[PART 1] Official BLF GT Group Buy thread. Group buy officially closed! Lights shipping.

lionheart_2281 · 2017-07-23T23:39:03.000Z

keengeorge:

AlexGT:

Pulsar:

Pöbel:

The Miller:

Yes four cells ought to work In fact this proto is a shorty with only one carrier , we wonder if it ia because of easier prototype making and saving weight or why they did this. Hmm TK, your 10m throw vs GT 2000+m. For portable light I stick with the GT. However do fly by for a nice BBQ

any chance to buy this shorty tube later on, even if it were just a proto tube?

I’d like two tube/carrier options too… If at all possible

+1 Would also love to have an additional short tube option for it.

+2 Please

+3

niktak11 · 2017-07-24T00:19:07.000Z

lionheart_2281:

keengeorge:

AlexGT:

Pulsar:

Pöbel:

The Miller:

Yes four cells ought to work In fact this proto is a shorty with only one carrier , we wonder if it ia because of easier prototype making and saving weight or why they did this. Hmm TK, your 10m throw vs GT 2000+m. For portable light I stick with the GT. However do fly by for a nice BBQ

any chance to buy this shorty tube later on, even if it were just a proto tube?

I’d like two tube/carrier options too… If at all possible

+1 Would also love to have an additional short tube option for it.

+2 Please

+3

+3.5

eekazum · 2017-07-24T02:36:50.000Z

niktak11:

lionheart_2281:

keengeorge:

AlexGT:

Pulsar:

Pöbel:

The Miller:

Yes four cells ought to work In fact this proto is a shorty with only one carrier , we wonder if it ia because of easier prototype making and saving weight or why they did this. Hmm TK, your 10m throw vs GT 2000+m. For portable light I stick with the GT. However do fly by for a nice BBQ

any chance to buy this shorty tube later on, even if it were just a proto tube?

I’d like two tube/carrier options too… If at all possible

+1 Would also love to have an additional short tube option for it.

+2 Please

+3

+3.5

+3.14159

We might have to make another list for this!

bwl123 · 2017-07-24T07:16:23.000Z

eekazum:

niktak11:

lionheart_2281:

keengeorge:

AlexGT:

Pulsar:

Pöbel:

The Miller:

Yes four cells ought to work In fact this proto is a shorty with only one carrier , we wonder if it ia because of easier prototype making and saving weight or why they did this. Hmm TK, your 10m throw vs GT 2000+m. For portable light I stick with the GT. However do fly by for a nice BBQ

any chance to buy this shorty tube later on, even if it were just a proto tube?

I’d like two tube/carrier options too… If at all possible

+1 Would also love to have an additional short tube option for it.

+2 Please

+3

+3.5

+3.14159

We might have to make another list for this!

me too please

The_Miller · 2017-07-24T07:36:56.000Z

Wow
Please don’t get your hopes up.
We aim for a double tube but it seems worse case on this part is a shorty tube with just 4 cells, still better then no tube
So it is either one not both I think.

NikolaS · 2017-07-24T07:37:59.000Z

Guys please stop quot same thing making a mile post……

I believe that there will be no option for short tube since with that size of head it would be ridiculous……

The_Miller · 2017-07-24T07:51:08.000Z

yes it is getting funny, that long stretched quoting
Point well received, answered for now. In case of news on this, we will post it ASAP

And MARK for a list update
EDIT core list updated

The_Miller · 2017-07-24T07:53:30.000Z

Ah here is the GT proto with the shorty tube:

And another one clearly showing a little nut screwed into the tripod mounting hole.

Lucy1 · 2017-07-24T07:58:13.000Z

The light looks very big, want to know if it’s easy to hold or not?

chrisc · 2017-07-24T08:03:27.000Z

That looks hilarious like that. You never know, they might sell the short tube as an after thought to make a few extra $$$. Can’t be that expensive to make and if they sell it separately they can rake in some extra cash.

eekazum · 2017-07-24T08:35:45.000Z

If looks were a factor on this light, I’d expect to see silencer designs on the head and a spoiler on the tailcap.

VTEC-GT!

Or that crazy nitecore bezel with the dangerously tall scalloping.

On a serious note, am I to understand that the whole 8-cell design was solely to balance the GTs aesthetics? It did feel like a little overkill for just one LED and I figured there was some other reason for accommodating for so much power (eg. Future redesign for a x80 killer). Am I thinking too far into this?

mdeni · 2017-07-24T10:25:47.000Z

Short is even better.

The_Miller · 2017-07-24T10:31:12.000Z

The dual carriers in parallel or one large carrier with 4series 2 parallel are/is for balance and if course runtime
With this much cooling the GT can be used in a high mode for a long time

Henk4U2 · 2017-07-24T10:41:21.000Z

bwl123:

eekazum:

niktak11:

lionheart_2281:

keengeorge:

AlexGT:

Pulsar:

Pöbel:

The Miller:

Yes …

any chance to buy this shorty tube later on, even if it were just a proto tube?

I’d like two tube/carrier options too… If at all possible

+1 Would also love to have an additional short tube option for it.

+2 Please

+3

+3.5

+3.14159

We might have to make another list for this!

me too please

+3.1415926535 to be precise

Yokiamy · 2017-07-24T10:54:55.000Z

Henk4U2:

+3.1415926535 to be precise

it’s a beautiful day for π

Battery wise, i agree with a short tube option, estethically, it needs even MORE CELLS, that thing looks short already!
However, i’d love to have it

Texas_Ace · 2017-07-24T12:39:22.000Z

I think the short tube is completely stupid looking and the balance is most likely horrible but this will be easier to tell once the prototype is in hand.

Regardless of the tube length, you will be able to use only 4 cells if you desire. Plus as a side benefit you could use cheap laptop pull cells in it without an issue due to the higher voltage and low current of this light.

AlexGT · 2017-07-24T13:11:42.000Z

The Miller:

Ah here is the GT proto with the shorty tube:

And another one clearly showing a little nut screwed into the tripod mounting hole.

I like it, I wouldn’t mind spending extra as an aftermarket part, maybe put a handle on the back like in the Polarion and it would look cool.

southland · 2017-07-24T13:25:03.000Z

I would buy a shorter tube if available, who cares what it looks like, it will be more compact. Carrying an a strap it would be much less cumbersome.

djburkes · 2017-07-24T13:33:01.000Z

southland:

I would buy a shorter tube if available, who cares what it looks like, it will be more compact. Carrying an a strap it would be much less cumbersome.

Yep, you could use the short tube depending on where you’re going or what you need the light for. It actually looks pretty cool.

Wieselflinkpro · 2017-07-24T13:33:40.000Z

The Miller:

The dual carriers in parallel or one large carrier with 4series 2 parallel are/is for balance and if course runtime
With this much cooling the GT can be used in a high mode for a long time

Texas_Ace:

I think the short tube is completely stupid looking and the balance is most likely horrible but this will be easier to tell once the prototype is in hand.

Regardless of the tube length, you will be able to use only 4 cells if you desire. Plus as a side benefit you could use cheap laptop pull cells in it without an issue due to the higher voltage and low current of this light.

Can we do a short tube with extension? So everyone can consider how to use the flashlight.