CountyComm has ’em in stock now. I’m tempted.
It’s beautiful with that new-penny look. It’s just not so good looking years later. I think the stainless offerings look pretty nice too, and would hold up better over time.
The main thing I don’t like about the Maratacs is that they start out on high. I know that’s a matter of personal preference, but when I’m out in the woods at night I prefer a level that doesn’t destroy my night vision and alert my presence to everything with eyes in a half-mile radius.
Isn’t that what the fuss about copper is? the way it tarnishes. For me personally it would drive me insane, but so lacquered copper is probably worse!
(btw, my maratac SS AA starts on low as a 3 mode?)
Ooh, if so I want one. I was going by the description on the County Comm site of the “Extreme” models, but now I see that Maratacs differ in terms of mode order. I may just have to give myself one like yours as a Christmas present.
I was gonna get one couple days ago…the $10 shipping charge nixed it.
Copper has best heat transfer and heat capacity out of all materials used for flashlights.
Does that really matter? My aluminum lights (and my stainless one too) don’t fail because of heat. It might be a theoretical advantage, but not a practical one.
they don’t fail, but they probably have more heat sag.
does that matter?
obviously to enough people for them to make money selling copper lights 
Sure. I guess the question is really whether people buy them for heat dissipation, or because they look cool; and if the former, whether it really makes a non-negligible difference. People’s perceptions can differ from reality.
if you meant ‘neglible’, then I agree, at least for a light this size, your hand and blood circulation are more helpful w/ heat than the difference between copper and aluminum…
I’ll admit, I’d buy one for the cool factor - if that had a $5 or maybe $10 premium.
no way I’d pay $55, unless i won the powerball
LOL, I paid less than that for my DRY.
It certainly does look very nice, though…
well, i have an AA on its way. Not much into the small EDC’s but that can change with
one purchase. Anyone know if the AA Copper is an XPG or XTE? lol
I read on CPF about someone who put a Nichia219 into the copper AAA, and he found that the heatsinking from led->pill->body wasn't that good in the stock Maratac (so he improved that). So if you are not going to mess with the light, don't expect miracle heatsinking from the copper body (but do go for the looks 
).