Hello all.
I just bought a J-5 Hyper V. I thought it was great until the belt clip broke not even 12 hours in (and literally the first day I took it to work). The zoom in option is kind of useless for me as well and seems like it would just loosen in time.
So, I am in need of a quality, durable pocket flashlight that takes regular batteries. Not really interested in rechargable flashlights or rechargable batteries even though I understand how much more powerful they can be. Would like AA or AAA, but willing to consider C123 batteries. I thought I should sign up to see what my best options are. Would like to keep it under $35 as I'm not really a collector or anything, just in need of a durable, everyday, reliable flashlight.
Criteria:
- must have a glass lens
- must have a quality belt clip
- must reach minimum 200 lumens (on high mode) with alkaline batteries.
- max 3 AAA or 2 AA.
- aluminum body
- decent flood/throw
Would likes but not deal breakers:
- bezel crown
- tailclick button
- cool white (i think that's the brighter one right?)
- strobe, ..although I question my ability to actually be able to get to strobe fast enough in that kind of situation anyways (They say strobe is good for defense purposes).
-memory feature (probably the least important thing on the list though)
-as waterproof and shock resistant as possible
May edit if I can think of anything else..but really my main goal it to find a budget light that will last a lifetime of use, is reliable, and very bright.
Thank you in advance for your advice.
I just bought a J-5 Hyper V. I thought it was great until the belt clip broke not even 12 hours in (and literally the first day I took it to work). The zoom in option is kind of useless for me as well and seems like it would just loosen in time.
So, I am in need of a quality, durable pocket flashlight that takes regular batteries. Not really interested in rechargable flashlights or rechargable batteries even though I understand how much more powerful they can be. Would like AA or AAA, but willing to consider C123 batteries. I thought I should sign up to see what my best options are. Would like to keep it under $35 as I'm not really a collector or anything, just in need of a durable, everyday, reliable flashlight.
Criteria:
- must have a glass lens
- must have a quality belt clip
- must reach minimum 200 lumens (on high mode) with alkaline batteries.
- max 3 AAA or 2 AA.
- aluminum body
- decent flood/throw
Would likes but not deal breakers:
- bezel crown
- tailclick button
- cool white (i think that's the brighter one right?)
- strobe, ..although I question my ability to actually be able to get to strobe fast enough in that kind of situation anyways (They say strobe is good for defense purposes).
-memory feature (probably the least important thing on the list though)
-as waterproof and shock resistant as possible
May edit if I can think of anything else..but really my main goal it to find a budget light that will last a lifetime of use, is reliable, and very bright.
Thank you in advance for your advice.