I love my Arc, It should be the official light of this website. It has a proven track record of durability. Here is one that survived 5 years in a river and still works.
here is one that fell from a mountain
They are small enough to mount on the shoulder strap of my back pack (camelbak mule)
I used to be a big fan of the photon but I ran into problems with them because they were not waterproof and replacing batteries was a pain. The batteries where also expensive if I could even find them when traveling.