It’s been a while since I’ve been here and bought a few lights and batteries. I’d like to pick up a new budget thrower to replace the one I have now. My best and most powerful thrower now is an XinTd (TM sc82 V5). I don’t know if those jumbled letters mean anything but I cannot recall the specs you all told me to get on the XinTD. It works well though. I’d like a better thrower now though. Looking for a nice camping and hog hunting light. If I have to go with the larger batteries, I will but I would have to buy a new charger cause I don’t know if the one I have now would handle the larger cells.
So…what do you all recommend I check out and consider?
Nowadays you have different categories of throwers I would say. Absolute king are lights like the Thrunite TN42 with 700k lux. These lights have a fairly large reflector diameter of 70~90mm and cost roughly around $150 to $200.
Then you have a more compact thrower like the Klarus G35. You get about 250k lux for about $70.
But an even more compact offering is for example the Haikelite MT02. You get about 55k lux for $40. Now the intensity is a lot less than that of the TN42, but you still get a really nice amount of throw in my opinion.
Just a couple of lights you may want to check out.
I find all the above lights are really good throwers. In a few years time a lot has changed… What kind of form factor are you looking for: large, compact, slender? And what exactly is your budget?
I’ve never modded any light, ever. Not that comfy with such work. Not saying I couldn’t do it, but I’ve never thought of trying it. I don’t know a thing about doing it either. So, I think unless it would be a really good benefit to doing so, I would be better just buying OTC lights and enjoying them.
Hey robo819…howdy. Good to see neighbors hanging out on the same place. Do you do any hog hunting or know anything about it? If so, I’d like to know more about it as I have no friends here and don’t know a soul in Texas.
As for lights, there are just so many nice lights out there. Now that I think of it, my good light is a Convoy C8. I don’t know where the XinTD name came from. I know it’s a good little light, but I’d like to see what else is out there that might be better.
I’m also looking to get a new EDC light, something better than my Convoy M1 that I have now, which is also a good light but it just has a tint that I don’t like much. It’s a yellowish kind of tint and I like a whiter light. That’s in another thread I posted.
I’ll check out these suggestions guys. If you have others, please post them
Checkout the new acebeam L16, it should throw similarly to a modded C8, but with a more usable and brighter spill, and superior regulation. It will serve as a great EDC as well. Not budget but you’re getting all the latest tech in one light.
I used to coon hunt and did some hog hunting with dogs , but it has been a number of years now since I have been able to do either due to my back , as I have severe spinal arthritis that limits me a lot now days.
You know I have like 100 lights (many of them modded) sitting in there from 10440 sized up to the larger multi cell 18650 and 26650’s. If you think you might want to meet somewhere one Friday or Saturday evening just before dark or something , we could go somewhere like the Sam Houston State park , (which is around the halfway point for us both) I could bring 20 or 30 of the more elite of my lights for you to look over and test out there , to see if I have any that fit the bill what you are looking for maybe , in the thrower or the EDC either one.
I also have the XinTD , M1 and 3 (maybe 4) other C8’s that I modded , so you could see if those would be something you might want to have modded if you don’t want to try to do it yourself at this point , as I could mod out one of those for you if you like.
You didn’t mention the maximum form-factor (or price) you’d consider.
The XinTD is a great C8 which throws nicely. You can mod it or get a new C8 with XP-L HI, XP-G/-G2/-G3, or even dedome a G2 and push it kinda hard for the best throw.
If you’re going a-killin’, and want colored lights, you can get XP-E2s in red and green. Don’t push them too hard, though, as they’re physically smaller chips and current-density will go through the roof if you do, but you’ll get the smallest tightest hotspot possible. If you’re modding a C8 to take an XP-E2, make sure you get one with an XP-sized chip, not an XM-sized one, because you want the right-sized hole in the reflector.
Otherwise, if a bigger form-factor (and price) is okay, you can consider the Convoy L2, Maxtoch series (“designed by hunters for hunters”), or a big honkin’ aspheric like a Brinyte/Ultrafire (dunno model #s offhand) for all throw and no spill (basically throw a batsignal hunnerts of yards downstream).
In his category It surpassed all budget(and non budget) reflector lights in performance and not to mention it is lightest of them all.
1x 18650 320+ kcd beast
You should look into the haikelite sc01 while it’s still on sale. Great thrower with an xhp35 hi led. It’s a little shorter than a c8 but it is much thicker due to the 26650 it uses. Also has longer runtimes than most 18650 lights out there
I have a nitecore p30 that is quite good. Nice design and it’ll throw 600m for about $45 or so. Cool tint. I use it for orienteering but seems it was intended for hunting, they sell optional colour filters and gun mount kit etc.
I have recently ordered but not yet received a convoy c8 clear for about $17. Apparently throws 500m or So, big attraction in being able to get different tints other than CW. I ordered one in 4C.
