*3/13 Update the Review is in!* G700 "Chip In Fund"

I would be happy to review it and pass it along to the next reviewer. Google should also put my legit review above the fake ones. Just putting the word “review” into the tagline usually puts me on page 1 of searches. And there’s my personal conundrum: just like others here, I wont give that scammer company any money. But I would pay the 6 bucks to ship it priority mail to the next reviewer in the queue.

Just saw this thread. It’s funny, my dad gave me a flashlight for Christmas, sort of an afterthought gift, and I saw it was cheap junk and said, “thanks Dad, that’s cool.” Then I put it in a box and the other day I happened to see it and pulled it out and it said G700 on the side and I cracked up.

Having said that, I’d be happy to give it away to someone if they want to review it. Paypal for the shipping it all I’d ask. I don’t have the box, only the light, but it is in pristine condition. You guys are welcome to it.

A guy claiming to be from Shadowhawk Tactical showed up in the /r/flashlight community on Reddit a day ago. He was hawking his X800 light, which looks just like this thing and all the rest. He offered to send a review unit to prove how good it is, but when approached to actually set that up he disappeared. His posting has now been deleted.

If you’re serious about giving away your review light I’d take it. Heck I’d pay the shipping for you to send it to me for review then I’d send it back to you. I already know I won’t want to keep it :slight_smile:

It makes me sad when friends/family do this… I feel bad for them… :_(

What you need to do is take that light, put in a dedomed XP-G2, or something similar, bump up the current, and even JB-Weld pot if necessary, then next time you see your dad, talk about the flashlight, and how you were able to tweak it and make it “even better”, then show him the beam at night…
Smile, and appreciate the thought.

In the past month, I’ve have bought a Zebralight SC62, SC63w is on order, Fenix TK75vnQ, Nitecore TM16GT, Nitcore p12GT, Nitecore EC11, Nitecore tube, Nightcore HC30, Olight m22 warrior, Olight M3xs-ut, Olight S1, not to mention a new Xstar VC4 charger and multiple 18650 cells.

I say that to say, yes of course you can have this light for review, I was actually going to toss it or give it away. I’m not much on square beam, orange tailcap, 3aa lights myself.

PM me your shipping info and I’ll get you my paypal for the shipping. Shouldn’t be much at all. If you review it and turns out to be the best light ever made, I can always ask for it back! :slight_smile:

Well I was in for $5 if it went to good cause not the scammers so I am still in for $5 with this idea

Thanks! I’ll put you on the list.

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Also be aware that if you see an adsense ad for these scams, you can click on a button in the corner of the ad and file a complaint form with Google about that particular ad. If enough people do that, maybe Google will pull it. Because the new X800 version of the scam seems to be getting more prevalent.

Confirming, I’m still in. :star:

I like the new plan; I’ll pitch in $5. Looking forward to a good review / comparison.

On the topic of sending money, does anyone use an app called Cash? All mobile, requires a checking acct with debit card, allows you to send cash free (I. E. PayPal doesn’t take a cut!)

Paypal is free to send $ to family and friends, only costs when used to pay for a product or service.
You send it as personal/gift, from checking or pp balance, to avoid the fee.

:beer:

Still in for the $5 on this or the original idea, just let me know…

Wow… that light is a joke. They (as in Shadowhawk Tactical themselves) told us on Reddit that the cells that are manufactured in Southern California but obviously that’s complete bullshit. I certainly thought the cells looked familiar and I found them… they’re exactly like the Ultrafire cells which everyone knows are crap.

OP, I wouldn’t even bother having everyone pitch in money to review this light. It’s a waste of money and time IMO. I pretty much called them out for trying to scam people with a piece of shit product.

For the record, the light is going under two names… the G700 and the X800. Links below…

https://products.nationalprotectionassociation.org/order5954311

https://www.shadowhawkflashlights.com/ss1/order.php?AFID=12&SID=YH45

And since we are all friends here, no costs :wink:

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Awesome news, I spoke to mhanlen, and he has agreed to do the side-by-side review for us! :beer:

For those of you who are unfamiliar with Mark’s work (mhanlen), check out his YouTube Channel He’s reviewed quite a few flashlights already, and has some pretty hilarious commentary. He also has a pretty strong following already (one of his reviews has over a quarter of a million hits), so I think this would be the perfect vehicle to get the review out there.

I’m talking to 2 guys who have the G700, and am trying to sort out the details of who has the most original, “in the box” stock flashlight. My MECO “clone” light is being delivered today, so it will be ready to ship to mhanlen as well.

Big thanks to everyone involved already, and to the guys willing to chip in to see this review done. It definitely speaks volumes about this community :beer:

Nice his reviews are funny.
Are we also going to send the two to others (first US for any1 willing to pay shipping to the next then Europe)??
We need a lot of reviews and change titles to x729,Z444 or whatever they change it to next (I.have seen 3 different names so far)

2/12 Update
I spoke to Richard at Mountain Electronics, and he graciously offered a $10 gift voucher to his shop :slight_smile: 2 members on here offered up their G700’s for the review, but decided to go with Slim Pickens since he had the entire kit that is sold on Limitact’s website (flashlight, batteries, charger, case).

I’m going to send out a message with my Paypal to everyone who signed up to donate to the cause. I’ll to be the middle man for the $$$, so it gets sent to mhanlen and Slim Pickens for shipping. Any extra will go to the guy’s for their work on this. In order to alleviate any questions as to what the donations are going towards, I’m going to update this thread with a breakdown of expenses, so every penny will be accounted for. :beer:

Thank you guys for seeing this through, I’m pretty excited to see the final review!

Payment will be done within the hour.

I really hope there are a lot of people who are
1 willing to make a review of the G700 and Meco
2 willing to send it to the next who is on par with 1 and 2

If we flood the web with reviews and new ones to incorporate the new names it could be a fun project.
H#ck I just came up with a nice addition to 1 and 2
3 puts 1 or 2 flashlight related things extra in the package and takes 1 or 2 out to keep.

The great BLF G700 review and goodies box on its travel around the world project!

Just a heads up, when you guys do the review may want to also include BRIGHTMAX 3000. This is the new name this light is being sold under.

http://www.infinitepowersolutions.com/brightmax-3000/