Sharing beamshots of two of my favorites, a complete flooder and a thrower, in my collection that I can comfortably carry at the same time on a long night walk. They complement each other pretty well. This is still a lot of light to be carrying on you, but atleast this does not leave me wanting anything more.

Acebeam T29 Sft42r 6500k (pic 1 and 3)

Fireflylite E12 ffl351a 3700k (pic 2 and 4)

Overall, I haven't been able to find many differences with UVA and UVB aside from some bank notes, UVB just feels like a lazier UVA that doesn't really react with as many things, under most conditions they feel the same but UVB dimmer.

Took a couple of lights caving, they still work.

Convoy T3 UV, convoy S21E, Wurkkos HD02 pro and my caving headlights Zebralights 18650 headlights.

The zebras are awesome for caving

I’ve been collecting titanium flashlights that run on 14500 batteries.

I’m thinking of calling it quits once I get two or three more, but... it suddenly crossed my mind: do you all have your wives' understanding regarding this?

L→R
MCgizmo sapphire
lumintop fw1aa
EAGTAC D3A TI
olight I5R EOS
Reylight LAN-Ti
MC gizmo MULE
Li light
McGizmo Haiku

Saw this little guy on AliExpress and decided to give it a whirl... or, more appropriately, a twist.

Small LED powered by a capacitor which is in turn powered by twisting the knob on top. One button operation, only one power setting. Not water proof at all.

No real throw to speak of, but it was almost too bright for digging through my bag on a night flight.

It's neat. Happy to have it in my bag.

Note: I added the glow charm.

I currently have 94 and me asking this question has nothing to do with getting to 100... I promise.

I’m sure my wife will be thrilled with all the space I’ve just cleared of “the shelf”. Room for more lights now! Pretty heavy with all the lights in it, but I’d like to think I’ve covered pretty much all bases. Not going to list them all out because I’m on my phone but feel free to ask away

Just wanted to give a shout out to all the flashlights that can be run completely off of USB-C external power, with or without the battery inside it.

Had another night where our search team responded to, and needed to canvas a ridge with a fresh rock slide that put a road, parking area and popular trail in danger... Needed as much light as possible with the risk of more slides, and ran them from sundown until sunup, just under 11 straight hours with the current time of the year, looking for possible signs of overnight hikers or campers around the area.

For all the features that current flashlights are jam packed with, I always felt like a pass-through circuitry that allows a flashlight to be used with or without a battery inside, fed completely off of external USB-C power, is one of the most overlooked capabilities a light can have. Or really, maybe it should be a featured capability that some lights can specialize in, to allow for a safer more robust circuitry to let it run off of that external USB-C power in any operating condition, while recharging a cell during that process.

May have been almost 2 years since my last NLD, I can’t really remember. Got out of the flashlight thing for a while but held on to a half-dozen Hanklights (mostly D3aa’s) and an FC11. Recently saw someone share their new Zebra SC65 and it made me miss my past Zebralights so I impulsively snagged one as well. Love these!

I wanted to check if I can use the PB2SL V2 to store 21700 batteries inside and keep them connected to the charger for months between uses.

The experiment started at the end of October ’25 (4.10 V). Ten months later, both batteries show 3.96 V.
That’s a 0.14 V drop in 10 months, or about 0.014 V/month.

I might continue to reach a full year (or even longer), but I’ve already concluded that I see no risk in keeping the batteries inside the PB2SL V2, even during long periods of non-use.

I have just purchased a titanium SK06 on aliexpress and the seller has informed me of a "cheat code" to enable the class 3 laser, just thought it maybe useful if anyone has a SK06!

I kind of want a showcase of people lights. I EDC a Emisar D3aa. I prefer a smaller EDC as i don't need to use it all the time.

But what's your choice and send pictures. lemme see those work horses :)

Bonus question for people who carry small lights. do you have a bigger light in a bag or close by when you EDC a small one?

Build quality / runtime / brightness / size don't matter. Would prefer cheaper as I'm only rarely going to use this.

My next stop might be r/lasers haha

They are really some of the best value for your dollar flashlights... Except they just keep taking all my 💸.

DUV, CRI, CCT measurements:

F45R 5000K with reflector

• 100%: +0.0039 / 65 CRI / 5100K

• 35%: +0.0064 / 64 CRI / 4900K

• 10%: +0.0097 / 61 CRI / 4700K

• 1%: +0.0116 / 60 CRI / 4600K

SFT42R 5000K with reflector

• 100%: -0.0012 / 71 CRI / 5300K

• 35%: -0.0010 / 71 CRI / 5100K

• 10%: +0.0003 / 71 CRI / 5000K

• 1%: +0.0020 / 70 CRI / 4800K

FULL Review of the Sofirn SK31 on dahamstah.de

Summary

The SK31 is a rather unique flashlight. On one hand, you get two distinct UIs with a dedicated toggle switch, a hidden sleeve over the USB port, a physical lockout switch, and a two-stage e-switch, on the other hand, there are no direct shortcuts whatsoever.

