If you want a larger/brighter light like the SRK, go for the BLF Q8. Its the absolute best value big-lumen light you can get. Convoy L6 is great, relatively cheap light with both flood and throw but way too large for my personal preference (uses 26650 batteries instead of 18650 too).
If you want a smaller light you can fit in a pocket or pouch easily something with a single 18650 is more up your alley. Convoy makes the S2/S2+ and M2 either of which would be great general purpose - but are tail switch - although there’s a million other excellent 18650 lights out there that are side switch.
A C8 or other thrower is great if you want to be spotting things at 100m+ outdoors but at shorter ranges and lighting the trail in front of you I think you’d be better served by a floodier light (you mentioned you are in the tropics - means dense vegetation to me vs open fields and prairies). Or get a thrower and another light or headlamp with a floody beam.
That Sofirn C8F linked in an earlier post is actually a great option though. It is a triple emitter version and has a much wider beam than any single emitter C8, but still on/off via tail switch and just mode changes from the side.