Bright, Long Range AA Light?

The Javelin is a good thrower, based on P60 dropin modules… This give you good choice of reflector type, LED type and driver. You can use 14500’s with the correct dropin as well.

Javelin

Shiningbeam Caveman is a good option.

I thought there is already a thread very similar to this (I would like a real bright light that I I don't have to build. Battery type isn't important. Aa and aaa are easier for me to get). Why to start another new thread?

UI issues where the light would go blank between modes, ie, instead of, say, low-medium-high you would often get low-off-high etc.

Plastic body, metallic head, plastic threads on body wore out on mine after less than 20 head removals.

Dirty reflector with debree parts and dust particles under it, tried to remove the lens, but only ended up scratching the retaining ring, might have to make some tools for this anyway.

So, for 22-23$ I paid at that time it seemed like a bargain with neutral/warmish XM-L2, however major drawbacks are UI issues as well as easy wearing threads.

HKEquipment have EA8W (W stands for warm white) for 45$, takes 8xAA, good thrower, I have one, love its UI, havent used it much, but good light:

I highly recommend a Thrunite T4N. Comes in NW and mine makes an impressive 1400 OTF. Better quality than any other multi-AA light I have and throws extremely well.

There’s a neutral option on the Eagletac GX30A3D. It’s not cheap though.

Thanks for all the suggestions so far. The shiningbeam caveman looks good especially, though probably not as bright. 2 AA’s seem easier.

I Googled Thrunit t4n, nothing came up?

This is for a relative that probably won’t pay enough attention to use li ion.

Its ThrunitE, perhaps you misspelled?

Nitecore MT21A also should throw pretty well with its 10k cd.
Not a fan of Nitecore though due to their history of stealing other peoples ideas, not that its something unique from Chinese companies though :D!

No, I still had the search open in a different window. I spelled it right. Yeah, I’d like to get an original Sipik, if such a thing exists. Not much in the way of intellectual property rights there.

As long as you get SK68 with real Cree LED, youre good to go, add extension tube for 2xAA/3xAA setup from cheap police style AA/2xAA flashlights and that thing will throw with AA’s like with 14500 ;)!

Hey mate! You can find the nitecore ea41 now for a reasonable price it uses 4 AA batteries has 1020 lumen and a throwing distance of 335m I have one it does throw far that is for sure! I think it out throws my convoy c8! What is your preferred amount of AA you want to use?

It should be Thrunite TN4A HI.
http://www.thrunite.com/thrunite-tn4a-hi-cool-white-new-product/

FWIW-My 2 StarryNight SA-22’s had none of those issues—and are great lights!

Yeah, if the SK68’S we eternal the same as a couple years ago, it’d be great . Heard a lot about the LB emitters. I like being able to get 14500 performance out of AA’s, where do you get tubes?

Wow, out throws a C8? That sounds great. It just seems easier to find 2 than 4 or 8, but 1020 lumens sounds great.

I’ll look at the TN4A, good to know about the SA-22.

If youre talking about Sipik “extension tubes”, then heres one, I simply searched for “2 AA flashlight” :
http://www.ebay.com/itm/310728742171

I like that idea. Where do you find SK 68’s with solid pills? Saw a thread on that. Then I could put a warm or neutral led in there, most of the really bright ones are cool white, unfortunately.

I think the SK68 +14500 is about the same lumens as the caveman above, so it would be great if I could duplicate SK68 +14500 with AA’s

No idea about solid pills, never ran my hollow ones long enough to cause a trouble :wink: !

EA81 - 2150 lumens - 462m throw - 8xAA
http://flashlight.nitecore.com/product/ea81

I have one and it is equivalent to a decent C8 with 4 x NiMh

see: http://www.cnqualitygoods.com/goods.php?id=1980

and the original group buy thread here: https://budgetlightforum.com/t/-/24825

That looks nice!!