Yep, I'm mostly thinking suburbia with the neighbor's exterior lights and one particular streetlight limiting natural night-vision. In a true wilderness night environment 0.04 lumens might be all that's required.

Russ, we're thinking alike. you got it.

My Quark AA puts out 0.2 lumens at it's lowest output. This works well if you've been asleep and need to find your way through a dark house. But if your eyes are not dark adapted, 0.2 lumens is too low to be of much use IMHO. For non-dark adapted eyes, I find something around 4 lumens to be good for night time navigation close range. 10 lumens is a good all-around useable amount of light for general purposes (but not if you need to see more than a few feet away).

Agree, the moonlight modes are for dark adapted eyes -- that's the point. Fortunately, the 4Seven Quark lights have a wide output range with a fairly high output for those rare occasions where your eyes are adjusted to sunlight but you are entering a dark space. 0.2 lumens to 205 lumens is a very nice capability to keep in your pocket.

works for me.

I EDC a Countycom Martac AA size, one for battery standardization and also because I prefer that it start on the LOW (1.5 lumen) setting. Most lights I have tried start on high (like the Martac AAA Aluminum) or some on medium (like the Martac AAA in its earlier form - SS and Copper are still that way). I find the 1.5 to be great for night adapted eyes, the 18 for the city and I almost never use the 85 except when looking for the black cat :-).

Respectfully,

Jerry

I used to carry Fenix E01, and I still do when traveling. I moved to an iTP A3 EOS about 6 months ago.

3 light settings,
Max 80 lumens/55minutes,
Medium 18 lumens/4 hours,
Low 1.5 lumens/50 hours.

better color (of light) fenix light color is somewhat odd.

2 carry modes- A3 has a split ring on end, and a removable clip on side. I hooked it onto my hat about 6 weeks back when I needed my hands free.

On the minus side, it won't stand up, but you can't have everything.

I have been using an ARC AAA premium for six plus years.It has gone through a few laundry cycles and a lot of pocket carry and shows little if any wear.They cost a little more but are highly rated on several forums.....

BOATMAN
John

I strongly dislike multi-mode lights. I find two modes (a HI and a LOW setting) to be useful but beyond that it's a pain to toggle thru them all to get to the one I want.

same here Phaedrus,it's the gizmo factor that infests gear these days.i was gifted a headlamp with just not high and low settings but green and red LED's.something about night vision and map reading but a over load when it comes to pushing those tiny buttons when all you want to do is find a candy bar.too many things means more to bust,jam or burn out.i can think of other gear like knives,stoves,GPS units even zip leg pants that are a bit much.
i use a three LED Princeton Tec,a Swiss Army penlight and a Pal 9 volt and all are easy to use and fill certain niche around camp.
hands free,long beam,night light.