Wow, I'm new to flashlight collecting, and just took 4 hours to read this whole thread. I'm inspired!
My first flashlights I bought were a Surefire P2x Fury with Intellibeam, and a Nitecore SRT7. I sold the Surefire P2X Fury Intellibeam and bought the Surefire P2X Fury, because I want to control when I want it on low settings. I sold the Nitecore SRT 7 and got the SRT5 for the smaller head size.
At the same time I discovered Elzetta, so now I have a Elzetta Bravo with AVS head and hi-low tailcap. I just ordered an Elzetta Charlie with a bored body from Oveready and am going to try some different lights in it. I'll probably get rid of the Surefire because the tint is very green. I'll get rid of the Nitecore SRT5 because it's cool, but it does not have the ruggedness and the wow factor of the Elzetta.
So far I like the Elzettas more than the Surefires due to the more rugged appearance, either that or the better marketing hype. Could someone tell me otherwise?
... I made the mistake this weekend, of reading through the McGizmo section of the forum. Now I'm corresponding with Don, but I think I'm going to commit to a McGizmo Haiku XP-G2. Any recommendation on 1x123 versus 2x123? The main usage would be shining it indoors and outdoors and admiring the beam and throw, as well as walking the dog and wow'ing my kids. It's a big expense, but I thought I'd splurge just this once, and never again!
Anyway, lisantica, I hope you continue to lurk and give us newbies some advice occasionally.
