gswitter
Flashlight Enthusiast
The evolution of my EDC E2e...
E2e bought new (along with an E1e for my wife) in 2002.
A KL1 head replaced the stock incan bezel and lamp immediately. I carried it this way for a year or so.
A KL4 head replaced the KL1 and a Z57 clicky tailcap replaced the stock Z52 twisty. (Yeah, should have just got an L4 from the get-go.) I carried it this way for a couple years.
A McTC/McClicky combo replaced the Z57. I've tried many other tailcaps on the E2e over the years, but nothing feels more comfortable to me than the McTC. The McClicky didn't last too long...
A 22ohm McE2S switch replaced the McClicky and a long clip from an E2o replaced the stock short clip. I love the feel and functionality of the McClicky, but the 2-stage switch is ultimately more beneficial to me. I carried it this way for another couple years.
An ARC mania-modded KL4 head (U-bin SSC P4, stock reflector, SDC1000) replaced the previous KL4 - the beam of which had turned into a funky mash of white, purple and yellow (Go Vikes!) - and a 60ohm McE2S switch replaced the previous 22ohm McE2S. I've been carrying it this way for the last two years.
The E2e's taken a lot more abuse than the pics show, but it's also been remarkably durable. Up until about a year ago, it was carried in a large pocket of my gym bag and bounced around with lots of other stuff (keys, knife, change, etc), but it's somehow almost unscathed.
I haven't gotten the itch to upgrade the head again. For my EDC needs, this current set-up is almost perfect.
7/2/09 Update (well, that didn't last long):
E2e bought new (along with an E1e for my wife) in 2002.
A KL1 head replaced the stock incan bezel and lamp immediately. I carried it this way for a year or so.
A KL4 head replaced the KL1 and a Z57 clicky tailcap replaced the stock Z52 twisty. (Yeah, should have just got an L4 from the get-go.) I carried it this way for a couple years.
A McTC/McClicky combo replaced the Z57. I've tried many other tailcaps on the E2e over the years, but nothing feels more comfortable to me than the McTC. The McClicky didn't last too long...
A 22ohm McE2S switch replaced the McClicky and a long clip from an E2o replaced the stock short clip. I love the feel and functionality of the McClicky, but the 2-stage switch is ultimately more beneficial to me. I carried it this way for another couple years.
An ARC mania-modded KL4 head (U-bin SSC P4, stock reflector, SDC1000) replaced the previous KL4 - the beam of which had turned into a funky mash of white, purple and yellow (Go Vikes!) - and a 60ohm McE2S switch replaced the previous 22ohm McE2S. I've been carrying it this way for the last two years.
The E2e's taken a lot more abuse than the pics show, but it's also been remarkably durable. Up until about a year ago, it was carried in a large pocket of my gym bag and bounced around with lots of other stuff (keys, knife, change, etc), but it's somehow almost unscathed.
I haven't gotten the itch to upgrade the head again. For my EDC needs, this current set-up is almost perfect.
7/2/09 Update (well, that didn't last long):
A darkzero-modded KL4 head (MC-E M-bin, stock driver, extra stippled reflector) replaced the ARC mania-modded KL4. I love the old head, but I got a good deal on the new one, and I prefer the extra flood of the MC-E to the extra throw (relatively) of the SSC P4.
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