RR: Sure-Fire E1 for daily carry

I think it's a good choice. I mainly use mine when hunting and it puts out plenty of light. I hooked mine to a lanyard along with a neck knife and it works great.

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The E1 has become my everyday carry light. The only lights anywhere near it in size are the 2-AAA lights like the Princeton Tec and UKE, but the E1 is brighter than those lights. Downside is the E1 is also heavier.

I've come to really love the E1's brightness. However, if I go out at night and I think the flashlight will in any way be used in a defensive role, I switch to the M2.

If you're willing to spend $$, the E1 is a great everyday carry light. If you're trying to economize, the UKE and Princeton Tec 2-AAA lights are around the same size and cost a tenth as much as the E1, but aren't as bright.
 
Depends on what you want it for. I already had a 3P, 6P and a 6Z. Neither worked as a light that I could drop in my pocket and go out to dinner with. No matter how I tried, it always looked like I was happy to see someone.
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The E1 is small enough that I can drop it in a front pocket, and it only looks like ( and feels like) a bundle of keys or a pocket full of change.

I've had the E1 for 2 weeks and I find myself using it for all sorts of home repair chores, etc. The 6Z with the P61 lamp still goes with me on the night-time walks so I can light up things at a distance. The 6P does backup duty in the truck. The 3P just sits around looking fat and dumpy (too big for the amount of light it puts out). Maybe I'll give it to the wife to keep in her purse.....

I have noticed that I don't even try to use the pocket clip on the E1. Too much of the bezel hangs out of the pocket when carried that way. It does stay on the light because it keeps it from rolling around and makes it easier to hang on to.

Get the E1. It's my second favorite light after the 6Z, and much more likely to get carried around.
 
I sure like mine! It is a daily carry, small enough to tuck anywhere and bright enough to use for almost anything. Battery seem to last 90ish minutes. My only gripe is the clip location. I wish it were on the other end.
 
My E1 is on me almost all the time I'm clothed. It's a great little flashlight!

I'll be getting some more if I can get hold of some spare MN01 Lamp Modules.

I'm looking into getting some guys at Uni to make me a plastic tube to hold 1 DL123A and 1 MN01. Hopefully it'll have screw top on both ends and a partition wall to keep the Lamp Module safe in some soft wading at one end at the battery in the other end.
I figure I want to attach it to my keyring...

My M2 is in my coat, and if I know I'll be out late, I carry the M3T I'm testing.

When I carry a backpack, I have both SC's with me too. I'm usually a walking lighthouse!

Alastair

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My E1 is great. I carry it most days and definitely any time I go out at night. My M2 would be too big to carry daily in my pocket. The E1 is bright enough for anything you might unexpectedly encounter. If you knew you were going to need a light a night, like while camping for instance, a 6V light would probably be better, but you could more than get away with just the E1.

I would say to definitely get your hands on one Clay. I have not heard of anyone who does not like it. If you really think it is not quite bright enough after getting your hands on one, then just make do with it until Feb. or March and wait for the E2 - then you can carry either one depending on need and size preference.

In my opinion though, the E1 is fantastic. It really helps for around-the-house chores at night, or in dark corners because it provides the trademark SureFire spotless beam. The E1 is far more useful than the AA Mini-Mag IMO, even when the Mini-Mag has the Nexstar Xenons. A flawless beam really makes a flashlight enormously more useful IMO.

Also, I think the 90 minute runtime is legitimate on the E1. I have used mine all the time for about a month or so and it is still as bright as it was new. I switched out the battery and replaced it with a brand new 123A and noticed no difference. Plus, when it comes time for battery replacement, you only need one 123A.

Let's hope that the E2 has a 90 minute runtime too. That would be more even incredible than its dimunutive size, especially if it maintained the 6V 65 Lumen output of the other lights.

Bucky

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I have had an E1 for about a month, courtesy of our very own Mr. Flanagan (Nor'east Knives).

This is a wonderful little light. I have an old P6 (With fresh batteries) and the E1 seems almost as bright. I am sure the P6 is brighter, but the E1 is tighter focused. Plenty of usable light in a package that is easily pocketable.

The clip is perhaps a little unusual, it carries the light much too high for pocket carry but if you have occasion to carry the light clipped to your belt it seems to work fine.


Mike

 
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