Another December 21 has passed so i think the world is safe for now 
vesture of blood and private message him he makes and s.)…ells custom lights as well.
https://youtu.be/ywiNFvvM9k0 it has a totally unbiased review by someone
who really doesn’t know much about lights.
Awesome find man! Added it to the first post. I wonder if he was talking about this forum or not
I ordered the kit that came with the G700 type light but in 2x18650 version and a SK68. Supposedly $89 normally but I got it for $14.99 shipped. It came in a nice box that held both lights, a charger, two protected 18650 cells and a case for the batteries.
I gave the SK68 away but it was nice one. It had 3 modes, high, low, strobe. It also had. Nice soft touch rubber boot. Felt nice the few times I used it before giving it away.
The bigger lit is actually something I didn’t have in my collection. It a very floody light with the head all the way in. It’s the most floody non-headlamp light I own. I like it despite the slight blueish tint. With the bezel unscrewed, it’s insanely floody but you loose the ability to zoom.
I would love to but it’s up to the original op to do so ,I really hope JoeE doesn’t but the lunatic light lol pun intended.
I went to the MECO site referenced above — and it does seem the same flashlight. Comes from HOlland or Denmark. But I am confused……
—a number of reviewers question whether it can possibly be as brightt as 700 lumens, given it runs on 2 AA batteries.
—it comes with a plug in charger for the 2 AA batteries (included) — but I spoke to the folks manufacturing the 500 Lumen flashlight I got at my local (and good) hardware store (a Feit Electric ) and they said that they don’t make an LED flashlight with rechargeable batteries because rechargeable batteries ruin the LED light. Your thoughts?
And your recommendations: ALL I WANT is a relatively inexpensive flashlight I can keep in the car, that allows me to see house numbers and street signs.
I want it to have a zoom, and a zoom that is easy to use
LED is a plus but not essential
I want it to be easy to use — ie not have to flick through all the settings to get to the one you most commonly use (which seems to be the case with the MECO referenced above). Like maybe there is a switch on the body of the flashlight itself where you set it for strobe vs. SOS vs. regular.
I would love it if it could be rechargeable, and even better if rechargeable in the car. But I’d also be a happy camper if it used less and smaller batteries than the one I got from Feit, which uses three C batteries.
thanks in advance for your help
I watched the YouTube review video posted earlier in the thread. Basically anyone who has never had a cree led flashlight will be in impressed by any of them but the batteries concerned me. Some of the comments made me really sad, such as that companies wouldn’t claim they had 4000mah because it’d be too much risk of getting in trouble for false advertising.
To the poster above, if you want a really inexpensive light just get a sk68. They run on aa batteries and can also use li-on or nimh rechargeables if you want to spend more getting quality batteries and a charger. If you search the forum you may be able to find a seller who sells one with a genuine cree led as the ones with fake leds will be dimmer and have bluish tints but probably still fine for your purchase. Generally better lights will run on li-on batteries such as 14500 or 18650 but this requires a small outlay to get safe batteries and the charger.
I am happy to spend up to $25 or so to get a flashlight that will work for me to see street signs and house numbers from my car. your suggestions most welcome.
I received this light as a gift, and it is an utter failure of a torch. Some of my smaller zoomies beat-the-hell out of this worthless piece of bovine scatological effluent. And I didn’t have to pay for it!
I hope nobody paid more than 5 bucks for it…
i clicked an ad on yahoo and saw this
did they just change their name to lightstrike 360?
and the price went up as well. it’s now $75 each
Yup, same light. Notice the checkout screen is the exact same as the G700’s. I’d love to find these people who are selling these and break their legs. J)
Well i guess i paid $55.00 to learn a lesson. Its been a long, long time since ive been burned. I wonder if i’ll even get it, and if i do it’s probably a $6.99 piece of chinese shit. So where do you get genuine american navy seal flashlights cheap? Do they even exist? Ill be sitting here licking my wounds and see what’s next.
If you have never had a decent flashlight before you will probably still love it. It will still be brighter than your average cheap flashlight, it just isn’t worth as much as they claim and you can get much better.
I don’t know what the Seals use, maybe a Pelican or Streamlight? They are pricey too, the extra cost mostly pays for a warranty and support. You can get a great quality flashlights from China for $20-$40, but the G700 isn’t one of them.
Look what I just found on Wallapop!
G700 Tactical Flashlight Retail $229.99
http://p.wallapop.com/i/57851053?\_pid=wi&\_uid=32878433&\_me=s_android
I’m sure he turned it on and said “oh crap, that’s not worth $60!”
Those guys go even further, they take F14 fighter jet to test the light :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:
Same light at ALI with battery and charger for 16$
Or even better at GB under 10$ !!!
http://www.gearbest.com/led-flashlights/pp_175456.html
I really don’t like zoomies (hate them, really). But whatever floats your boat. This appears to be the best one available, biggest bang for the buck: Brinyte B158
Review: Review: Brinyte B158 Aspheric Zooming Light. IPX-8, Solid Brass Pill with 17mm driver, 58,120cd!
8% discount code still works: LED2015GB
Note: This flashlight is currently on flash sale for the next 6 hours at $22.61. The discount code is not combinable with the sale price.
So much for zoomies.
Now, here is what I’d recommend for your needs (not your preferences):
Rechargeable
The best available rechargeable with a reasonable amount of throw appears to be the Manker U11
Review: Review: Manker U11. Built in charger, compact 18650 Eswitch Light. 3.6A on Turbo, Beamshots added.
Contact member M4D M4X, ReManG, or freeme via PM for discount code. Price does not include battery.
Note: I’m not a big fan of rechargeables. They make the flashlight bigger and heavier. The port is usually the biggest source of water intrusion problems. And they are a maintenance problem (the input port tends to loosen and break). But they are convenient and I can see a place for them.
Non-Rechargeable
Convoy C8 or Thorfire C8. You need a medium range thrower for reading street signs and house addresses. These are the best of the budget model flashlights. There are slight differences between the Convoy and the Thorfire models. You might be happier with the 3-mode Convoy C8, based on your preferences.
XinTD C8, XP-G2 version. Better quality, better throw, but at almost double the cost. I have both the Convoy C8 and the Thorfire C8, but I’m just waiting for a sale on the XinTD to jump on that one.
An inexpensive, quality charger can be had here.
For batteries, I’d suggest any of the protected 18650 batteries that Richard sells at Mountain Electronics: LINK.
Hello. I fell to the hype and ordered the flashlight but as soon as I did I googled it and found this thread. I since then cancled the order but while I was canceling I asked where the flashlight was made and they said in is made right there in MO, USA and that it has a 1 year warranty. Can this company really claim this light is made here and order them from China? Seems weird to me… Thanks
It is most definitely weird, and your gut feeling is correct. I am not sure if it is “illegal” but certainly it is a deceptive and false marketing/sales information.
I highly doubt that the light is made in Missouri. Even if it was, I think a 1 year warranty for something as allegedly “high end” as what they are claiming, is unusually and suspiciously short.
You did right by cancelling it.