Anyone have any experience with Peak led? They seem to go for under (usd50?) on sale I saw somewhere(the AAA eiger I think)
This is my budget light for after the earthquake.
Not cheap compared to Chinese lights. But it’s never failed to light up.
I started carrying it after I got caught in a blacked out San Francisco after the Loma Prieta quake.
Never again. There are newer lights out there, but something like this is what to aim for.
P.S. (edit) — you might want to follow the relevant thread over at CPF— search for “5MM LED AAA Light Challenge”
Do you change your battery in that light? How much are the batteries?
This is me wearing my DQG Spy
For 16.99 with a battery and free shipping, that DQG Fairy (almost same size as the SPY) that saypat linked is an amazing deal. Just get the charger too for 8.06, and you have everything for 25.05. That’s a damn good deal o.0
Just get past the lithium cell thing so you can get something really cool 
You don’t want to wear an AA or AAA light around your neck, and you don’t want to be limited to button cells.
I already have the spy so I could always wear that but again the lithium issue!
You better quit with both of those lights you mentioned then, the Inova is coin cell Lithium, and the Tube is a rechargeable LiIon… :bigsmile:
Here is my review of a single AAA that works for me, no affiliated links for me in this, just a pretty decent light. It would take a lithium primary, but does great on an NiMH or alkaline as well.
I wish I had your budget, that is a nice looking light for sure… This the thread I think you were talking about, impressive chops on the winners…
All the tradeoffs in life look rather different for a while after being in a large earthquake.
Read, for example, this: https://sites.google.com/site/burlingamehillsneighborhood/emergency-preparedness
https://sites.google.com/site/burlingameneighborhoodnetwork/emergency-file-cabinet/LessonsFromtheEarthquake.doc
That’s partly the reason why I’m looking for a new necker. I rest a little bit easier knowing that I use energizer’s in the Inova and Photon, and the Tube has an internal battery thats in someway endorsed by Nitecore. This is just my personal opinion though and I don’t have as much experience as some of the other guys and girls here. I actually wouldn’t really mind a AAA neck light( has to be very small though), I’m pretty tall and big too so it would actually look quite proportionate !
Very true, not doubting your choice by any means, nor denigrating your budget. Perhaps a review of said light if you have time? Budget is relative after all…
PS GREAT links by the way, thanks!
Oh, you’ll find plenty of reviews of the Arc AAA lights, ’oogle will find the conversations going back years.
This might be useful: peak AAA snow flashlight - Google Search
A Nitecore tube?
I think the Photon is still the best compromise anyway.
Between the Tube and the i3s(or pretty much any similar sized quality China light like Fenix,klarus etc) to my eyes -is of a ‘similar’ size because while the i3 is longer it is narrower than the tube , I actually think any 1xAAA twisty light where there is a split ring hole in the middle is ideal so that the light may naturally hang at the correct center of gravity( wait did I get this part right ? If I didn’t I mean basically -so the light hangs straight! The olight pictured in the last post cannot achieve this without modding. Lol that time of the day!)
And if you want to take it to the next level (of preparedness) you could build a Skinth-based kit to suit your needs.
What type of chain is that in the pic with the spy? Looks good!
I had an Arc AAA from the first generation and was so unreliable, never worked when needed, tried several tips I learned on the forums to no avail, and ended up smashing it flat with a hammer, very satisfying I must say… :evil:
No, I cannot recommend Arc, try other brands…
Huh. Those were the first LED flashlights.
They were warrantied forever, you know.
I had that crimp problem known in the first generation — with one out of seven or eight I own, and got it fixed without any further issues.
Last I heard, they still honor that warranty.
It’s the same issue we still face putting a driver into aluminum, getting a proper ground connection.
But if smashing it flat made you happy, enjoy.
Sure did J)
Didn’t those early aaa Arcs run $60.00?
To answer my own question, I guess not, they are listed in the 2005 review at flashlightreviews, at $39.95, but in 2008, CPF mentions the Arc GS at $50.00.
“Fenix E01 is $15, Arc AAA is $50 for the GS LED”