Best rechargeable Flashlight?

[dhvl1357]

Allow me to throw in an entry for a thrower, the Eagle Eye X6R XP-L HI. Pocket clip, fwd clicky, secondary mode button, on-board micro USB charging, superb build quality. Under 30 USD.

[Dubious_Speculation]

@dhvl1357

Allow me to throw in an entry for a thrower, the Eagle Eye X6R XP-L HI. Pocket clip, fwd clicky, secondary mode button, on-board micro USB charging, superb build quality. Under 30 USD.

The EE X6R is certainly a worthy candidate! However since I’m looking for a general purpose, do everything light, I’m thinking that moving away from throwy lights would be a good move? Thoughts?

@StandardBattery

If you want to go a little smaller than AA, but just as bright the Nitecore TIP would be worth looking at. Since it won’t be used as a keychain light, some of the questionable design decisions may not matter, and for a newbie the questionable UI decisions won’t matter either. It is available in a HI CRI version also, but either of them has a a nice beam profile. Light newbies love it. There have been deals on these as low as $20, there is a group buy running one a special holiday one, but I don’t know the price. For a newbie this is good first start.

The group buy on the Klarus G20 is a very good deal, but maybe more than you would want to spend still for someones first good light gift. If they have a real need for a good light though this would be worth looking at. Comes with battery and built -in charger so the price is all in.

Thanks I hadn’t thought of the TIP! It certainly fulfills what it was designed to do very well!

@adirondackdestroyer

The Klarus G20 is awesome, especially if you can get in on the current group buy. It might not be a better light than the Olight R50 pro, but it’s much more reasonably priced and is definitely comparable!

The Klaurus G20 certainly fits the bill for a compact blow your socks off flashlight! I’ve posted my interest and will see how the price reacts to my wallet

@ReManG

The U11 is a great choice if your intended recipient has some technical abilities. For a noob to flashlight User Interface, not so much. Basically, if you click it too fast (not easy on accident, but can happen) and the U11 goes into the strobe mode, you are now in a different UI set. If pro mode is on, the menu is much bigger too.

The X2R is one of those “too good to be true” lights that hits everything right for an easy to use light. Three modes, no blinky menu and a good charger built in. The cover is better than the U11 one in my opinion, I have both.

Good luck and congrats on Uni!

EDIT: Forgot to mention, the convoy clip fits the X2R perfectly as well, so the light can be pocket carried like the U11 as well.

Thanks for the suggestions guys! I agree, the X2R at $15 really is something else If I can’t decide on something that’s probably the light I’ll go for. I hadn’t thought about the overly complicated Manker UI, that may be a hindrance but it might not be either. The gentlemen that I’m gifting this light to lives on a farm, and he has a plethora of dollar store lights which are next to useless. So my goal was to get him something that he’ll use 100% of the time in replacement of everything else he has. The difficult part is trying to gauge what form-factor he’d feel the most comfortable or pleased with and that’s problematic to figure out. Nonetheless, there are some awesome suggestions here!

Congratulations and accolades will have to wait until after I pass my subjects :weary: :student:

[ElidaeSilva]

I was just searching what will be the best rechargeable flashlight in 2017. I found this thread and after that checking Olight flashlight and few other flashlight list here The Effective Guide - Car Diagnosis Advice for DIYers I have decided to buy Fenix PD35 TAC 1000 lumens rechargeable flashlight. I was comparing few flashlight features and I am not finding any reason to not buying pd35 rechargeable flashlight.

[jf_smm]

@ElidaeSilva

I was just searching what will be the best rechargeable flashlight in 2017. I found this thread and after that checking Olight and few other flashlight. But, I have decided to buy Fenix PD35 TAC 1000 lumens rechargeable flashlight. I was comparing few flashlight features and I am not finding any reason to not buying pd35 rechargeable flashlight.

I have a PD35 and had a PD35 TAC neither of them is rechargeable. They use rechargeable batteries but can’t charge them internally. I also have a UC35 which does charge internally but I don’t recommend it as a primary charger since the USB cover comes off too easily and gets lost. 3 of us from work have the UC35 and 2 of us have lost the cover while holstering the light. I just wrapped the light in shrink wrap to seal it against the weather and will not unwrap it unless I have no other means of charging a battery. They’re all good lights but chargers…not so much.

[ElidaeSilva]

I have a PD35 and had a PD35 TAC neither of them is rechargeable. They use rechargeable batteries but can’t charge them internally. I also have a UC35 which does charge internally but I don’t recommend it as a primary charger since the USB cover comes off too easily and gets lost. 3 of us from work have the UC35 and 2 of us have lost the cover while holstering the light. I just wrapped the light in shrink wrap to seal it against the weather and will not unwrap it unless I have no other means of charging a battery. They’re all good lights but chargers…not so much.

Ohh. I don’t know about it. I was also trusting much because they are popular brand. However, thanks for your explanation. And I will research little bit more before placing an order. Not sure about this, I was seeing at totalguide.org and they also recommend same thing. I need to research a little bit more I think.

[jf_smm]

I have no complaints about how the Fenix lights work. They’re tough and bright. The only let down was the little (5 cent) rubber USB plug, without it the light isn’t as waterproof.