Flashlights!!!

[lonehoosier]

I just received my Fenix PD 35 TAC light in the mail today. My friend carries one and I got the play with it for a few hours. Overall I liked it but not as much is my Surefire LX2. I just can't get over the clicky switch versus the momentary switch. I think the Fenix is going to become my dedicated worker light because I can use rechargeable batteries in it.

 

[nakinate]

What lights have you all been buying recently? I may be looking to buy another soon. I'm leaning toward the Fenix PD35, but I already own one. Maybe something different might be fun.

 

[Sylvain]

I'm waiting on one, it's taking forever to cross the big pound.

 

[theledwarehouse]

What lights have you all been buying recently? I may be looking to buy another soon. I'm leaning toward the Fenix PD35, but I already own one. Maybe something different might be fun.

PD35 is hard to beat! But the new RC series of lights are pretty slick if you wanted to try something different

Fenix RC11
and
Fenix RC09

 

[SteveM4A1]

Anyone else having issues with the UC35 USB charging? Sometimes mine doesn't want to charge right, but I think it may be the charger.

I think I will get the PD35 next. I think I would rather charge the batteries myself.

 

[chezuki]

Anyone else having issues with the UC35 USB charging? Sometimes mine doesn't want to charge right, but I think it may be the charger.

I think I will get the PD35 next. I think I would rather charge the batteries myself.

Do you remember to turn the light on before plugging in the charger?

 

[SteveM4A1]

Plug in then turn on

ETA: When it doesn't work, the light flashes on and off, but the selector does not light up green or red. I think its my crappy chinese charging cords.

 

[nakinate]

PD35 is hard to beat! But the new RC series of lights are pretty slick if you wanted to try something different

Fenix RC11
and
Fenix RC09

I dig that RC09.

 

[rhino]

What lights have you all been buying recently? I may be looking to buy another soon. I'm leaning toward the Fenix PD35, but I already own one. Maybe something different might be fun.

If you like the PD35, you'll love the UC35. Same light, but USB rechargeable.

 

[cmr13]

I bought a PD35 Tac. It's my first light that takes an 18650. I'm really liking it. The power is amazing! I got a charger, two 18650s, and 4 CR123s (long term storage backups) for it.

 

[fjw2]

One morning I started to load all my EDC stuff into the pair of shorts I planned to wear that day. My Streamlight Pro Tac 2 wasn't where it was supposed to be. Went one full day not knowing where it was. I immediately started making plans to replace it. Thankfully, I found out I didn't take it out of the shorts that I had put in the laundry the night before.

 

[JettaKnight]

One morning I started to load all my EDC stuff into the pair of shorts I planned to wear that day. My Streamlight Pro Tac 2 wasn't where it was supposed to be. Went one full day not knowing where it was. I immediately started making plans to replace it. Thankfully, I found out I didn't take it out of the shorts that I had put in the laundry the night before.

I found my in a pair of pants one year later.

 

[rhino]

A couple of weeks ago I lost my Fenix PD22UE that I always wear on a chain around my neck. I found it a few days later in the pocket of the shorts I was wearing the last time I used it. UGH!

 

[Taylor22]

Is the brightest edc sized light the PD35??

 

[lonehoosier]

Is the brightest edc sized light the PD35??

PD 35 Tactical 1000 lumens.

https://www.fenixlighting.com/product/pd35-tactical-edition-fenix-flashlight/

 

[lovemachine]

PD 35 Tactical 1000 lumens.

https://www.fenixlighting.com/product/pd35-tactical-edition-fenix-flashlight/

I just recently found that flashlight. I have the original PD35, but I think I really want the tactical model...that's just a neat feature on that light.

 

[morrismm]

Get a light that has separate controls for the mode and power. I Bought a ThorFire VG10 tactical flashlight with a Cree XM-L2 LED for my AR. (Light is available on Amazon for $36 and includes an 18650 battery and charger.) The light has four brightness modes (no strobe function), and is certainly bright on the brightest mode. My biggest complaint is that a single button is used to turn the light on/off and select the mode. A full depress of the power/mode switch will turn the light on or off. A slight depress of the power/mode switch will cycle the light to the next mode (in order of increasing brightness). As you might suspect, it's hard to setup the light so that it will be in the mode you want when you turn it on (e.g., full brightness). I'm considering shopping for a light with separate power and mode buttons so I can always have the light in the mode that I want. Just my

 

[Sylvain]

I'm waiting on one, it's taking forever to cross the big pound.

Still waiting.

 

[KLB]

Still waiting.

They must have used true snail mail.

 

[Sylvain]

They must have used true snail mail.

UPS snail delivery.