"Tactical"/EDC AA Handheld Lights- What To Get?
Looking into some standard AA battery powered handheld lights.
Intended use is everything from "tactical" on my "battle rattle" (lol), to EDC, to "around the house/work" everyday use.
Looking for something that runs either 1 or 2 AAs- so if brand A makes a great single AA light, and brand B makes a great 2x AA light, feel free to list them both.
"Tactical" uses dictates it needs to be able to fit in a flapped pistol pouch.
EDC, means it needs to have a GOOD pocket clip that won't bend after minor use.
Needs to be able to get clobbered and still work- I've been through a couple walmart specials, and they generally suck.
Super-high lumen count is not imperative, but it needs to have a base of over 100 lumens (so, 110-180 or somewhere in between). However, higher lumen count is ok as long as...
Needs to have a reasonable runtime on a reasonable lumen output-frankly runtime is a little more imperative than huge lumens.
Needs to have a CLICK on/off switch- to hell with the stupid twist heads and momentary switches....
A somewhat shielded tailcap switch would be nice too.
Needs to have a "low" mode.
Around the $50-60 range in price.
I was really liking the 4-sevens Quark 2AA Pro- does everything I want, plus is modular so I can use the fullsize 2AA model for "tactical" and then turn it into a 1AA model for EDC, has high and low modes, etc...
The problem is, there's SO many modes, and I hate having to cycle to find what I want or wonder which mode I last had it on that the flashlights memory will remember and auto-on when I press the switch...
I really only need four modes for a light- High, Low, On, Off.
So what have you guys found to work well within these parameters?
Last edited by Jellybean; 06-14-14 at 12:53.
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