What kind of flashlights do you have? Name them all if you can. They can be headlamps ,flashlights,key chain size lights,crank, etc....

and tell us what you think about your lights,like do you like it alot, hate it, you know.
God Bless.

i have 2 L1P's. They are great! Small, light, uses common batteries, good output and has a good beam.

1 Nuwai Q3, same story as the fenix, but uses CR123 or R-CR123 batteries.

Princeton Tec EOS, great headlight, adjustable output. The beam is a bit to focused for my tast, but not too bad. Dimmer than my Fenix.

Petzl Tikka, old model. Mine old one is on of the first models, which is rather simple and not as bright. But very light and great runtime.

A "police" brand Xenon light, which has horrible reliablility. Hate it.

Many proton 2 clones, keep them everywhere. Very handy for many things.

A collection of cheap hardware store lights... quality varies.

Surefire A2, E1L and three G2 (one with LED conversion)
5D Mag - I've had this for over 20 years
A bunch of 2AA Mags
Pelican 2C
Gerber Recon
Pelican headlight (forgot the model)
2 CountyComm keychain lights

I think that's all! There's not a one in the bunch that I don't like or don't use. The 5D Mag sits next to the bed, the Pelican is my truck light, I EDC the E1L to work, and either the A2 or a G2 on weekends, depending on the activity plan.

- Maglight 4-D cells (I thought the 6 was a little over kill)
- Some off brand headlamp thing. Won't go over safety helmets.. <img src="/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />
- Small military style flashlight. Plastic body. Has Red, Yellow, and Green filters. Momentary switch.
- Cheap Chinese made 3 1/2" flashlight with push-button momentary on tail cap, twist for permanent on. No lockout.
- 6" flashlight that bends to 90 degrees away from the body, the body has a clip. Very useful on a backback or such. Cheaply made.
- Normal "home" flashlights. You know, those cheap ones you buy in the store that have 2 free batteries with them.
- IN THE MAIL: Yellow Surfire G2, with holster, lanyard, red filter, the brighter P61 Lamp and Reflector. Replacing the crap chinese made one above. Will become my everyday carry. Hope my flashlight doesn't qualify as a "dangerous device" under CT law, otherwise, I can' t have it in my car. <img src="/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" /> I hear you can temporarily blind people with it...

Most used:
Fenix L1P - EDC, great size and output from a common cell
Surefire E2 - amazing output for size
Photon Freedom - Always there, very usefull

In pack:
Princeton Tec Aurora Headlamp - long battery life and small

In truck:
Inova X5T - great runtime, uses Surfires old batteries
Lowes $2.50 1wt LED light (3AAA) - good light to give to kids

Others:
Streamlight X20 - Old "cop" light, needs new battery (light is almost 20 years old and stil is a great light)
Streamlight X20P - newer version, needs battery
Mini-Mag AA, and D - a few hanging around for years some have been upgraded to LED.
Misc. LED lights - mostly 3 AAA with 3 5mm LEDs - last forever

Ready

Arc AAAP
Photn freedom
mini mag w/led conversion
3d mag w/led
2d mag w/led
dorcy AAA led
dorcy halogen recharge
freeplay plus
unknown maker headlamp
inova X5
on order(my birthday gift to myself) Surefire L2 lumamax

My lights:
3aaa mini maglite led-Really like it, one of the best lights i have.
2aa mini maglite led.-same as above,bright light.
regular mini mag- reliable and fair price,good light.
inova microlight- very good for size,i would get the photon micro but wherever i see it ,its over priced.
crank led illuminator-worked very well for awhile but now it acts funny.
crank led radio/siren /phone charger,signal light- works well, like it alot.
6 led energizer headlamp-got it 3 years ago before i knew what leds were and it still is one of my top lights.has 4 different settings.one of my favorites.
princeton tec attidue- just recently got it. really impressed,you can scuba dive with it. <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
2 d maglite regular- reliable, and sturdy.
and other various regular lights..
id like to have a photon freedom micro, or a princeton tec blast/rage, or eco flare for signaling.

I have too many to list each one, but I will tell you which ones I like best and why:

I EDC an ARC Premium. An amazing amount of light in a tiny package.

