can be googled easily, so this list is a wonderful start to get the overview.
I didn’t know the xintd x3 was available as host. Nice find.
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I notice you have the X-power 18650 host listed as “generic copy of S6”, don’t let that confuse you, I actually prefer the x-power to the convoy. Machining is perfect (not that there are issues with the convoy), ano is perfect, threads are perfect, at almost 1/2 off the convoy it [the x-power] is the better light.
I’ve only owned one, and one S6 so maybe my samples were exceptional (good for the x-power and nothing-special for the convoy) so take that into consideration but IMO the x-power is the better host.
Thanks RaceR86. Sometimes it’s hard to tell which is which and I forget which ones I’ve already seen and listed.
Thank you for pointing that out! I’ve changed it on the OP.