- solarforce L2m old style, black shiny ano. Stock head ground smooth to get rid of the hexagonal profile. Ground off the crenelations as well (“Foybezel”™), forward-clicky internals and a generic Cree 7090 XR-E dropin. Runs on one 16340. Acquired and mutilat- … err, “modded” in 2011. Carried loosely in coat pocket.
- solarforce L2r, discontinued old style, tan/sand/gold colour. Generic Solarforce XP-G low voltage dropin; flat stainless bezel, GITD lens seal/O-ring, orange switch boot; modded with a Romisen forward clicky switch (either B3 or N3, I never can tell them apart!) and spongy protectors made from high density foam. Shortened springs on both the switch and the dropin. When I choose this one, it’s been carried in its custom “slip-it-in-and-forget-it’s-there” holster.
- solarforce L2 - the old one, with the two-piece battery tube. Stainless head, bezel crenelations ground off by 50% and smoothed with a dremel tool, the rest of the light’s been bead-blasted. Oh, and additional grooves for additional O-rings turned in. Until I get a note from Vinz, it’ll keep it’s generig Solarforce XM-L three-mode dropin. Usually clipped to me trousers or loosely in coat pocket.
- Mini M@glite LED pro plus, 2012 vintage. One of the best torches I ever bought. Well, maybe not the best, but it suits my needs. Always carried in the original holster!
- Nitecore EZ AA. I had to get me another one after my first one was stolen. It still works flawlessly, it’s still HA III, there are still no parts to break on it. Amazing little light - far more reliable than any of my DQG AAA and DQG AA. No holster needed, but I keep it in one I bought from Solarforce… and leashed it to a gearkeeper. I won’t let them snatch it off me a second time!
- Fenix LD20. I’ll admit it… a Fenix LD20. No forward clicky, and the reflector points in the wrong direction when clipped to a pocket, and the velcro pouch is rather cumbersome. Still, I like it and keep coming back to it.