While camping I much prefer plastic bodied lights over metal bodied lights. They don't scratch the snot out of other gear, they are much warmer to hold in cold weather, and they are usually brighter which gives me a better chance of finding them if dropped in the dark (happened to me just last weekend).

My favorite light overall is my Princeton Tec EOS LED headlamp. Thel headlamp are sooo much easier to work with - they leave both hands free, magically look in the direction I'm looking, and the EOS is plenty bright for camping uses but has a dimmer setting that conserves batteries and is more than sufficient for in-tent use.

I also carry a Uunderwater Kinetics 4 AA LED light in my pack. It essentially acts as a backup to my headlamp. The beam pattern is just the right width for ease of walking trails and lighting up objects in the nearby work area. My only problem with this light is that its switch is a bit finicky and has to be pushed just right to work. I have four of these lights and they all act the same way.

For around the house, where i may need longer-range viewing, my favorite is the Streamlight ProPolymer 4AA LED. It has a very strong beam. This is the light my kids carry with the Scouts since it is powerful and the switch is much easier to use than the UK 4AAA LED's.

I have an ARC AAA on my keyring and various Maglights.
Have a few other lights that all broke, the Mags seem to be the only ones that last, sure they might not put out the best light but they keep working.

Surefire E2L Outdoorsman. Don't leave home without it.

Various & sundry other small LED lights.

One monster handheld flood light for when I really need a lot of light. Plugs into 12 volt outlet when battery runs down.

Jon Davis

• Streamlight ProPolymer 4AA Luxeon
  
  One for each car. Tough, waterproof, regulated, bright. Great beam and throw. Good for getting light into dark nooks and crannies in the engine bay or for lighting up distant street signs at night. A bit bright to use inside the car for close-up work, e.g. map reading.
• Streamlight ProPolymer 4AA 7LED.
  
  My general purpose house light. Tough, waterproof. Nice smooth, bright flood of light for close to medium range work inside the house. Beam has typical cool bluish tint of a light that uses 5mm LED's and won't reach out very far at all.
• PrincteonTec Matrix 2 headlamps 2AA
  
  One each for me and the wife. Luxeon, side emitting LED gives a nice bright beam that isn't too bright or too spot-like for close up work. Head and battery compartment are quite compact but has a full size head strap. Headlamps are probably the most useful but least used lights in our house. I'm trying to standardize on AA batteries and its not easy finding a headlamp that uses less than 3AA for compactness. High/low capability would've been nice, but hey, got these for only $15 each on sale at REI.
• UK 4AA eLED
  
  One each for me and the wife. Actually, this has become my main general purpose house light over the Streamlight 7LED. Its side emitting Luxeon LED generates a bright but not too bright beam that is sufficiently "floody" for close up use but still has some throw compared to multi-LED lights. It's not the flawless smooth flood of the Streamlight 7LED, but the color is very white and is...I guess "comforting" is the word I'm looking for, compared to the cool bluish light of the Streamlight. Very easy on the eyes.
  
  I agree with KenK and others that its mushy switch definitely feels different from the typical click-on/click-off switch, but it has never bothered me. It's just different. The 4AA eLED is an excellent, reliable general purpose light. For those accustomed to tactical lights, like Surefires, it's definitely not a "bright" flashlight but it makes up for it in efficiency and runtime. UK has replaced this model with the new two-stage Zoom model that puts out about 10 lumens more on high.
• Energizer ArcWhite 4AA
  
  A combo light--incandescent flashlight with a cold cathode flourescent lamp (CCFL). I bought this in some hardware store in Manhattan back in the 90's. I think it was the first flashlight I ever bought with emergency preparedness in mind. The flashlight function is OK with the incan bulb but the switch seems fragile and it doesn't always turn on with a single try anymore, especially if it's been sitting for a long time. It's not waterproof and I don't know if it would survive a drop onto concrete, so it's definitely not a "reliable" light like my UK's or Streamlights. The flourescent tube takes a minute to warm up, but boy, it really lights up a room for such a small CCFL, and for a long time. It even stands on its bezel at a slight upward angle for better illumination and the bezel is large enough to be a stable base, instead of the narrow tail end. In spite my affection for all of my newer LED flashlights, I hate to say it, but this old, not-totally-reliable incandescent/CCFL light might be my single most useful blackout light because I can just stick it on top of a bookshelf or refrigerator or the bathroom sink and it will light up the room very well with minimal glare even if you look directly at the light. I mean, I have used it in blackouts and it's very handy. As area lights, I think LED's are not really well suited to the task, so lights that aren't LED's aren't totally obsolete yet. It seems like you'll get more area light for the same power usage from a small CCFL like this light.
• Rock River 1.5W LED lantern 4AA
  
