I know there are many wonderful reviews of this light. For fun, I thought I would do one for the less technically proficient. Many of these reviews contain highly skilled people doing down to the thousands of a inch measurements. DMM’s, Lumen meters, alien probes and assorted brain busting conclusions. Yeah, this won’t be like that.
Upon receiving my BTU, the first thing you notice is the weight. It is a HEAVY flashlight. Some reviews I saw put it at around three pounds. But that’s too involved for me. It’s HEAVY, end of assessment.
As you can see it’s a hunk of metal. To me the beauty is in the simplicity. There are no magnetic rings or anything of that nature. For the technically challenged. The BTU breaks down into four parts. The head, Barrel, Tailcap, & Battery carriage.
The head
The Barrel & Tailcap
The Battery Carriage
Here are a few ‘Hot Spot’ Shots at 3 Feet. It has 4 levels ( Cycled thru by pressing the Clicky)
80 lumens
600 lumens
2000 lumens
Turbo 3000 lumens
80 lumens
600 lumens
2000 lumens
Turbo 3000 lumens
My conclusion of the BTU Shocker… Very simple design & UI… The ‘glow in the dark’ clicky makes me feel all nostalgic. The downside? I feel this light is way over priced for what you are getting. I love the light. My feelings are if this light had a substantial price drop they would sell a ton of them.( Thank you JMPAUL ) Being that it runs LI batteries and not NI-MH. It has no problems with the cold . But all and all a very nice light if you can find one at the right price.
Disclaimer This review is not based on any other reviews. Any similarity is purely coincidental. Names have been changed to protect the innocent.
I really like the Shocker but you are right, it is way over-priced for what it is. Can't get much simpler but it sure as heck performs! $80 is about all I'd be willing to pay for one. Maybe one day they will be that inexpensive.
Id say that was a very descent review. Thanks Dale!
As for the price, it will probably dramatically drop if it remains in production. If it disappears, you just might have a very collectible light… so take good care of it.
Her thoughts were $80… I thought for profit margin the could prolly charge $100 and still make a killing… We all know they don’t have $180 worth of materials.
The 2000 lumen mode is more than sufficient. This sucker throws a lot of light. Turbo at 3000 lumens is just showing off. Three minutes is more than enough time for beamshots & big cheesy grins.
