I own, and often carry, a lot of lights. The i1R2 probably hasn’t got the most hours on it, but in terms of the number of times it gets turned on, it’s by far the winner.
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By far my Lumintop Tool 2.0 AA. I like it so much, I bought a second one that’s sitting in the little tchotchke tray on top of my PC tower, unused, in case something happens to my EDC one so I can put it into service right away.
This light isn’t super powerful or fancy, it doesn’t run a firmware with a million modes, and it can’t cast in a bunch of colors. But it’s never, ever failed me and it’s got enough high and low range that I basically never use anything else. Much to the disappointment of everything else in my Drawer O’ Flashlights, which continue to go unused.
my phones flash light
Not an answer, but a question.
OP, what do you use the 5 lumen mode on that flashlight for? Isn’t that like half a candle?
Not OP, but I use the 0.5 lumen mode on my lights to see with dark adapted vision. I really like to have a 1 lumen or lower mode on most of my smaller lights.
Embarrassingly, a common use is reading small print when I don’t have, or can’t be bothered putting on, my reading glasses - so I guess the answer is to illuminate close up things. The second most common use is finding a keyhole in the dark.
The most common use of the high mode is when people say ‘oh wow, is that a torch?’ and I immediately blind them with it because I’m cool like that.
OLight Arkfield been my EDC for about a year now. Gotten me out of countless jams has modes for just about every use case including a super useful “moonlight mode” which is just bright enough to see in really dark places without being blinding. I’ve used it under water, magnetized to various objects, I use it often at my IT job it has been a real trooper. I’m not crazy about the charger for it because it’s a bit proprietary but it does kinda solve the waterproofing issue.
I’m interested in this form factor - flat slightly curved is probably the best battery size v pocket real estate trade off. I also have a keen interest in compromising charging for IP water ratings - since I’ve now killed two Aurora A5’s in the washing machine.