  Even so, I do have one LED lantern. Bright, regulated light. The light is rather harsh on the eyes to look at without jury rigging some sort of diffuser. I haven't gotten around to trying the Glad Press 'N Seal trick yet around the globe. The flourescent lamp in the ArcWhite will light up a bigger area better and is more useful, without the eyestrain, compared to the Rock River. This lamp has a bright strobe mode, though. If I ever had to call 911 at home, putting this lantern in strobe mode in the window will really draw attention to any responding units.
• Photon II
  
  My EDC light is an amber Photon II on my keyring that I've had for ages. Tiny but bright. Press to turn on, but also has a switch for longer use or to hold the light between the lips for handsfree use.
• Brunton Lamplight LED flashlight/lantern
  
  I also carry a Brunton LED in whatever bag I might carry. Single LED running on 3AAA that can either be a flashight, or by pulling the telescoping head, exposing the LED, turning it into a small lantern. Weighs next to nothing and will generate light for a long time. It uses a lens and throws a small, very defined spot with zero sidespill, which is usually a handicap for close up work. However, the lens does concentrate what little light the single LED generates for better medium range usefulness.
  

I'm thinking of getting a bit of a brighter EDC light to supplement the Photon. Something like a Fenix L0P or E1. I don't need a "tactical" light, although I wouldn't mind a Surefire as a gift. <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Oh, I gave my wife a Rock River 2AAA a couple years ago to keep in her purse. It has a surprisingly nice, bright beam for a cheap light and still turns on every time that I check it. My wife's not interested in flashlights, so if she loses it or lends it and doesn't get it back, this light is cheap and I won't mind.

I have the following.
2 nuwai Q3 flashlioghts
1 nuwai 5 watt flashlight
1 minimag 3 watt flashlight.
2 responder c cell flashlights
I EDC the minimag and 1 Q3 the other nuwai lites in my go bag.

Lee

- SureFire 6P and G2 - 6P in nightstand next to my bed, G2 in my earthquake bag. Very bright, small, light. Shortish runtime.

- Photon II on my keychain. Extremely handy, decent output for its size, I've never had to change batteries.

- Princeton Tech Aurora headlamps, several, used for camping. You can't beat a headlamp for camping/hiking. Adjustable brightness plus flashing, very long battery life.

- Inova X03. I use this at the ranch a lot. My brightest light. Brighter than the SF's, twice the battery run time.

- Inova X1 and X5 - general spares. The X1 runs for a very long time on 1 AA. The X5 is brighter, but uses up CR123's faster.

Kevin B.

I have too many to list but here are my EDCs and FAVorites:

Work lights (with/on my person):
-Streamlight Stinger (rechargeable - 10 years old and still going strong)
-Streamlight TL3-LED (Back-up light, carried in my patrol bag, not fond of the bluish tint of the light but has GREAT battery life and is a solid light)
-Streamlight M3 tactical light (mounted on Glock 22)
-Streamlight M3 tactical light (spare, carried in patrol bag)
-Streamlight stylus (Green LED, 5 years old and have never changed the batteries, I use this light all the time)
-Inova microlight (on personal keychain, keeps turning on by itself while in my pocket, will replace with photon freedom light VERY soon)

Vehicle lights:
-Streamlight SL20 (rechargeable - at least 10 years old, heavy but works great with lots of light)
-Streamlight Scorpions (one in each vehicle, don't like the rubber grip it attracts too much dirt/dust, will soon be replaced with yellow Surefire G2 nitrolons)

