Need help finding a spotlight for my dad

[Rusty_Joe]

@Boaz

I'm surprised no one has said that a 20 year old light is murdered by any 12$ AA Q5 flashlight ...It's 4 times brighter. runtime is twice as long and 85 grams instead of 3 pounds.

I think the cyclone is a great idea if you want throw like a spot light and if you like old incan then get the neutral . it's a light every single person who owns it ... loves it ..hard to get a better recommedation .

https://budgetlightforum.com/t/-/7286 3 AA

the lights like you're talking about had an expensive clunky heavy battery with no power .. certainly not enough to run a seriously high power light for any length of time .

+1 to everything said here.

Unless someone has experience with spotlights (real ones) and/or HIDs, they won't know the difference. The idea of carrying around a 6-lbs light with terrible battery life and dimming output is hard to justify.

Those cheapy frosted reflector store lights for a couple dollars, the 6v lanterns and such. But honestly, it's like me with the old Samsung n1400 phones. I wanted one again some years back and then someone said: "But why? Those suck." And I said "Oh yeah!"

Try a Q5 XR-E UltraFire C8. Then, if he sees it and still wants more action, proceed.

[dthrckt]

when I look at that thor 2.5 I can't help but wonder what it'd be like w/ a li-ion

that's a BIG reflector compared to budget lights

but then you're over $50, +heatsink and modding time

[weiser]

The MOZO clone of the Titanium Innovations was probably one of the greatest deals ever for a spotlight. Unfortunately, you'll have to find a used one since they only sell conversion kits now. I picked up the "Mega" new on ebay for something like $65 shipped. The L35 clone was going for around $80. That's a bit of savings compared to $300! I ended up selling mine for what I paid for it, which it seems like might have been too cheap!