Not bad, but I prefer D25A Clicky And another new great light - Manker U11:
Quote from: maba on May 28, 2016, 12:24:17 AMNot bad, but I prefer D25A Clicky And another new great light - Manker U11:That Manker looks great... Have to check them out... or maybe better not
I love posting in the thread. I never change my flashlight, I've been carrying the same Leatherman Monarch 300 for at least 5 years. Actually, I picked up a Nitecore MT2A about 4 months ago and I have carried it daily as my Work light, and it's performing very well. My only complaint is the mode selector. I use it sporadically and only seconds at a time for the most part, but you have to hold the tail switch down for longer than 5 seconds or it changes modes. The only way around this is to tighten the bezel which places the torch in permanent "High" mode, which makes the bezel heat up and reduces your battery life to around an hour per set of batteries. Not a huge deal since my employer provides batteries, but annoying still. I must say though, High mode is like flippin daylight with this torch.
Quote from: Mercury on May 28, 2016, 12:34:03 AMI love posting in the thread. I never change my flashlight, I've been carrying the same Leatherman Monarch 300 for at least 5 years. Actually, I picked up a Nitecore MT2A about 4 months ago and I have carried it daily as my Work light, and it's performing very well. My only complaint is the mode selector. I use it sporadically and only seconds at a time for the most part, but you have to hold the tail switch down for longer than 5 seconds or it changes modes. The only way around this is to tighten the bezel which places the torch in permanent "High" mode, which makes the bezel heat up and reduces your battery life to around an hour per set of batteries. Not a huge deal since my employer provides batteries, but annoying still. I must say though, High mode is like flippin daylight with this torch. Not saying it would replace the Monarch 300, but have you looked at the Hugsby XP-1? Very similar to the 300 but with more modern LED. Worth a look given it's only a few bucks.
Quote from: Gareth on May 28, 2016, 09:56:22 PMQuote from: Mercury on May 28, 2016, 12:34:03 AMI love posting in the thread. I never change my flashlight, I've been carrying the same Leatherman Monarch 300 for at least 5 years. Actually, I picked up a Nitecore MT2A about 4 months ago and I have carried it daily as my Work light, and it's performing very well. My only complaint is the mode selector. I use it sporadically and only seconds at a time for the most part, but you have to hold the tail switch down for longer than 5 seconds or it changes modes. The only way around this is to tighten the bezel which places the torch in permanent "High" mode, which makes the bezel heat up and reduces your battery life to around an hour per set of batteries. Not a huge deal since my employer provides batteries, but annoying still. I must say though, High mode is like flippin daylight with this torch. Not saying it would replace the Monarch 300, but have you looked at the Hugsby XP-1? Very similar to the 300 but with more modern LED. Worth a look given it's only a few bucks.I will check that out, at that price it's a steal and I can't see why I shouldn't!
Quote from: Mercury on May 29, 2016, 12:07:47 PMQuote from: Gareth on May 28, 2016, 09:56:22 PMQuote from: Mercury on May 28, 2016, 12:34:03 AMI love posting in the thread. I never change my flashlight, I've been carrying the same Leatherman Monarch 300 for at least 5 years. Actually, I picked up a Nitecore MT2A about 4 months ago and I have carried it daily as my Work light, and it's performing very well. My only complaint is the mode selector. I use it sporadically and only seconds at a time for the most part, but you have to hold the tail switch down for longer than 5 seconds or it changes modes. The only way around this is to tighten the bezel which places the torch in permanent "High" mode, which makes the bezel heat up and reduces your battery life to around an hour per set of batteries. Not a huge deal since my employer provides batteries, but annoying still. I must say though, High mode is like flippin daylight with this torch. Not saying it would replace the Monarch 300, but have you looked at the Hugsby XP-1? Very similar to the 300 but with more modern LED. Worth a look given it's only a few bucks.I will check that out, at that price it's a steal and I can't see why I shouldn't!I need to pick up another one myself. I lent mine to my wife and I think she has no intention of giving it back.
