Looks like a fairly new brand, no reviews and not widely discussed here on the forum, however their lights are re-branded models of popular lights that are well known here, and usually bought directly from a Chinese website.
I see Optics Planet has the Guard Dog line. I’ve listed a few of their models with the model name we know them as so you can search for info on here. I also included a link to their counterpart on popular Chinese webshops for comparison.
Keep in mind that although the exterior (body) may be identical to another brand the internals may be different. With a new brand clone of a known model it’s kind of a crap shoot until someone buys one and reviews it.
Their Security Xcess 500 Lumen (UltraFire T80 / Crelant V6CS clone) actually seems like a good deal at Optics Planet (about $32 shipped)
I have the Blackshadow Terminator and it’s one heck of a good light, quality is on par with Olight & Nightcore IMO, not sure about the the Guard Dog version.
I second that. After going to their website and looking at their lights, I about fell out of my chair laughing. I recognized all of their lights for the rebadged lights that they are. At least they are smarter than the guys from the “Atlanta Flashlight Factory”. They order their lights from the Chinese OEMs with their branding on it. If they order enough, they get the laser etching for free.
I’m glad that dkim47 came here first and asked questions because it would have been sad to read that he had gotten screwed by the pooch, without any lube.
I think it can be a good thing if their US dealers stock popular models we are familiar with for a normal reasonable price like these two. Faster shipping and possibly better customer service for us than dealing with the Chinese sellers.
Looks like they are based in Florida:
Guard Dog Security
4180 St. Johns Parkway
Sanford, FL 32771
USA
Seems like they did their research here on BLF since they seemed to have chosen some of the better and more popular lights discussed on BLF.
Looks like the 1st Gen. Terminator, maybe they bought out they remaining stock of those. Not sure if it’s true but I read somewhere Blackshadow/Solarstorm was getting out of the flashlight business.
Thanks for the people who helped with my question. I went through other sites for cheaper prices so the differences were high lol. I will look into the lights mentioned.
The prices on these two indeed seem to be reasonable, but the shipping isn’t free. Another problem is there is no way to know (unless someone is willing to buy one) if it’s a rebranded lights or a just look alikes with cheaper internals.
Shipping is around $6 USA for the Xcess 500 (T80/V6CS) So even with shipping it’s still about $5.00 less than Fasttech.
Yes, as stated in my post above:
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Keep in mind that although the exterior (body) may be identical to another brand the internals may be different. With a new brand clone of a known model it’s kind of a crap shoot until someone buys one and reviews it”:flashlight
A better option for a side switch light (even less $:money_mouth_face: may be this one: