Why are there no 4xAA flooders?

[StorminMatt]

@Hikelite

For hikes and walks in the woods a flooder is without a question the beam type to use.
If you use a thrower you can’t see anything and you end up more stressed than anything. Anyone who has explored dense plant areas and dense wooded areas knows what I am talking about.
I can see all the time people in their apartments shinning throwers around on other buildings, that kind of proves throwers are more for show than actual use, especially since 90% of the people who don’t not need a flashlight ask me: “how far does this flashlight throw” Guys that actually needs it for hardcore bike riding never asked me about the throw of a flashlight.

That’s for sure about floody lights and hiking. With a thrower, you get ‘tunnel vision’, and are not able to see around you. To make matters worse, the hotspot is often just WAYYYYY to bright compared to everything around you, which both exacerbates the problem and almost hurts your eyes. Not to mention that hiking often goes with camping. And a throwy light doesn’t work to well at lighting up a campsite or illuminating an area for task lighting.

[Woodfiend]

@Ricflair

I have, in some cases, removed the reflector. With some lights, it gives some serious flood (aka mule). You can add some wax paper on the glass for a diffuser. Depending on the light, it works “ok”.

On one light that I wanted more flood from I lightly sanded the lens with 400 grit sandpaper and it essentially made it frosted and scattered the light in a much wider pattern. If you had a light you weren’t concerned about or had extra lenses sanding them would be another option.

[Ronin42]

So thats what I do with all the old plain lens after I have bought new AR lenses. Good idea!

[flyboy]

Diffusion film is a reasonable solution, as is making your own “Orange Peel” reflector with some sort of clear finish from a rattle can. BUT, the best solution may be the Streamlight 4AA Propolymer light with the multiple LEDs. The single LED model is a good thrower, but also very usable. It has had good reviews ever since Candle Power Forums first tested it years ago! Good run time, bright, relatively inexpen$ive (This is the “Budget Light Forum,”right?) and reliable. No Gee Whiz factor, but, you could do much worse! :cowboy_hat_face: