I’ve always liked the styling of the Thorfire TG05 host, and saw it as a likely option to replace my normal EDC if the need arose. It was a nicely built light, with the styling of my favorite Convoy host, the S6. Simple, no frills, and no obstructions on the sides to wear or catch on pockets. I was looking today, and found that it doesn’t seem to be sold any longer, but the TG06 is still available…
(Pic stolen from downlinx’s review)
Anybody got a defective one they would sell me for host duty?
But that Moonlake looks really nice though! I like the colorful options; I could use the entire set… My mother-in-law wants a UV light since she has scorpions around her property… Build it for her using the purple host and a 395nm emitter… My wife likes that shade of light blue… Make a Unique EDC of her own! The green just looks cool… Either that or the black as an EDC for myself. Just needs a deep-carry pocket clip option.
Hopefully the anodizing is decent. Dont forgett that there is also a code for this light. Pretty handy if you decide to buy for the hole family… :sunglasses:
At one point I was going to have a BLF light custom combo made with a S6/xiaozhi and one of these lights but the upgrade for the driver on the AA was always a problem …The elusive BLF AA/14500 drivers
I was the one who got Fastech to start carrying the Xaiozhi host that CNQGOODS /ric was selling and then convoy picked it up and started calling the S6 …Later i asked fastech to start carrying the AA copy of the Xiaozhi/s6 both were also sold as X-power or galaxy …problem was Fastech wanted too much for the AA X-power and it had older emitter etc in it for the time … there were only a few members here on BLF who ever bought the AA and i was always mad that I never even got one myself …At the same time Ric also started dumping the S6 host and made a cheap custom driver version of the xiaozhi as a christmas special … that was the end of my dual light BLF custom light combo . they would have been basiclly a nichia 219A/q-lite type driver and a real clip … The AA was always going to be the tough one .//probably just a Nichia .
When Bugsy did the A-6 I felt like the BLF tube light had already been done although I’ve always hated the split tailcap ,clip and lame tints .
I’m interested in your opinion of the Moonlake…
I promised Keltex78 some pictures with clip attached. This is something I have been thinking about for awhile, because the body shape is not so “clip-friendly”, soo I tested all clips I had laying around. Skilhunt H15 was the one I first had in mind. Looked good, but would slip off sooner or later. At last I found two that worked good. Nitecore EA11 fits best, but I guess a spare one is hard to come by, or to expensive. The other I found ok is the one from AA mini zoom(TactFire, Warsun etc). It attaches good around the flashlight body, but the “long-clip” is a little weak(do not clamp very well), but I always have my flashlight on the inside of the pocket so it works for me
Nitecore EA11
AA mini zoom
I really like this body style. I have another on the way(around $7 with coupon). Sofirn SF10 This version probably have the same driver as TG06(high,moom,mid).
Thanks for the coupon tip, I hadn’t noticed that the first time I visited the store. Although I shouldn’t have, I went ahead and ordered one for the kit. If I ever lose my EDC, I’ll have something to fall back on.
I just received my Sofirn light today. For a host, I think I’ll really like it. It’s a couple of mm longer and thicker than my current Trustfire F20 EDC but is also a bit heavier, suggesting more mass for better thermal management. My protected 14500s are a tight fit, but unprotected for great. Driver seems nice with a four-mode High/Med/Low/Lower mode and a hidden double-click for strobe. Hampered by a severely messy beam though. I suspect that it’s due to the off-center xp-g2 emitter in an xm-l reflector with no centering ring. I’ll try to get some pics later but I can’t promise since I only have a cell phone available, making it a pain to upload at the moment…
Finish, machining, reflector and all look top notch though, I’m definitely not disappointed. Adjust or replace the emitter and add a pocket clip and this would be a great EDC.
Interestingly, the threads allow the head and body tube to Lego interchange with the F20…
I also received my SF10 yesterday. I got the “old” version with same driver as Thorfire TG06 High/moon/mid. I saw that they updated the description.
This one has nicer anno than my unlabeled one. Not so shiny…