What flashlights are/have you planned to order for Black Friday/Cyber Monday?

fuyume · 2021-11-30T19:56:45.000Z

Saturday evening I ordered, and Monday afternoon took delivery of, a Nitecore EC11 and Fenix ARB-L16-700UP. My new EDC light, I’m extremely pleased with them, and my Fenix E12 v2.0 will now go into my backpacking/camping handbag along with my Fenix HM23 headlamp.

Bort · 2021-12-01T04:01:35.000Z

ToyKeeper:

At first I thought “BF” was a typo for “BLF”. I have lots of BLF lights.

Then I thought maybe it meant “boyfriend”. But that didn’t make sense here.

The third thing which came to mind was Black Friday.

Too funny :laughing:
[Note to Bort, be more precise in future]

Bort · 2021-12-01T04:41:18.000Z

ToyKeeper:

At first I thought “BF” was a typo for “BLF”. I have lots of BLF lights.

Then I thought maybe it meant “boyfriend”. But that didn’t make sense here.

The third thing which came to mind was Black Friday.

The thread title has been updated :sunglasses:

beam0 · 2021-12-01T05:26:43.000Z

6 lights total.

An Olight Warrior Mini2 in desert Tan with free i1R2 Pro, from their Black Friday sale.

For Cyber Monday, I went on a Lumintop spree!

Ordered:
FWAA (SST20 4000K)
FW3A (XPL-HI 5000K)
EDC AA (OSRAM)
E05C
FW3A & FW1A Stainless bezels, lanyard ring, deep carry clip and 18350 tube

Bort · 2021-12-01T05:29:17.000Z

I ended up ordering two Convoys from FastTech.

X_Ray · 2021-12-01T07:01:55.000Z

Bort:

X Ray:

With the current deals, I've already ordered 4. I may order one more. We shall see.

I keep almost hitting pay on the FC11 but something inside is stopping me.

4 turned into 8. So much for self control.

Bort · 2021-12-01T07:05:44.000Z

X Ray:

Bort:

X Ray:

With the current deals, I’ve already ordered 4. I may order one more. We shall see.

I keep almost hitting pay on the FC11 but something inside is stopping me.

4 turned into 8. So much for self control.

It happens.
I ordered one more than expected, the FC11 is to be the beater EDC light as right now my EDC is a keychain light.

TheIntruder · 2021-12-01T07:19:43.000Z

I ordered an FC11 as a gift for someone as a “real” flashlight after seeing what they’ve been using.

But only after the sale was extended a day, having missed the undeclared deadline over the weekend. Wurkkos needs to be more explicit about which time zone they’re enforcing, because the Monday sale ended before the calendar day was up as well, at least for North America.

Bort · 2021-12-01T09:31:13.000Z

TheIntruder:

I ordered an FC11 as a gift for someone as a “real” flashlight after seeing what they’ve been using.

Funny you should say this, i was visiting someone in a nursing home and the meter station on wheels (O2 saturation, blood pressure, pulse, temperature etc) had a flashlight in its tray. A 2D cell incandescent which put out maybe 2 lumens from its expired in 2015 batteries. Then a replacement was brought in when the stations batteries died, it had two flashlights, one of the same 2D but with dead cells (0 lumens) and one with 1D cell and a no name LED with extremely poor CRI and maybe 10 lumens.

TheIntruder · 2021-12-02T09:00:07.000Z

Bort:

TheIntruder:

I ordered an FC11 as a gift for someone as a “real” flashlight after seeing what they’ve been using.

Funny you should say this, i was visiting someone in a nursing home and the meter station on wheels (O2 saturation, blood pressure, pulse, temperature etc) had a flashlight in its tray. A 2D cell incandescent which put out maybe 2 lumens from its expired in 2015 batteries. Then a replacement was brought in when the stations batteries died, it had two flashlights, one of the same 2D but with dead cells (0 lumens) and one with 1D cell and a no name LED with extremely poor CRI and maybe 10 lumens.

In my case, it was an attempted dual-emitter knockoff of a Coast Plastisteel-type light, powered by flat AAA cells. It lit up, but would have been no match for a Mini-Maglite, and I had no desire to try to figure out the UI.

Not as immediately vital to have a properly working tool in a settling like a medical facility, but they were relying on it to navigate power outages, which still has its attendant risks.

