And we all await the arrival of the Mayan Doomsday. 
Have to check that out. Big fan on high CRI. :)
To all others:
No i'll be here just not as much i used to. :) Quite a little family here and i enjoy flavored reviews very much. Had alot going on lately so i had to put on a back burner many things. Kept using flashlights tho. :) Even went fishing a few times and cought little fish and lots of garbage (umbrellas, tires, cans, a handfull of shells <- LOL and other crap... one wonders who keep throwing garbage like that into the sea...)
I see the scene is pretty active. :)
Btw love the sipik zoomie 18650. Bout damn time they made one!
Welcome back, Budgeteer! Good to have you back. Summer cycling season is when I usually scale back on most other things. Just not enough time in the week when I'm doing 10-12 hours on a bicycle. I'll mention one more light that I didn't see above: Roche F12. It's not the only small form factor 18650 (actually have been quite a few lately) but it has unique color, styling and a great budget price:
Hard driven model at CNQG
Moderately driven model at IOS in two colors:
And Richie086's excellent review here: https://budgetlightforum.com/t/-/8336
Since you asked about the flashlight world in general, I got a hair over 1500lm out of a Cree T6 XM-L (and it didn't vaporize!)
let’s be fair, your copper rod and aluminum block cost more than most of my flashlights :money_mouth_face: