terjee
Enlightened
Hi all,
For hiking, I've currently got a Zebralight H600Fc (Mk III, will upgrade to Mk IV).
I really like the idea of a floody (not full-flood) headlight, and a more focused thrower to go with it, for inspecting things further ahead etc. For now, that thrower has been a Klarus XT11S. The Klarus is not at all a bad light, I'm actually kinda fond of it.
If I find the right light though, I'd really like to upgrade to something that's a bit of a better match with the Zebras. The XT11S is a pretty cool light, but I'd like to find something closer in temperature to the Zebras (around 4000K), and preferably also with respectable CRI (the Zebras are 83-85 for the Mk III, and 93-95 for the Mk IV, part of why I'll upgrade).
So the most important points is something like:
- Reliable and waterresistant/proof (otherwise it's unsuitable for hiking)
- Neutral/warm (otherwise there's not much point in upgrading)
- A bit of range (>400m?) (otherwise I could just use a Zebra)
- Must be 18650, should be single 18650 (standardising on fuel for obvious reasons)
- Actually, should support flat top unprotected 18650s (Sony VTC-series etc)
- Budget, ideally <$200, but flexible
The closest I've been able to find seems to be the Acebeam L16vn. Any other options I should check out?
For hiking, I've currently got a Zebralight H600Fc (Mk III, will upgrade to Mk IV).
I really like the idea of a floody (not full-flood) headlight, and a more focused thrower to go with it, for inspecting things further ahead etc. For now, that thrower has been a Klarus XT11S. The Klarus is not at all a bad light, I'm actually kinda fond of it.
If I find the right light though, I'd really like to upgrade to something that's a bit of a better match with the Zebras. The XT11S is a pretty cool light, but I'd like to find something closer in temperature to the Zebras (around 4000K), and preferably also with respectable CRI (the Zebras are 83-85 for the Mk III, and 93-95 for the Mk IV, part of why I'll upgrade).
So the most important points is something like:
- Reliable and waterresistant/proof (otherwise it's unsuitable for hiking)
- Neutral/warm (otherwise there's not much point in upgrading)
- A bit of range (>400m?) (otherwise I could just use a Zebra)
- Must be 18650, should be single 18650 (standardising on fuel for obvious reasons)
- Actually, should support flat top unprotected 18650s (Sony VTC-series etc)
- Budget, ideally <$200, but flexible
The closest I've been able to find seems to be the Acebeam L16vn. Any other options I should check out?