Quote from: Gareth on May 31, 2016, 09:45:06 PMQuote from: Mercury on May 29, 2016, 12:07:47 PMQuote from: Gareth on May 28, 2016, 09:56:22 PMQuote from: Mercury on May 28, 2016, 12:34:03 AMI love posting in the thread. I never change my flashlight, I've been carrying the same Leatherman Monarch 300 for at least 5 years. Actually, I picked up a Nitecore MT2A about 4 months ago and I have carried it daily as my Work light, and it's performing very well. My only complaint is the mode selector. I use it sporadically and only seconds at a time for the most part, but you have to hold the tail switch down for longer than 5 seconds or it changes modes. The only way around this is to tighten the bezel which places the torch in permanent "High" mode, which makes the bezel heat up and reduces your battery life to around an hour per set of batteries. Not a huge deal since my employer provides batteries, but annoying still. I must say though, High mode is like flippin daylight with this torch. Not saying it would replace the Monarch 300, but have you looked at the Hugsby XP-1? Very similar to the 300 but with more modern LED. Worth a look given it's only a few bucks.I will check that out, at that price it's a steal and I can't see why I shouldn't!I need to pick up another one myself. I lent mine to my wife and I think she has no intention of giving it back. Like an idiot I gave my spare to my brother, so now I'm on the lookout for another backup. They are impossible to find.
Quote from: Mercury on June 01, 2016, 12:17:30 PMQuote from: Gareth on May 31, 2016, 09:45:06 PMQuote from: Mercury on May 29, 2016, 12:07:47 PMQuote from: Gareth on May 28, 2016, 09:56:22 PMQuote from: Mercury on May 28, 2016, 12:34:03 AMI love posting in the thread. I never change my flashlight, I've been carrying the same Leatherman Monarch 300 for at least 5 years. Actually, I picked up a Nitecore MT2A about 4 months ago and I have carried it daily as my Work light, and it's performing very well. My only complaint is the mode selector. I use it sporadically and only seconds at a time for the most part, but you have to hold the tail switch down for longer than 5 seconds or it changes modes. The only way around this is to tighten the bezel which places the torch in permanent "High" mode, which makes the bezel heat up and reduces your battery life to around an hour per set of batteries. Not a huge deal since my employer provides batteries, but annoying still. I must say though, High mode is like flippin daylight with this torch. Not saying it would replace the Monarch 300, but have you looked at the Hugsby XP-1? Very similar to the 300 but with more modern LED. Worth a look given it's only a few bucks.I will check that out, at that price it's a steal and I can't see why I shouldn't!I need to pick up another one myself. I lent mine to my wife and I think she has no intention of giving it back. Like an idiot I gave my spare to my brother, so now I'm on the lookout for another backup. They are impossible to find.I've not seen one for sale in ages. Last one I saw was as part of a set with a Freestyle, but even that was a couple of years ago at least.
A bit off topic, but should I get a Thrunite Ti for $20? And how does it compare to the Fenix E01?
Quote from: CanadianLMfan on June 23, 2016, 01:09:54 AMA bit off topic, but should I get a Thrunite Ti for $20? And how does it compare to the Fenix E01?Have you got a link to the specific Ti you are talking about? There are quite a few versions out there. In general though Thrunites are well made lights. The E01 is also a very tough little light that uses an old fashioned LED for low light output and massively long run times that will just keep going and going.
Quote from: Gareth on June 23, 2016, 01:04:26 PMQuote from: CanadianLMfan on June 23, 2016, 01:09:54 AMA bit off topic, but should I get a Thrunite Ti for $20? And how does it compare to the Fenix E01?Have you got a link to the specific Ti you are talking about? There are quite a few versions out there. In general though Thrunites are well made lights. The E01 is also a very tough little light that uses an old fashioned LED for low light output and massively long run times that will just keep going and going.https://www.amazon.ca/ThruNite-Ti3-Flashlight-Max120-lumens/dp/B00LUO028U/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1466699584&sr=8-2&keywords=thrunite+ti
New JETbeam JET-µ and JET-1 MK (Image removed from quote.)Hugsby XP-1, Eagletac D25A Clicky, Jetbeam JET-1 MK, Astrolux A01, Jetbeam JET-µ, Olight I3E, Nitecore Tube:(Image removed from quote.)
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