Camping/Preparedness:
-Rayovac 'sportsman floating' fluorescent lantern (8D cell batteries - heavy but good light and is weather/water proof, two brightness settings)
-Energizer 'folding lantern' (4D cell batteries - I can't say enough about this light! It has two brightness modes plus an LED 'night light', can be used as an area light or directional light with built in reflector. For about $12.00 this is the best light, I absolutely feel like I got more than my monies worth, at about 1/3 the weight of the Rayovak lantern above, this is my primary power is out/camping in good weather light. Battery life is advertized as 20 hours on high/40 hours on low power. It is available at Target/Home Depot)
-Energizer LED folding lantern (4AA - small, light weight, wish it had been build like it's bigger brother above, however there is no built-in reflector and can't be used as an area light. Battery life advertized at 200 hrs on high setting and 400 hours on low setting. Bluish tint to light, but is an OK emergency light source for $6.00 and has good battery life)

Lights I'm looking to purchase soon:
Surefire G2 nitrolons
Photon Freedoms
More Energizer 'folding lanterns'
ARC AAA-P
Headlamp of some kind (have not done any research)

Etc., Etc., Etc., Flashlights are a favorite gift between the MEN at Xmas time, sooo..................................

New Fenix L2T, a super piece of gear(AA batteries)for EDC. Four 4 D-cell maglights: car, truck, kitchen, upstairs. 1 mini-maglight currently residing in my trash can. 1 Surefire 9z in storage because the DL-123 batteries are too expensive, & it has this annoying habit of dying instantly without warning when the batteries are drained. 1 Dorcy brand light with wire stand for reading can labels in the pantry. 1 Garrity mini rectangular light that cost $3.99 at wally world & kept in my bathrobe pocket.

"crank led illuminator-worked very well for awhile but now it acts funny". I'm curious. Does it do 3 Stooges routines & slapstick or does it just tell jokes? Two cannibals cooked & ate a clown. One said to the other," Is it just me or does this taste funny to you?

L0P Special Edition - Love it. I EDC it everyday in my front left pocket along with a Vic Manager.

Petzl Tikka XP and Tactikka headlamps - Great 3xAAA LED headlamps.

Minimag w/Nite-Ize LED conversion - Nice, okay brightness and long life.

Photon Freedom Micro - Great light ! I should EDC this one instead of letting it lie in my wilderness PSK.

Maglite 2C with new LED drop-in - Great throw... Love it, but I don't know where to put it also. Too many lights, too few places to use them all !


Now that I have 2700 mAh Sanyo NiMh rechargeables, I think i'm going to need a few AA lights !

EDC:
Fenix P1 attached to LM squirt P4 - super bright for it's size

Alternate EDC:
Arc AAA attached to LM Micra

Jacket:
Fenix L2P
Nuwai Q3

Truck:
Streamlight Scorpion

Van:
Princeton Tec Tec40

Toolbag:
Streamlight Twintask 2L

Others: 2C Mag modified to hold 3 x CR123, Streamlight Propolymer Luxeon, Pelican M6 Led, AA Mag with Mjled mod, AA Mag with Opalec Newbeam mod, Princeton Tec Aurora headlamp

Lost but not forgotten <img src="/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" /> PT Attitude, Fenix L1P

haha no it doesnt tell jokes <img src="/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />. the problem is that now, if you charge it, it loses its power over night, its not as bright as it was in the first few months,and takes forever to charge. idk it makes me kind of mad, it worked perfect and was very bright and now it doesnt. o well.

Fenix L1P,

This rides in my pocket every day. It is bright and reliable, and small enough to ride in my front pocket beside my wallet.

Mag Solitaire, with an Arcmania LED dropin from Lighthound. Don't get the old Tektite LT-3 dropin: it costs twice as much and is half as satisfactory. With the Everready Lithium AAA, the Arcmania dropin is bright enough to be worthwhile. The Tektite one specifically says not to use the 1.7V lithiums. This rides in my other front pocket, with a Micra and a whistle.

Maglight 2C, with three of the little CR123 batteries and a 5-cell bulb. This makes a really white, bright light with great throw. It rides in the glove box of the car, and it will let me light up the house numbers on that house waaaay over there. It's great for finding an address in the dark, and the lithium batteries mean that it will still be working when I need it next year.

