Suggestions for a small inexpensive light?

I bought 25 of these a while back and find them to be the handiest find of all of 06 for me. Can't beat the price either considering the new battery costs more than you can buy the lights for. I love these things. Best little lights for the money I've ever seen. I've given some as gifts and kept a bunch for myself to use for when I walk out at night. Can't believe how bright these little lights are. Tremendous battery life to me from what I've experienced.

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http://www.lighthound.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=1258
 
I swear by Surefire so I am biased. But I am biased because I have had a lot of lights that have seen hard usage and Surefire has time and time again proved themselves. The G2 is a great bang for the buck (like 30-40 USD)...the 6P is the next step up. I carry a L4 and if time permits for you, handle this light and you will be sold despite the large price tag. Dunk it in water, throw it off a high balcony, expose it to extreme cold and heat and watch it simply continue to work.
 
Capt. Carl said:
How about a Fenix LOD, LOP, E0, P1?
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I have an L0P, E0, a pair of P1's and a P1D Cree. Plus a few other Fenixes.

The EO costs only $20 at fenix-store.com and has 8+ hours of flat output.

The L0P is brighter, with a shorter runtime. I feed mine a NiMH rechargeable battery.

The P1 is my favorite EDC light. Very bright, scary output for a tiny light, and mine eats a rechargeable RCR123 battery.

So it really depends on what you are after.

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Fenix P1 with Sebenza.

cheers
 
SilverFoxKnows said:
The Dorcy Super 1 Watt is the same length but chunkier. $20 at Target. It'll be brighter but the single 123 won't last but 2.5 hrs before it drops to 50%. The 123s are expensive if you buy them in store. You can get them way cheaper online.
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Here are two good reviews of the Dorcy 1-watt and the Inova X1, two of my favorite lights:
http://www.flashlightreviews.com/reviews/inova_x1.htm
http://www.flashlightreviews.com/reviews/dorcy_super1w.htm

The Dorcy is at 50% after 2.5 hours, but it's a regulated light so the output remains mostly constant before then. Unlike some other recent LED flashlights, it doesn't take a big dive after 30 minutes.

On the other hand, the X1 runs so long (although with a much lower starting brightness) that it's non-regulated brightness decline doesn't affect it much for a few hours. Note the difference between the old lens version and the new reflector version. I have both, and I find the new one to be 10 times more useful.

Flashlightreviews.com is one of my favorite websites now. Thanks to whoever pointed me there once.


other Carl:
I would look at flashlightreviews.com for the Fenix models. It looks like most are very good, but the L0P drops to 50% power after 30 minutes? That's pretty horrible. The "SE" version looks better (75% after 30 minutes), and they are pulling a feat to get that much light out of a single AAA, but I would probably keep that on the bottom of my "only flashlight" list. My opinion is if you want that level of light output, you want it to stay near that level for longer. The other Fenix models look better. I don't have one yet, but so far whatever brightness testing they are using has matched up with my own experience with other flashlights.
 
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