Brightest EDC Flashlight?

Robowski · 2018-05-17T03:06:53.000Z

I am quite new here as well, but thanks to all the advice and reviews from the good people on this forum I have found a few great flashlights.
Both the following flashlights are already mentioned by people on this post.
I don’t think you’ll get better value for money, and both developed by people on this forum.

BLF A6 - a great very bright pocket sized flashlight - liked it so much I bought a second one!
$20.95 at Banggood - (look for the earlier posts for Banggood coupons and flash sales)

BLF Q8 - not pocket sized, but really impressive (4x18650 batteries)
$49.95 (Banggood coupons and flash sales)

moderator007 · 2018-05-17T03:46:42.000Z

BLF Q8 if you don’t mind carrying a 20 oz soda can and a Emisar D4 if you going for pocket carry.

SKV89 · 2018-05-17T03:50:49.000Z

Wow 4x18650 is not EDC at all. The smallest 4x18650 is the Noctigon M43 which is now on sale and much cheaper than how much everyone else paid for it. It does 7k-8k lumens and is very high quality. Here is a good review of it.

Another good 4x18650 flashlight is the MT03 modded by TA. The ones TA modded for me are super bright 22k or 23k lumens and very nice 4000k 80CRI tint that renders colors and textures very well.

If you want a very pocketable flashlight approaching 5000 lumens, you can get the Emisar D4vn modded with XP-L2 V6 bin emitters. I had Vinh put in XP-L2 4000k 80CRI V4 bin emitters and it makes 20.8% more lumens than the stock XP-L HI v2 bin. The tint on the 80CRI 4000k is really good. Not yellowish or greenish like most Cree XP-L2 high CRI emitters and I can actually tell a difference in color rendering compared to the stock XP-L HI v2. But this thing gets hot rapidly on max mode. The later versions of the D4 have a much lower moonlight than the older D4 versions and is perfect for bedside use.

I also have a Sofirn C8F host sent to TA for modding with triple XP-L2 4000k 80CRI emitters and it should produce 4.5 to 5k lumens and should be much more practical than the Emisar D4 due to its larger mass for heat dissipation. Even with the stock XP-L v6 emitters, I measured this thing to make about 3800 lumens and it has enough mass to maintain the lumens pretty well.

freeme · 2018-05-17T03:53:53.000Z

Nitecore Concept 2

Pete7874 · 2018-05-17T03:56:08.000Z

chadvone:

Wow. 4 18650s are not going to fit in my pocket.

They are if you wear clown pants.

blueb8llz · 2018-05-17T06:50:06.000Z

freeme:

Nitecore Concept 2

Wow that’s the clear winner! Don’t know the actual size though. Haven’t seen this posted anywhere yet.

firedome · 2018-05-17T07:06:38.000Z

Certainly a great concept.

freeme:

Nitecore Concept 2

charles_lin · 2018-05-17T07:59:14.000Z

blueb8:

Wow that’s the clear winner! Don’t know the actual size though. Haven’t seen this posted anywhere yet.

not so small as it looks , about the same size as BLF Q8, Much bigger than M43!

Boaz · 2018-05-17T09:54:36.000Z

- Buy a Q8 for a beasty flooder
-A New Convoy C8 with Biscotti(from Simon) for some throw
-A blue astrolux S1 18350 and an 18650 tube

A skillhunt Ho3 NW headlamp
-A Lumintop AAA tool nichia
-A Nitecore cri TIP
-A Sofirn sp10B
8 eneloops
8 samsung q30’s
-A liitokala li-500

under $250

chadvone · 2018-05-19T01:15:53.000Z

Boaz:

Buy a Q8 for a beasty flooder
-A New Convoy C8 with Biscotti(from Simon) for some throw
-A blue astrolux S1 18350 and an 18650 tube

A skillhunt Ho3 NW headlamp
-A Lumintop AAA tool nichia
-A Nitecore cri TIP
-A Sofirn sp10B
8 eneloops
8 samsung q30’s
-A liitokala li-500

under $250

Yeah, a start. lol

joeg26er · 2018-05-19T13:32:25.000Z

Thanks for all the suggestions -

Clarification - I am considering lights with Up- To 4 cells. So can have 1 cell, 2, 3 or Four of the 18650’s

And up to 5,000 Lumens on Turbo if possible

But seems like the Emisar D4 is on the upper end of practical use on Turbo? What is one step down from the Emisar D4?

doubleone44 · 2018-05-19T14:10:25.000Z

The meteor M43 over at intl-outdoor is also a very good option. The most compact 4x 18650 flashlight you can get from what I know, with 6600 lumens at 90CRI

chadvone · 2018-05-19T14:41:25.000Z

Pete7874:

chadvone:

Wow. 4 18650s are not going to fit in my pocket.

They are if you wear clown pants.

Can you provide a link?

Always looking for options

Lightbringer · 2018-05-19T16:23:04.000Z

chadvone:

Wow. 4 18650s are not going to fit in my pocket.

Pete7874:

They are if you wear clown pants.

chadvone:

Can you provide a link? Always looking for options

Here ya go. Kinda pricey, though.

toddcshoe · 2018-05-19T16:33:51.000Z

joeg26er:

Thanks for all the suggestions -

Clarification - I am considering lights with Up- To 4 cells. So can have 1 cell, 2, 3 or Four of the 18650’s

And up to 5,000 Lumens on Turbo if possible

But seems like the Emisar D4 is on the upper end of practical use on Turbo? What is one step down from the Emisar D4?

Not a multi cell light but the Sofirn C8F would work nicely. Doesn’t get super hot, super fast like the Emisar. Depending on how you are dressed, could be carried in your pocket. Though a holster for it is super cheap and practical. Hides nicely under a untucked shirt. Replace the wire they used for the spring bypass and you have 3000+ lumens of triple emitter goodness.

https://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/Sofirn-C8F-Triple-Reflector-Tactical-LED-Flashlight-18650-Powerful-2580lm-Flash-light-Torch-3-Cree-XPL/2933049_32838919520.html

chadvone · 2018-05-19T17:02:42.000Z

Lightbringer:

chadvone:

Wow. 4 18650s are not going to fit in my pocket.

Pete7874:

They are if you wear clown pants.

chadvone:

Can you provide a link? Always looking for options

Here ya go. Kinda pricey, though.

WOW. Clown life is Pricey.

Lightbringer · 2018-05-19T17:35:32.000Z

Now you know why clowns murder people…

Lightbringer · 2018-05-19T17:39:36.000Z

And besides, they can’t even get decent knuckle-tats. Try getting “CLOWN LIFE” on your hands, the ‘N’ ends up on your thumb, so all you see when you make two fists is “CLOW LIFE”. Pisses ’em off…

eas · 2018-05-19T17:53:58.000Z

Dude, clowns and other carnies often have extra fingers.

Lightbringer · 2018-05-19T18:00:13.000Z

Not after any failures. They snip ’em off just like yakuza…

After a while, all you can read is “OW LI”.