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Last year I was on the hunt for the perfect EDC Flashlight. Preferably in the AA size since its so readily available. I mean you can find a AAA battery basically anywhere. With that being said my search ended at the Peak Eiger from Oveready with the 219 Nichia. This light has completed my search for the perfect EDC light. It is is light, powerful enough for regular EDC tasks,and has the ability to upgrade it with accessories. Such as a momentary switch, and a prometheus pocket clip. Well I purchased both of these light and it made this great light that much better.
Fast forward to a month ago. I was doing some digging and sparked some curiosity about a more powerful option in the AAA configuration. Although I love my Eiger, there was a desire to find something in the same configuration but with more power. (insert tim the tool man grunt here)
Well, I came across the Peak Eiger Ultra X. For those of you that are not familiar with this model, it is the same as the eiger but with a larger head, direct drive, and can only run on 10440 Li-ion batteries. And boy does this thing pack a punch at around 425+ lumens from the 10440.
So I decided to email Robyn Seabert (owner of Peak) and see what kind of configurations I would be able to get. I know that some of you have gone through Bob at RMSK, But I love dealing directly with Robyn. I have had nothing but great customer service with her and Peak over the last year. I can email her and she gets back as soon as she can and answers any questions that she can. I can also talk to her on the phone and she gets back to me right away. What other company can you do this with!!!! None to my knowledge. This is the one of the biggest reasons that I LOVE Peak!
After a few weeks of thinking about what I want, I decided to go with the Eiger Ultra X in Cool white. Then the process began of Robyn building the light. Yes thats right, The owner not only personally talks to customers but builds the lights as well.
So finally after a few weeks and a holiday involved, the light arrived today.
I love the minimalistic packaging that their lights come with.
Here is a picture of it next to a Maratac AAA Rev 3 for size reference.
They are relatively the same size, yet the Ultra X puts out 4 times the light that the Maratac does. I really cannot believe the power that this little AAA light can produce on a 10440 Li-ion.
Fit and Finish.... This light is unbelievable not only power wise, but the fit and finish. There is not a piece of anno out of place, or knurling thats off. The threads are as smooth as can be and thread together like finely machined threads on a gun barrel. Although very low in weight, this light feels hefty and solid like a well built, hand made flashlight should.
Body.. I decided to go with the shortest body (Pocket Body) possibly for easy pocket carry. I could not remember the exact terminology for the light body that I have,(edit: thanks for reminding me robyn!) but for me it is perfect. It cannot accept a keychain or momentary switch but I have no need for that.
Beam... The beam on this thing is unreal. Its cool white and very bright. Its the narrow optic so it really reaches out there. But also has a nice floody spill to light up everything else around. I tried to get some beamshots, but my Iphone takes crappy pictures and I did not have another camera to take pictures that would really do this light justice.
Here is a picture of some target frames that I have in the yard 25 yards away from where I am standing.
10 yards away on the porch. Lighting up everything I point it at. Plenty of spill to set the light down and light up the entire area for me see things outside the direct beam.
Turned around to check out the roof real quick.
Top frame is at 25 yds and bottom one is about 20. Just for reference.
Overall, I am very happy with my purchase from peak. When I was inquiring about purchasing one of these light, I searched and searched for any info on these lights and really came up with not a whole lot. So this is why I decided to do a little mini review on this Ultra X so maybe it will help someone else out in my same situation.
A few more pics.
Officially kicked every other light out of my pocket!!
One last note. I am using the Ultrafire (blue) 10440 batteries.
Thanks for looking through my little mini review. I will try to get some better photos of the beamshots for you guys.
Fast forward to a month ago. I was doing some digging and sparked some curiosity about a more powerful option in the AAA configuration. Although I love my Eiger, there was a desire to find something in the same configuration but with more power. (insert tim the tool man grunt here)
Well, I came across the Peak Eiger Ultra X. For those of you that are not familiar with this model, it is the same as the eiger but with a larger head, direct drive, and can only run on 10440 Li-ion batteries. And boy does this thing pack a punch at around 425+ lumens from the 10440.
So I decided to email Robyn Seabert (owner of Peak) and see what kind of configurations I would be able to get. I know that some of you have gone through Bob at RMSK, But I love dealing directly with Robyn. I have had nothing but great customer service with her and Peak over the last year. I can email her and she gets back as soon as she can and answers any questions that she can. I can also talk to her on the phone and she gets back to me right away. What other company can you do this with!!!! None to my knowledge. This is the one of the biggest reasons that I LOVE Peak!
After a few weeks of thinking about what I want, I decided to go with the Eiger Ultra X in Cool white. Then the process began of Robyn building the light. Yes thats right, The owner not only personally talks to customers but builds the lights as well.
So finally after a few weeks and a holiday involved, the light arrived today.
I love the minimalistic packaging that their lights come with.
Here is a picture of it next to a Maratac AAA Rev 3 for size reference.
They are relatively the same size, yet the Ultra X puts out 4 times the light that the Maratac does. I really cannot believe the power that this little AAA light can produce on a 10440 Li-ion.
Fit and Finish.... This light is unbelievable not only power wise, but the fit and finish. There is not a piece of anno out of place, or knurling thats off. The threads are as smooth as can be and thread together like finely machined threads on a gun barrel. Although very low in weight, this light feels hefty and solid like a well built, hand made flashlight should.
Body.. I decided to go with the shortest body (Pocket Body) possibly for easy pocket carry. I could not remember the exact terminology for the light body that I have,(edit: thanks for reminding me robyn!) but for me it is perfect. It cannot accept a keychain or momentary switch but I have no need for that.
Beam... The beam on this thing is unreal. Its cool white and very bright. Its the narrow optic so it really reaches out there. But also has a nice floody spill to light up everything else around. I tried to get some beamshots, but my Iphone takes crappy pictures and I did not have another camera to take pictures that would really do this light justice.
Here is a picture of some target frames that I have in the yard 25 yards away from where I am standing.
10 yards away on the porch. Lighting up everything I point it at. Plenty of spill to set the light down and light up the entire area for me see things outside the direct beam.
Turned around to check out the roof real quick.
Top frame is at 25 yds and bottom one is about 20. Just for reference.
Overall, I am very happy with my purchase from peak. When I was inquiring about purchasing one of these light, I searched and searched for any info on these lights and really came up with not a whole lot. So this is why I decided to do a little mini review on this Ultra X so maybe it will help someone else out in my same situation.
A few more pics.
Officially kicked every other light out of my pocket!!
One last note. I am using the Ultrafire (blue) 10440 batteries.
Thanks for looking through my little mini review. I will try to get some better photos of the beamshots for you guys.
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