Baby Fenix

DaleW

DaleW

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After sellin' and swappin' a bunch of gear around, I decided to ummm celebrate by gettin' a new flashlight. I've gotten tired of some of the micro LED lights like the Photons, so I thought I would get another Fenix. I have a P1 and it works great, but it does on CR123's which can be spendy and it is short but fat. I cooked up a PSK in a Nite Ize pock-it and I wanted something slimmer-- a little taller was okay. So I got on the Fenix-Store web site and found an EO for $20. It runs on one AAA battery and has a simple twist-on switch.

It showed up today and I was blown away by the small size and light weight. It's *perfect.* Seeing that a Photon can run $16, this is a no-brainer for me. And it takes a screwdriver and an act of Congress to change the battery on the Photon too. I can swap one out on the Fenix in the dark, without tools.

Wow-- I need to get Normark to make a holder for my F1 sheath-- firesteel in one, the light in the other {{{{{{{{shudder}}}}}}}}

Here's a shot with it on my PSK lanyard. Note the Scout-sized firesteel next to it:

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Here are the factory specs:

Features:

* Uses Nichia LED with a life of 100,000 hours
* Constant Current regulation
* Constant brightness: 5.5 Lumens
* Uses one 1.5V AAA battery (not included), inexpensive and widely available
* 20-hour working time ( 11-hour sun mode plus 9-hour moon mode)
* 6.75cm (L) x 1.2cm (D)
* Made of aircraft grade aluminum
* Hard anodized finish, highly durable
* 9-gram weight (excluding batteries)
* Waterproof
* Twist switch
* Capable of standing up securely on a flat surface to serve as a candle
* Included Accessories: Spare O-rings
* Battery not included
* Includes a split ring and a spare o-ring
 
I have a fenix p2d cree and I love it. Bright as hell and the battery life is amazing.
 
The EO is a great light...one of the best survival lights when used with a lithium battery. It will even light up with dead batteries. Check out the LOD CE also...it's my edc light. Very bright for a single AAA light and good runtime on low. It also has strobe and SOS modes which I think are great to have in a survival situation. I power it with eneloops.
 
Cool set-up!

Fenix lights are great value for money.....

I have the E1 in my PSK and use the L2D Rebel practically every day.

The small AAA ones are great PSK lights though - amazing output for their size.
 
to bad that light is discontinued, it was a good light.

At least the Arc is still around, little more durable, brighter than the fenix and made in the USA!!!!!

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Don't forget the Peak lights. My Peak Matterhorn is indestructable and always with me on my keychain.
 
Dale, where did you get the scout firesteel with the slim round handle? I would like to put together a lanyard like that, but the handles on the light my fire firesteels are really bulky. I could mod one, but I wouldn't mind just buying a couple like that one.
 
burf151 said:
Dale, where did you get the scout firesteel with the slim round handle? I would like to put together a lanyard like that, but the handles on the light my fire firesteels are really bulky. I could mod one, but I wouldn't mind just buying a couple like that one.
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County Comm had them a while back, but they have since replaced them with the LMF Scout model. You might be able to contact them and have them dig some up.
 
burf151 said:
Dale, where did you get the scout firesteel with the slim round handle? I would like to put together a lanyard like that, but the handles on the light my fire firesteels are really bulky. I could mod one, but I wouldn't mind just buying a couple like that one.
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storl said:
County Comm had them a while back, but they have since replaced them with the LMF Scout model. You might be able to contact them and have them dig some up.
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Exactly right, storl, and I do like them better for a small PSK. County Comm still has the photo of that one on their site. There is a mini Lite My Fire version out that comes close, but it does have a smaller diameter rod. It's been a round-to-it project of mine to find some plastic or metal tubing that can be epoxied to one of the bulk rods from eBay and cross-drilled for a lanyard. You might be able to disembowel a spring toggle and use the barrel to do the same.
 
The mailman showed up with a Boy Scout firesteel today. I took a shot of several firesteels-. The perspective is a little skewed, but there is a big difference in size.

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From the top down:

Boy Scout Hot Spark

Lite My Fire mini

County Comm military model (roughly the same diameter as the Lite My Fire Scout model)

Lite My Fire Army model
 
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