Klarus P2A Best 2xAA for the $$$?

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Looks like I can get a Klarus P2A from DD for about $26 shipped. Any other 2xAA lights that are better bang for the buck?

I've had a MiX6 that was nice and I've heard good things about the P2A, so I'm thinking this might be the best I can get for such a low price.

Thoughts?

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Picked one of these up for my mom..have no trouble recommending it...great value

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Thanks for the input.

I see that it's practically identical to the Jetbeam BA20, but I can get the P2A for about $10 cheaper. And I've read that the Klarus is every bit as good in the fit/finish dept.

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It probably seems the one to get from what i have read around. I had a RC-N3 that was pretty decent but needed an emitter transplant. However the strobe mode along with a forward clicky and no memory was very annoying. At around 17usd does not compete with the klarus in any way alhrough the romisen was very nicely built.

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As stated before, I have both the Jetbeam BC20 and Klarus P2A. I slightly prefer the Klarus.

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Based on this information and information on other threads here I got a Klarus P2A for my Mum (Mom, for the Americans :slight_smile: ). I’ve just put batteries in and tried it out before I send it to her. For reference I have the Fenix TK41 (awesome) and the Rominsen RC-G2 (awful - faulty switch).

Thoughts about the P2A:

  • It cost me US$40 including shipping from ebay
  • Comes with a belt clip and a wrist strap
  • It seems well built and reasonable robust, but I wouldn’t go throwing it at walls or anything. It should survive most reasonable drops onto most surfaces, unless you crack something.
  • It seems like it should be pretty well water resistant, if not waterproof (it claims waterproof to 2m)
  • Switch is spongy but seems solid (switches seem to be a weak spot for lower priced torches)
  • It has high and low power, to put it on low you rotate the flash head.
  • There’s no rattling (my TK41 battery compartment rattles slightly, with the 8 AA cells in the holder)
  • Brightness wise it’s pretty impressive for it’s size. It’s somewhere between 2 and 3 on my TK41, which puts it around 200 lumen, give or take 50 lumen.
  • The beam’s a bit wider than the TK41, it has a bright spot in the center but it has a reasonably amount of spread too, which I count as a plus

Overall it seems like a good quality 2xAA torch, good brightness, and compact. If I needed a 2xAA torch myself I’d not hesitate to buy one.