Bort · 2021-12-05T09:21:03.000Z

TheIntruder:

Bort:

TheIntruder:

I ordered an FC11 as a gift for someone as a “real” flashlight after seeing what they’ve been using.

Funny you should say this, i was visiting someone in a nursing home and the meter station on wheels (O2 saturation, blood pressure, pulse, temperature etc) had a flashlight in its tray. A 2D cell incandescent which put out maybe 2 lumens from its expired in 2015 batteries. Then a replacement was brought in when the stations batteries died, it had two flashlights, one of the same 2D but with dead cells (0 lumens) and one with 1D cell and a no name LED with extremely poor CRI and maybe 10 lumens.

In my case, it was an attempted dual-emitter knockoff of a Coast Plastisteel-type light, powered by flat AAA cells. It lit up, but would have been no match for a Mini-Maglite, and I had no desire to try to figure out the UI.

Not as immediately vital to have a properly working tool in a settling like a medical facility, but they were relying on it to navigate power outages, which still has its attendant risks.

Yikes
We need muggle flashlights as well as our hot rod lights, i have a one mode AA light, 100 lumens-ish. But its too small and would fall off the tray. Plus i can’t get another one, its an old XP-G light.

I am not a fan of C and D cells since they are not rechargeable but they can be made in similar sizes and run off AA since both are 1.5V. Bonus if it also runs off NiMH. 100 lumens would wow 99% of the population.
Or frankly a 500 lumen light with 3 well spaced modes. Or a button that lets you choose say 200 lumen one mode or 500 lumen 3 modes.
Perhaps this is a business opportunity. But i’m not a flashlight manufacturer so can’t make it happen.

Costco actually has some muggle lights but hey run off 3AAAs which suck for runtime. Home Depot even has some but need C and D cells and they keep changing and often have 5 modes with blinkies.

ToyKeeper · 2021-12-02T18:35:47.000Z

Bort:

We need muggle flashlights as well as our hot rod lights

Yeah.

I was going to get some really nice lights for people for holiday gifts… but when I gathered info about what they like and want, I realized they wouldn’t even like the sort of lights I think are good. So I ended up gifting a bunch of leftover Sofirn lights instead. They’re much more aligned with what muggles like.

peg_matite · 2021-12-02T18:53:36.000Z

Streamlight Dualie (3 AA) on sale from Amazon.

Never know when you will need an intrinsically safe light…I told myself before mashing the Buy button.

Banana and black color scheme really stands out. Might keep it in my cluttered garage.

WL27 · 2021-12-03T00:44:09.000Z

I bought 5 Flashlights on the 11.11 Sale. On BF the prices were a little bit higher again so i just bought 1 the Sofirn S11, but they havent shipped it yet…

Bort · 2021-12-03T04:28:30.000Z

ToyKeeper:

Bort:

We need muggle flashlights as well as our hot rod lights

Yeah.

I was going to get some really nice lights for people for holiday gifts… but when I gathered info about what they like and want, I realized they wouldn’t even like the sort of lights I think are good. So I ended up gifting a bunch of leftover Sofirn lights instead. They’re much more aligned with what muggles like.

IKR
I don’t have any of your anduril firmware lights (been wanting to try one but been money constrained) but something muggle friendly would be nice. Interestingly its easier to find such lights at big box stores than at a Chinese website. But the lumens and batteries needed are not great.

Lightbringer · 2021-12-03T04:53:07.000Z

ToyKeeper:

I was going to get some really nice lights for people for holiday gifts… but when I gathered info about what they like and want, I realized they wouldn’t even like the sort of lights I think are good. So I ended up gifting a bunch of leftover Sofirn lights instead. They’re much more aligned with what muggles like.

I still say that for The Muggle™, there’s nothing better’n something like a ’501 or ’502 with a 1-mode sane drop-in. Or at worst, a 2-mode that always comes on in a reasonable low (eg, 200lm) and can be kicked up with a half-press to 500lm or so.

Not traumatic enough to overheat, “low” is still plenty of light vs an old-timey Mag, so even if they forget how to kick it up to high, it won’t run down the cell for a long time.

Throw in a cell with built-in usb charger, and it should be manageable for anyone who can a) charge a cellphone by plugging it in, and b) swap batteries in a typical craplight.

