Thank you maxspeeds that's very kind.
Any chance of a Titanium or Aluminum version?
Let me put it this way. I need a brake. At this point i'm not even convinced i'll ever do another run.
And if so it is likely to be a different light. The design would likely be similar but still.
While i do appreciate your concern in regards to the Steel Nickel combination i must admit i don't share it. I live about a couple of kilometers from the shore up here in northern Europe and it's built to withstand the rigors of our environment.
As i was doing the "Post Apocalyptic" finish i had to first plate the lights, then plug up the holes and strip the Nickel from the outside. Knowing what that took i'm not really concerned with the durability of the plating. Well i mean if you sandblast it and leave it in the ocean for a week you're obviously going to have problems but still.
The environment in Hawaii may be worse but ours is not California
Having said that this light being a mule doesn't really have any throw so primary uses would be around the house, in the car or lighting the ground to see where you're going.
This is actually the first mule i ever owned and around the house it's in my opinion nothing short of brilliant. You get a really wide field of view with virtually no hot-spot making it ideal for close quarter kinda things.
Although one is never encouraged to use your own product
last i really used it was in a vertical installation duct.
It's been a pain every time i had to do anything in there (Normally using an SF E2L) because there's no space and i normally either get "blinded" by the hot-spot or there's not enough spill to see what's going on.
BTW: this is actually a chemical Nickel Phosphorus plating. It's harder and more abrasion resistant than electroplated nickel.
If there's anything else i can do to alleviate your concerns please let me know.