Nuwai TM-301X-3, the 2 cell version of the Q3. It uses two of the CR123 cells, and it has a 3W Luxeon LED. It's not bad, but I probably won't buy another. My wife has appropriated this one to ride in her purse.

Mag 4D, with Magled dropin.

This light is at least 20 years old, and the LED dropin from Mag has made it usable again. It's brighter than the original bulb, and the batteries last longer.

Mag 4D, with Surefire P61 bulb

This light has a Surefire P61 in place of the stock bulb and reflector. It has less throw, but puts out way more light than the Magled bulb. The 4D cells seem to be able to drive the surefire bulb fairly well. I suspect that I'll be able to swap the cells into the light with the LED bulb when they can no longer drive the Surefire bulb.

Cheap lantern, which takes a 6V battery.

I've put one of the 4-cell Magled dropins into it, and it is my power outage light. Because it is so square and short, it stands on end beautifully, and lights up the room. Because the terribly expensive 6V lantern battery has so much capacity, and because the Magled bulb draws so little current, it has run for hours so far this fall, and no sign of fade.

Petzle Zipka.

The size is great. That's about all I like about it. The brightness is about right for reading in bed, but that's about all it's good for. Unfortunately, the switch is flaky, and the light begins to flicker as soon as the batteries have an hour or two on them. Fiddling with the switch will get it to work for a little, then some more flickering and fiddling. I won't buy another.

Petzle Micro.

This has a Tektite LS233 LED dropin. The Tektite bulb is ok. It isn't very bright for a 1W Luxeon, but it works. The Micro that I put it in isn't so good. The bulb holder is a cylinder of plastic, smooth on the inside, with a ridged bit of brass running up one side to hold the screw-base bulb. It works even worse than it sounds. The head is difficult to screw off, but isn't watertight. The LED bulb makes it usable, but I would never buy another Petzle.

Streamlight Stylus.

This is a surprisingly useful little light. I keep this one in my electronics tool kit. It came with a black plastic nose cover (it's the Radio Shack version) which insulates the last two inches, and protects the LED from scratching. The switch is a twisty endcap, with a push-for-momentary button. My only complaint is that the 3 cell version is a bit too long for a chirt pocket. The AAAA cells are hard to find, too.

First off, all you flashlight freaks need to head on over to:
http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/

You will be right at home. Next, check out:
http://www.flashlightreviews.com/index1.html

My lights:
Keychain- Arc AAA-P

All around pocket lights:
-Inova XT5 in silver and black
-Inova X1 in silver and black
-Fenix L1P

Cool tool:
Surefire A2

Utility/work:
-3D maglites w/MagLED upgrade and lens diffuser
-(2) Lumilite 6V lanterns

Things go bump in the night lights:
Maglite 2c with MagLED upgrade and custom HAIII black finish.
Maglite 2c, modified w/3 cr123 cells and 6 cell Magnum star bulb.

Headlamp- Princeton tec quad

Bicycle light- Dorcy 2C 8LED.

TR

I have: UK (underwater kinetcs) 4AA eLED and 2AAA eLED, Photon Freedom (covert nose) and Inova Microlight

latest purchase was a Mag 2D LED for the car glovebox.

Arc AAA P (new style)
Blaster 3P
Madmax lite (mini-mag drop in)
EDC Basic 42
just way too many...............!

right now i'm just waiting for the CREE LED lights before i buy anything else.

Photon Freedom on my keyring.
Maglite, both 2D and 3D and retrofitted with LED bulbs.
UK4AA eLED I've got three of the Underwater Kinetics lights, one yellow and two black. Good solid lights which have a flat output curve for ~20 hours. These are my go-to lights, good balance of output, size and battery life.
Gerber Infinity Ultra. Single AA light which also gets a lot of mileage on batteries.
Peak Matterhorn 1xAAA Great pocket light, right up there with the Arc model, but less pricey.
I've also got the Arc 1xAAA, nice light but hard to justify the wait and $$.
Surefire 6P.
Surefire G2.
Princeton Tec EOS LED Headlamp Excellent headlamp.