Give it a once/10sec blink for when it dips below, say, 3.5V, and once/5sec if it gets critical at 3.2V or so (it’ll drop like a rock soon after). Wait ’til 2.whatever, and it’d be dead in seconds, leaving The Muggle™ little if any time to react, ie, running to charge it before… whups.

ToyKeeper · 2021-12-03T18:29:28.000Z

Bort:

IKR

Yeah. It seems that, for muggle lights, the optimal design has a built-in charger, sturdy host, intense cool white beam, a safe maximum level, and a very limited feature set. Last time I tried to give someone a nice light, they ended up letting it gather dust while they used a cheap 8000K zoomie instead.

So when I was looking at lights which are really fancy, with neutral beams and firefly-to-firestarter output ranges, and no charger… I realized it’d be a better idea to instead gift some of the “boring” lights I’ve had sitting in a box.

CollectEverything · 2021-12-03T18:43:46.000Z

Bort:

ToyKeeper:

Bort:

We need muggle flashlights as well as our hot rod lights

Yeah.

I was going to get some really nice lights for people for holiday gifts… but when I gathered info about what they like and want, I realized they wouldn’t even like the sort of lights I think are good. So I ended up gifting a bunch of leftover Sofirn lights instead. They’re much more aligned with what muggles like.

IKR
I don’t have any of your anduril firmware lights (been wanting to try one but been money constrained) but something muggle friendly would be nice. Interestingly its easier to find such lights at big box stores than at a Chinese website. But the lumens and batteries needed are not great.

I got my Mom a Sofirn SC31b and she liked it a lot. She tried to buy one for Dad but they’d stopped making them and she got the SC31 Pro by accident. Dad has no interest in learning the interface of Anduril and they both prefer the interface of the SC31b. I think it still gets used but there is a lot of fumbling. I also discovered they were charging it by plugging it into a USB port on the computer… :person_facepalming:

Bort · 2021-12-04T05:25:50.000Z

CollectEverything:

Bort:

ToyKeeper:

Bort:

We need muggle flashlights as well as our hot rod lights

Yeah.

I was going to get some really nice lights for people for holiday gifts… but when I gathered info about what they like and want, I realized they wouldn’t even like the sort of lights I think are good. So I ended up gifting a bunch of leftover Sofirn lights instead. They’re much more aligned with what muggles like.

IKR
I don’t have any of your anduril firmware lights (been wanting to try one but been money constrained) but something muggle friendly would be nice. Interestingly its easier to find such lights at big box stores than at a Chinese website. But the lumens and batteries needed are not great.

I got my Mom a Sofirn SC31b and she liked it a lot. She tried to buy one for Dad but they’d stopped making them and she got the SC31 Pro by accident. Dad has no interest in learning the interface of Anduril and they both prefer the interface of the SC31b. I think it still gets used but there is a lot of fumbling. I also discovered they were charging it by plugging it into a USB port on the computer… :person_facepalming:

The USB port does work, it just takes longer.
I ended up giving my folks an old Romisen 1 mode XPG light. 1AA battery, 100 lumens, 1 mode. 1 hour-ish battery life. They happy.
Also a Klarus P1A, same idea, 1AA Eneloop, twist head for high. I left it on low. Also happy.

ToyKeeper:

Bort:

IKR

Yeah. It seems that, for muggle lights, the optimal design has a built-in charger, sturdy host, intense cool white beam, a safe maximum level, and a very limited feature set. Last time I tried to give someone a nice light, they ended up letting it gather dust while they used a cheap 8000K zoomie instead.

So when I was looking at lights which are really fancy, with neutral beams and firefly-to-firestarter output ranges, and no charger… I realized it’d be a better idea to instead gift some of the “boring” lights I’ve had sitting in a box.

I know what you mean, I would change it to 5000K though, they may not care but over time it will subconsciously sink in.
I suggested a simple light to Sofirn in their giveaway thread, no idea if they will actually listen.

TermsakC · 2021-12-04T11:18:38.000Z

I had wanted a Green Olight Swivel. But I ended up getting a Black, because it came in a bundle with OTool, which I found quite interesting and useful.

Maybe will get a Green Swivel at the December Olight Year-End Sale — if I still have enough savings. So many discount offers have emerged for 12/12 Sale which I find too tempting to miss.