As a flashaholic ..
I'm impressed with almost anything anyone has that lights up. But when someone shows me a light they've actually used for years and years , ano worn down and has all the battle scars of day in and day out use ...then I'm really impressed .Does anyone out there actually use their lights to the point of actually wearing one out ?
Got pics ?
I picked up this Fenix as soon as they came out and yes it is the Premium Q5! Still works, the tape is for teeth holding. :)
Here’s my 4Sevens Maelstrom X10 which has been my EDC since I got interested in Flashlights in January 2013. I love it because it is very handy, its lasts long (26650), it is built like a tank (though it now has some nicks and scratches in its anodizing), it is bright and it throws well (I have already swapped its LED with a dedomed XM-L2 T6 3B) which is perfect for my needs.
While its nicks and scratches are not very evident in this picture, its holster is what suffered a lot after more than two years of hard use.
My Fenix L0D keychain light. Always with me.
Sorry if the pic is not so focus
My LOD-CE. it was on my keychain for about 6 years, it has never glitched on me, and I only moved to the LD01, for the new run times.
Most of my lights end up being shelf queens because I don’t have a job that requires the use of a flashlight (no matter how hard I try!) but I do have some examples. Right is my recently upgraded Fandyfire C10 which I’ve had since 2011 showing a little wear. To the left is a 501B of my father’s that I recently rebuilt, it’s one in a long line of lights he’s broken (and I’ve fixed) or lost (losing them is why I buy him 501s instead of nicer lights). The lens on that one surprisingly only has a little weld splatter and with it’s new njang driver it should be more drop resistant. Other common failures involved cut boots that then leaked in fluids. In the center is an older LED maglite also from my father’s graveyard he broke and I recently used for a junk box build, now equipped with an XM-L, TIR, boost driver combo designed to run even off sub 1v AAs.
I like the abuse keys can do to a light over the years . Nice pic 1dash1 ...one thing I notice about old lights is that the threads are usually buttery smooth.
love the novatac .. looks like a mature light going grey with class
Nitecore extreme infinity… almost 5 years of EDC
Now replaced with BLF A6 :bigsmile:
Lummi RAW AL, EDC and keychain light for 5 years. Replaced with copper Maratac AAA.
My most-used work lights;
The left one is a SK98 with DTP star & 6*7135 one-mode driver, used for flood light.
The SolarForce on the right is "The Black Maggot", which continues to take a lickin', but keeps on tickin'.
Eagletac T200c2. Had it for a couple of years, still going strong!
not really a beater but this Seraph P60 clone has been with me multiple use since the very beginning.
I would say the sheath needs an upgrade soon
I just love the look of those well used lights, the worn off anodization has some unexplainable appeal to me. 
My own lights are generally in pretty good shape tho.
This is my EDC, in fact I use it a lot as it gets harder and harder to see things as I get older. 3 mode with XP-G2 on a Noctigon
The red bezel came from some lights my brother gave me as they were useless. LB emitter and a the driver was just a resistor. In a pocket of keys the lens gets scratched up so at least for now I have a clear one
I wonder how the slightly to medium worn black anodization would look if it were baked in an oven.
My flashlight most used, are these two C1
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