Not sure if you've seen this but SF offers a 2 x AA light, E2L Outdoorsman, dual output - 80/3 lumens, a little long at 6.6" but
with a runtime of 9/60 hours, it would be a good EDC light.
http://www.surefire.com/E2LAA-Outdoorsman
Maybe they will have a better selection next year.