Could you add some info on the Cree lights? I knew Cree made high end LEDs, but didn't know they made flashlights.

Edit: Cree's website Remember, Cree is an LED company, not a flashlight company. You can put a great LED in a so-so flashlight. I'll wait for the reviews.

Surefire M6 - powerful, sits on my duty belt, good for street work and defense

Surefire E2L -nice two stage LED light was my edc at first but now rides in my car as a backup light. Pretty cool and decent throw.

Surefire E1L - my main EDC. click on light, small, nice power

Gladius - small duty light, very powerful throw, many power settings, strobe mode

Various photon lights: in different places: key chains, zipper pulls

Krill lights: camping

Glo-toob: diving, camping and faks

Inova 24/7: biking, good light, multicolor strobe function but I broke quite few of them and dont trust them much

Inova X5 UV - ultraviolet light mosty for play around the ambulance.

Tektite Expedition 1400, 14 LED - diving light, hate it since it got no throw and too wide deam, bought it by mistake but it works and havent failed me.

EDC/PSK

Fenix L0P
Arc P
Inova Microlights
Surefire L2

Outdoors

Petzl Tikka XP
Brunton lamp
Feniz L2P

Diving

UK 1200
UK Mini Q40's
Cave Light (forget the brand, it is old and you can't see on casing)
Lantern (to mark the shore)

Car

Streamlight Scorpion
Inova 24/7

As needed

Streamlight TL-2
Inova T4
Inova XO3
Inova X5
A couple of Pelicans
Several lanterns
A couple of light & motion sensor LED lamps in the bathrooms
24/7's, shake flashlights, maglights & fauxtons are all over the place

yeah, thats what i meant. actually the numbers on the CREE are impressive all around. around half the power draw and twice the output. here's one of the latest beamshot comparisons against a LuxV:

http://candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?t=140215

lots of other posts about the cree's outstanding performance on CPF. only one (rather pricey) but great light available right now (Aleph19) but i'd expect many new offerings in the very near future.

Thanks for the link. I knew Cree made top-of-the-line LEDs, didn't realize they were that far in front of the luxeon emitters. Keep an eye on these.

Here are mine

1 Kel-Light 3 D cell police flashlight. A good light in its time, but very heavy and bulky. It also needs to be refurbished as I have noticed the paint is fading out.

Mag-Lites
1 2 D cell, which I found and has some minor wear to it. In storage mostly now.
1 2 C cell, which I keep in the bedroom
2 AA Mini-Mags. I bought one to supplement the Kel-Light and the other was found.
1 Solitaire

ARC AAA Premium Flashlight. I HATE this thing. Works maybe 50% of the time. If it wasn't a gift, I would have gotten rid of it.

Streamlight Keymate, I bought this one to originally replace the ARC AAA. Hence it gets the most use.

CountyComm Keychain flashlights
1 White
2 Red, which are used with a Mini-Mag in my Telescope kit.

Surefire 6P Original, I bought in 1990. I bought this to replace the Kel-Light. I also use this one quite a bit when I am running shifts on the ambulance.

That’s all,

Stargazer

Surefire M6 - bedside table, or carried if I feel I might need it

Maglite 4D - by bed, rarely used

Inova T1 - bedside table (relegated to this position due to a flakey switch)

Streamlight TL-3 - default "carry if it's dark"

Pila G3 (with a 200 lumen Surefire lamp) - backup to the Streamlight

Petzel Tikka XP - typically in bag during winter or if I'm away from home.

Princeton Tec Aurora - backup to Petzel

ARC-AAAP (older version) - on keys

Photon Freedom red covert - attached to wallet

CMG Sonic - on spare keys

Big cheap "x million candlepower" rechargable lantern - in coat cupboard

Princeton Tec 40 - stored

CMG Infinity -stored

Various other photon-lights - stored/in kits


Mmm, clearly I don't have enough lights yet.

eeph

I'm sure there are many flashaholics out there literally drooling over themselves for one of these Aleph 19's ($230 for now). Santa, oh please, oh please, oh please! Too rich for my taste, but the XR-E certainly has created a lot of buzz in certain circles.