Nightwalking , See and be Seen ; USB Rechargeable , about 5 in. ?

Maybe more important than illuminating my 30 mins. night walks in the city , is being seen by traffic , especially in the crosswalks .
Any special features or light temperature, (cool, neutral,warm) I should look for ?
No price point in mind .
Of course should be comfortable to hold . I'm thinking around 5 inches for my average size hand and fit in my waist pack .
And want USB rechargeable .
I know there's so many options . Hoping the forum can help narrow it down .

Thanks .

There is a form on here to help you narrow it down...I would advise starting there otherwise it will be weeks of sifting through answers.

Thanks , where's the form ?

Maybe more important than illuminating my 30 mins. night walks in the city , is being seen by traffic , especially in the crosswalks .
Any special features or light temperature, (cool, neutral,warm) I should look for ?
Price point up to $100 .
Of course should be comfortable to hold . I'm thinking around 4-5 inches for my average size hand and fit in my waist pack .
And want USB rechargeable .
I know there's so many options . Hoping the forum can help narrow it down .

Thanks .

1. Purchase online .
2. Up to $100
3. Flashlight
4. EDC , about 4-5 inches
5. Prefer LED
6. Ready to go out of the box
7. USB Rechargeable 18650
8. Nightwalking ; See and be seen walking on side of road and crossing street
9. Nightwalking ; See and be seen walking on side of road and crossing street

10. up to 30mins .
11. slightly important , walks around the neighborhood
12. not sure type switch , simple operation
13. not sure .
14. Aluminum , but other materials ok
15. IPX7
16. In house
17. Special needs ?

You might consider getting a Nitecore traffic wand red diffuser for which ever light you decide upon. Not so much for seeing, but rather for being seen, especially when crossing the street.

It's a red cone shaped diffuser that slides onto the end of your light.

Poppy said:

You might consider getting a Nitecore traffic wand red diffuser for which ever light you decide upon. Not so much for seeing, but rather for being seen, especially when crossing the street.

It's a red cone shaped diffuser that slides onto the end of your light.

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Thanks ; then maybe I should go for a 18350 .

Poppy said:

You might consider getting a Nitecore traffic wand red diffuser for which ever light you decide upon. Not so much for seeing, but rather for being seen, especially when crossing the street.

It's a red cone shaped diffuser that slides onto the end of your light.

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Best advice. Whatever light you get be sure there is a diffuser cone available for it. The 1" or 25mm Nitecore cone is what I use on many different 1" edc style lights I have. I use the white cone. It fits my P12gt, Armytek prime, and HDS rotary and fits in my pocket

Lou Minescence said:

Best advice. Whatever light you get be sure there is a diffuser cone available for it. The 1" or 25mm Nitecore cone is what I use on many different 1" edc style lights I have. I use the white cone. It fits my P12gt, Armytek prime, and HDS rotary and fits in my pocket

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I think I'm now looking for a Micro USB rechargeable 18350 with traffic wand diffuser .

Here's a list from BLF Forum of 18350 flashlights .
http://budgetlightforum.com/node/59323

Taking a quick look the Nitcore EC11 looks good , but it's not Micro USB rechargeable .
https://flashlight.nitecore.com/product/ec11

I'm back to looking for an 18650 for the longer life .

I like the Convoy S2+ for a cigar sized light. It's not rechargeable.

You might like the Convoy S9 from Simon's convoy store on aliexpress
Convoy S9 flashlight ,cree xml2 inside,1400mA,with micro USB charging port


I'd probably get it with the 2500ma option. you can find small diffusers on his site too.

Another light you might consider is the Thrunite TN12
there's a 2014, and 2016 edition.

Also Fenix, and nitecore both make rechargeable lights.
You probably won't go wrong with any of the above.

Fenix uc35 v2.0 might fit the bill as well.