Flashlight Host and Uncommon Budget Flashlights

20mm for LED.

An upgrade to the Supfire L3. Looking at mine the battery tubes have exactly the same patterns. The bezel ring is also the same. I suspect that it was a production change to get to an emitter shelf and possible deeper cavity for the driver. The L3 is also a 22mm driver.

You people keep tempting me to spend more money.

So now do I get this or the L2? 22mm driver is pretty nice for modding…

Get L2 first. Because we need to show our love to Convoy. Haha.

I will try to get a GB price for the host in OP. Hope it will become a cheaper alternative to L2.

HAHAHAAAA! Tyrone Biggums approved?

Freakin hilarious.

Ya need to change your wording to "Honey..I didn't want to...they made me do it" LOL

Just a few questions please:

Is an AR lens included?
Will both OP and SMO reflectors be sold separately?
Will extension tubes be sold separately?
Will extension tubes interchange with Convoy L2?

Thank you! :bigsmile:

  1. Non AR
  2. SMO only for the moment.
  3. Separate tube sale is unavailable now.
  4. Unsure. Host just got listed this week. You are referring to new or old L2?
New L2 is a lot offer over this model. Let see if we have a chance to have a side-by-side comparison.

Thanks freeme. Im not very impressed with the large thermal bottleneck in the head of the L2 so will probably pass. It looks like it will cook the top cell in short order while the head stays cool.

Thermal bottleneck? Which version?

Hahahahah I was waiting for someone to catch on…

The new version. Have you seen the new L6 rendering? The new L2 will almost certainly suffer from the same flaws in the exact same places.
edit: Discussion: Convoy L6... XHP70 Beast! post 28

I remember you also posted a 1 x 18650 light about a month ago (non convoy) that left proper critical aluminum thickness in the head to circulate heat throughout the entire surface. Did that ever make it into production? :slight_smile:

You are not referring to this right?

Sorry for the edit. Link in post 18.

Nice host, let me know when you have this deal available :wink:

But most designs are a compromise between one thing and another, even an F1 car. :wink:

It only becomes a problem if a part fails.

Side switch task group at it again though - better with a body mounted side e-switch. Please, would love to have a better quality Y3 in host form.

SS bezel of course would be sweet too, and also agree with FlashPilot on the heat conductance.

I do understand the compromises of course, and practical issues of dealing with the other side.

For the AR lens, to me there's no sense to providing one because they are very hit and miss from China (wasted a lot of time/effort/$$$ on them in the past), and nothing seems to come close to the UCL and UCLp's - just not worth a couple extra bucks in cost. Bigger brands have provided quality AR lens, but anything generic or no-name will be a disappointment most likely.

I heard host plus packaging will be 600+g. After looking at the initial quote, it is only 50/50 chance for group buy to happen.