Surefire E2L Outdoorsman Flashlight

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yooperman

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Does anyone have a Surefire E2L Outdoorsman Flashlight?
I am looking for a high end LED flashlight and I am considering this model.
How does the lumen output of 30 lumens compare to other LED flashlights and to a 3 or 4 cell Maglite?

-Yooperman
 
It has a very tight spot, mainly for outdoors to spot objects far away, if you want flood check out the L4 but if you need throw the E2L is good
 
I have sworn by Maglites for years. Then I bought a G2 Surefire (thanks again Ken), and will only buy Surefire from now on. I'm looking at the Outdoorsman and the E2D. My G2 is only $35 MSRP, if it can outperform the Maglite any day of the week, I can't wait to find out what the Outdoorsman and E2D can do. If you don't like it, I'm sure you can make your money back in a trade on here, or just become a Gold member and sell it.
 
Yooperman,
I bought a friend an E2O for xmass 2 years ago, and picked myself up a G2, and an E1E.
I love my surefire lights, and would highly recommend anything they make.
For comparison purposes, a 3D maglight is generally 13-15 lumens of output, which is about the same as my E1E. The E2O is about the size of a 2AA Maglight, and puts out 45 lumens with the standard bulb, or 25 (I think) with the longer batt life bulb.
For something the size of a 2AA Mag light, you can get a light which is much mroe powerful than the largest of D cell Maglights out there.
Hope that helps!
David
 
I just got an E2D last weekend and I'm love it! but can't say much more about it cuz I only had it for a week :)
 
I`m considering the L4 as my next light. I have a 6P and its an excellent incan light.
 
I have a E2L and I love it. The perfect torch light for me. The 30lumens might seems low compared to the others but it's focus so it goes further which is great. For short distance, it doesn't have the spread of L4 but it's bright enough and I have never wish for more spread.

The KL1 head works at 6V as well as 3V. So imagine having the output of E2L with new battery and the output of E1L when the battery is drained. 6hrs or lights is enough to get me through one night of almost continous use.

singteck
 
The storm came through this evening and my G2 came in handy to look for and find downed branches and a tree. the batteries are good for only an hour but it can really reach out to 100 yds !! A good value for a small slip in the pocket flashlight.
 
I had the misfortune of looking for a wounded deer a few weeks ago with my G2. I went through 5 sets of Battery Station batteries in 2 hours. I found a great wall of light for 10 minutes or so then a rapid drop off. I will stick with 3 -5 watt LEDs if I need extened run time.
 
rick,
I have found that Surefire's rated runtime is pretty accurate, but I generally only use their brand or Sanyo brand 123's Could it be sub par batteries perhaps?
David
 
Very well could be sub par batteries, the performance of the light itself is awesome. Up to that point I had used the light for short blasts only and was very pleased.I had single AA cell Fenix 1 watt LED with me and was more than pleased with it's run time and flat discharge rate, there seemed to be no loss of light untill battery was exausted. I was pleased with the wall of light though it was not near the amount as the G2.
 
i put a KL1 head on my E2e whish replicates the E2L IIRC, i too was wondering if 30 lumens was enough, its not any dimmer than the std incandescent bulb in the E2e imho, which suprised me, oh maybe a HINT dimmer but nothing like the lumens would indicate.
 
The sensitivity of the human eye is geometric -- it would have to dim to half the brightness before you could notice any difference.
 
Hey guys,
I have an E2L and I love it. Most of the time, it is simply used when I am under someone's desk trying to see the back of their PC to make sure everything is connected properly (I work in IT), but when I am out in the field, it provides more than enough light! If you are worried about spread, there is a diffuser that you can buy through Surefire that would solve your problem, but I have never needed that. The 30 lumens is just about right for most applications I have found and the 6 hour runtime on the batteries (I think that's what it is) is a lot more than it sounds like. The lockout tailcap is a great feature to make sure that it doesn't come on in your pack and waste your batteries. All in all, I would say that if you have a use for a flashlight on a weekly basis, which most people do even if they don't realize it, invest in an E2L!
 
rick melear said:
I had the misfortune of looking for a wounded deer a few weeks ago with my G2. I went through 5 sets of Battery Station batteries in 2 hours. I found a great wall of light for 10 minutes or so then a rapid drop off. I will stick with 3 -5 watt LEDs if I need extened run time.
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I rely on a two flashlight combination: a Surefire E2 and an Inova X5T. They literally use the same 2 lithium 123A batteries. After the batteries are too depleted to use in the Surefire, I use them in the Inova. Instead of the 20 hours the Inova would get with fresh batteries, it gets about 10 hours with "depleted".

So if you're out in the woods, use the Inova as long as it gives you enough light to get around, and pull out the Surefire when you need the extra light.

Also, the E2 is rated for 75 minutes at 65 lumens, rather than the 60 minutes for most of the other Surefires, which is an improvement, but still well under the Inova or other LED lights.

Has anyone tried the Evergreen batteries from TAD? Not a bad price. I've been using Surefires and they sell their own batteries at a slightly higher price than the Evergreens. With what we pay for the flashlights, cheaping out on batteries is a bad idea.
 
Esav Benyamin said:
Has anyone tried the Evergreen batteries from TAD? Not a bad price. I've been using Surefires and they sell their own batteries at a slightly higher price than the Evergreens. With what we pay for the flashlights, cheaping out on batteries is a bad idea.
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SF batteries are certainly the pinnacle of CR123's but I have never had an issue with Battery Station's batteries from LightHound -- he'll do you right if you ever have any issues, too, so you don't have to deal with the manufacturer.
 
Thanks, guys. I am starting a list of batteries and maybe I'll swing into flashlights later.

TMI !!! :D Too Much Information!

Lithium CR123A

Surefire from Surefire $1.75
www.surefire.com/maxexp/main/co_disp/displ/carfnbr/97/sesent/00

Surefire from 2TheHilt $1.45
www.2thehilt.com/category_s/17.htm

Battery Station from LightHound $1.25
www.lighthound.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=1414

Evergreen from TAD Gear $1.25
www.tadgear.com/x-treme gear/electronics main/evergreen_cr123_lithium_batteries.htm
 
I edc my E2L. I use it every single day and it works fine for me. It's definitely a throw light and not a flood, but it works just fine for me for any and everything. I believe it's 2x brighter than the large Mag. I'll be getting a light for SD purposes soon, but the E2L will be my general use edc. I've been considering buying an E1L body for pocketability and convenience. I'll generally only pocket it at night. It stays in my bag during the day. Oh yeah, I've had it for about 3 months now and I just replaced the batteries for the 1st time. I usually only use my light for short bursts of light to find things (30 seconds average).
 
30 lumens is a bit low compared to many other Luxeon lights, but Surefire quality is excellent. You also will come to find out that brighter is not always better. The rule of thumb is that a 2D light puts out 15 lumens. A 3 or 4 D incandescent mag will and does blow away an E2L. Decide what you want the light for and buy accordingly. The only way to match a mag at a distance is with an incan light, and then you go through batteries. Generally, an led works very well indoors, or at fairly close range, but the incandescent comes into it's own as you get farther away. Figure the led lights work very well for edc, but if you want performance like a mag, you want incandescent, and probably a rechargeable setup.
 
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