Hey guys. Yesterday tragedy struck. I lost my Fenix E05. It was was got me started on the flashlight craze and I have had it over a year. But after much searching I have accepted that it is……gone :_( Now I need another flashlight. I feel so useless without one!
Here is my requirements:
Long lasting
Small
Bright
One mode
Awesome
That is in order of importance. My Fenix was all of those. It was on the original battery I put in it after a year of use!! It was an energizer ultimate lithium but still. Longest battery life ever! That is what impresses me the most. Its rated at 27 lumens but that is enough for what I use it for. I have bigger ones if I need more.
Basically I am wondering is there anything better/cheaper? Or should I just replace what I had and keep it attached to my mini leatherman so I don’t lose it? I was ironically thinking of doing that a week or two ago. Should’ve I guess
You ever look into the Olight i3’s? Great little lights. About the same size as the EO5, but puts out 70 lumens. It is a three mode light though, and you said you prefer single. I personal prefer the multiple modes since it allows to to conserve your battery by using just as much light you need for the given task at hand.
Hey guys. I forgot about this thread. I found my old one! I gave the new one to my buddy. Which I am now regretting. He got a new energizer lithium (my year old/tons of use one is still working good tho) and the R3 version. Anyways a comment on the Ultrafire E05. Battery life is a fraction of what it is on Fenix E05. I have one for my work light and it is brighter, but then dies down quick and the head sometimes needs cranking on to work. Fenix E05 is miles ahead of it. In my opinion
You might check out the Titanium Innovations Illuminati CA1-AL, Tank007 TK-703, or the Tank007 E09 if you want more output and to stick with AAA batteries.
When I EDC an AAA light, it’s usually one of these below. While I do like single mode lights such as the E05, I usually prefer to have more flexibility. And when I carry a single mode AAA, it’s usually a Microstream or 1910.
I got the Blackshadow Eva. Sexy light. Brighter than Fenix E05. So far I have still used the one battery in it and it keeps on ticking (or…illuminating?) I like the one modes on something this small
Not reaching the runtime of a E05 but FandyFire S1-1 I got from FT surprised me good. It throws extremely well for its size, single mode and it runs up to an hour with NiMh.
I have an Eva, which is nice (I reviewed it) and the Solarforce X3 (also reviewed) is also nice if you are into single mode lights. I just got an Ultrafire M5 recently and it’s a little bulky but on par with the Eva and X3 and much cheaper. There’s just so many great AAA lights.
For a 1 mode AAA, wander over to Walmart and pick up a AAA LED Mini Maglite.
You’ll be surprised - I sure was. I hope this doesn’t get me banned - there’s a pretty hefty anti-Maglite faction around these parts. :bigsmile: But they’re a lot better than I thought!