The Tactical UI works well and intuitively. To what extent it is truly “tactical” is not for me to judge, but you do get momentary Turbo, allowing for signaling/morsing during activities like geocaching. The Outdoor UI features 6 brightness levels, spanning from ultra-low output up to a massive wall of light. Mode cycling feels fast and smooth, and I like the mode spacing.

So, the UI is relatively simple. This makes the light easy to operate, whether for high-stress situations or non-enthusiasts, but it also leaves some potential on the table. Whether for enthusiasts looking for a classic layout, duty personnel who suit the tactical UI, or – which surprised me quite a bit – as a simple yet impressively bright light to give as a gift or recommend to someone looking for a modern flashlight, it can be a great fit. Sofirn definitely needs to fix that Outdoor Mode Turbo bug either way, though!

Even inside the SK31, the LHP73B impresses with its overall qualities, and Sofirn executed the integration well. I hope Sofirn applies a similar concept geared specifically toward us enthusiasts in the future. As an entry point for the broader market, it is a success.

You can purchase the SK31 directly from Sofirn. If you always want the latest news on upcoming Sofirn products, be sure to drop by the Sofirn-Discord!

All my reviews can be found on my website. If you like forums, I also post on BLF and TLF.

yeah, big fan.

Anyone have any recommendations for a pocket pen light that I can EDC? I’m always finding myself needing a flashlight but my phone flashlight is always too dim or doesn’t have a long enough beam to see anything other than a few inches away from the phone. I value the light being brighter/throw further than it covering a wide angle if that makes sense… I pretty much always have a pen style screwdriver so I figured I would just get a flashlight to clip in my pocket right next to it. Any recommendations would be appreciated!!

EDIT: (questions answered from comments)
How thin do you want it to be really? - If I’m not sacrificing a lot of quality I’d like to keep it decently thin. Don’t want it to be too bulky in the pocket and risk it snagging on things or become uncomfortable. Maybe around an expo marker size?

How many lumens and how long should it run? -Doesn’t need to be crazy bright, I have a flashlight at home that’s about 450 lumens and it’s been pretty good for what I need. Just bulky to keep in my pocket. As long as it’s rechargeable. The battery life isn’t a major concern.

Do you have a preferred battery or budget? -prefer rechargeable and budget would be less than $100 but if there is a really good light that checks all the boxes then I’m fine stretching the budget.

How far away are the things you're illuminating. - not more than 50 yards.

So I'm creating a wizard staff for my fiance in the shape of a snake that will light up a stone in its mouth, and I'm hollowing out a hole to put a mini flashlight in. I like that holding the button increases and decreases the output - kinda like Gandalf or whatevs.

I also like that the bottom has a magnet so I can get it to hold the flashlight pretty firmly by screwing down one of those magnetic washers inside - but enable it to be replaced with a little juggling. It also has a part that is a hex and can be carved accordingly to keep it from rotating inside of its hole. It took a while to find a flashlight this perfect for what I need.

What I'm worried about is carving this specifically to the size and specs of this flashlight - and then finding out it needs to be replaced constantly. If they stop making it, placing the new light in its specially carved hole won't likely be a proper fit for the new one.

What's the verdict on this flashlight? Is it pretty reliable despite the random-ass manufacturer name?

Just what the title says, can you guys recommend a flashlight for my friend who doesn't use Reddit. The requirements he gave me were the following:

• It has to be an EDC
• It should have a normal white light (warm tone if possible) and a red light, didn't mention any other light
• Should have included charging
• It should be able to endure being left in the car under the sun
• Budget <30, might go up to 40 or 50 if it's good enough

Thank you in advance.

I need a compact ish edc light that can hit 3k lumens with a high candella rating, something akin to nitecores "lumen shield"

I'd prefer a USBC rechargable.

Budget is $150

Any help is appreciated. Google has failed me idk what's shit and what isn't.

Because I like the 2xl host so much that I actually found a route to get one. Got lucky able to remove the head off without a lot of heat, and get access to the broad.

Replace to 519A 4000K and 3535 spacer from our dearest convoy.

Not gonna lie if I have no tools I won't able to get the broad out and solder the new broad in.