Favorite flashlight?

I've had good experiences with Sofirn. Had one that took batteries, my new one has USB C port for charging. The one I have now is a C8L. I think it's pretty highly rated.

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I like the Olight Baton

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I have 3 of these. They’re great. Keep one in my truck, work backpack and hunting backpack.

I have never heard of Sofirn. Have rechargeables become more dependable. One of my limitations is long hints out west.....

Fenix............

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I have 3 of these. They’re great. Keep one in my truck, work backpack and hunting backpack.

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I’ll eventually buy 1 or 2 more because I’m always looking for it

I keep mine in my hunting pack but need it frequently in other places like truck etc.

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Fenix? Which model?

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HP16R. It’s pretty much perfect for hunting. Rechargeable, but can operate on 4 AA’s if needed. Gets really bright, but dims down low, and has a red light. The only thing I wish it had was a little brighter red light for walking in and out, but it’s sufficient for getting set up.

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I have never heard of Sofirn. Have rechargeables become more dependable. One of my limitations is long hints out west

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I have 5 or 6 of them. They're well built. The only one I dont like is a cheap lantern from them that uses some funky operating system instead of Anduril like the others.

Favorite headlamp was the nitecore nu25 till they went and “updated” it.

I have a bunch of Sofirn stuff like probably 20 different lights and only had problems with one small keychain light. They are good to go for cheap lights.

I wouldn’t get a light that runs on alkalines, they just don’t perform as well as lithiums. Get lights 5000k and lower temp with high CRI if you are using for blood trailing. The reason you might pay up from a sofirn is the more expensive lights use better drivers that make them more efficient and cooler at higher outputs.

If I use something other than Sofirn, basically anything killzone flashlights sells is good stuff. I also have some zebralights and Nitecore lights that I like.

My Favorite Headlamps:
Acebeam h30 - long duration & high output with 21700 battery
Sofirn D25L or LR if you need red - cheap, simple, and reliable with 18650 battery
Nitecore nu25-light and simple
Fenix hm50- light and simple with replaceable cr123

Handhelds-
I have several Sofirn IF25As with a 4000k tint stashed around that work well for me in 21700 form factor. I have some others but I don’t really use them. 21700 light with a nice LED works great for me.