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After buying and selling so many lights on this forum I think I've locked down what my flashlight priorities are. They seem to fall into 2 main categories...
First category is hard use / Duty. These lights need to have a straight body / tailcap to fit into a holster, tail switch, rotary interface or single mode, and be extremely reliable. I also need lights in this category to be able to run primary cells. Some examples from this category are: Malkoff 18650 HD, HDS Rotary Tactical, Elzetta Charlie AVS.
My second category is EDC. These lights need to be slim, have robust deep carry pocket clips, a broad beam pattern, 4000k - 5000k tint, and at least 70cri. I also need a forward clicky, no more that 3 modes starting with low, and no mode memory. Some examples from this category are: Oveready BOSS, Surefire LX2, and McGizmo Haiku.
Everytime I buy a light that does not fall into one of these 2 categories I end up selling it. What are some of your buying trends or categories of lights?
First category is hard use / Duty. These lights need to have a straight body / tailcap to fit into a holster, tail switch, rotary interface or single mode, and be extremely reliable. I also need lights in this category to be able to run primary cells. Some examples from this category are: Malkoff 18650 HD, HDS Rotary Tactical, Elzetta Charlie AVS.
My second category is EDC. These lights need to be slim, have robust deep carry pocket clips, a broad beam pattern, 4000k - 5000k tint, and at least 70cri. I also need a forward clicky, no more that 3 modes starting with low, and no mode memory. Some examples from this category are: Oveready BOSS, Surefire LX2, and McGizmo Haiku.
Everytime I buy a light that does not fall into one of these 2 categories I end up selling it. What are some of your buying trends or categories of lights?
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