Spec me a <$20 but decent flashlight

I’m looking for a cheap but nice light for my dads birthday.

Currently have these on my short list, but what other lights do you lot recommend?

TrustFire T2 Cree XP-G R5
http://www.fasttech.com/products/0/10000621/1057206-trustfire-t2-cree-xp-g-r5-5-mode-380lm-memory-led-

Convoy S2 xml t5-5c 2.1a
http://www.fasttech.com/products/1601/10002364/1195011

I haven’t read-up on the Trustfire as those style lights aren’t my bag but I feel safe saying any light with the Convoy brand is going to be well worth the coin spent on it.

Just about any budget offering, including the run-of-the-mill Lightmalls C8s/C2s will fit that bill, especially Convoy.

the brightest of all lights sub $20 would be C8 XML2 from lightmall…no other lights can match the brighness of C8 XML2 under $20 period. not even C12 XML2… I tested and compared with my other lights already. :bigsmile:

Convoy for sure!

Cheap, decent, high power, 18650 or 26650

http://www.ebay.com/itm/380676299048?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&\_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649

I’ll throw another vote in for convoy. I have two (s6 and s8) and they are excellent value for the money.

Depending on what size you want and if you can assemble it yourself. I have just ordered the bits to build a Convoy S2.

I got the Convoy S2 Host from FT

and I bought a Qlite 3.04A driver and XM-L2 T6 3C on a Noctigon from IOS.

The total for the lot came to $19.14USD incl freight. Alternatively for something a bit bigger you could use the Convoy C8 host but it would cost $21.08.

I built a Convoy C8 a few weeks back using the same components but a 3A tint instead of the 3C and it was a fantastic light! I far preferred it to my XinTD C8 V4.

How about a Convoy C8? They’re about $16-$17 USD depending on what emitter and driver you get.

I like aspheric zoomys such as the Sipik 68 clones and the same scaled up to 18650/XM-L. I especially like my Sipik SK73 and similar lights, as they are very compact, and the TrustFire Z8 because it is so nicely made and the aluminum slides on the stainless steel so smoothly. One reason is that walking on the sidewalk with a powerful reflector light, I would be blinding people walking or driving toward me, with the spill.

Convoy M1 from fasttech

Ended up getting a Convoy C8 2.8a t6-3c which turned up today and have to say it’s a very nice light, cannot fault it at all :slight_smile:

Got the same one recently. Love it. :slight_smile: