What’s also funny is using this light on the moonlight mode. There’s few people that need a light like this, but for me it will be a “want to see something awesome?” type of light. I file this light under the category of both really fucking cool to have, and completely unnecessary. And, yes, you could do some damage hitting someone with this. Though it takes two 18650’s and has an insanely bright and far reaching beam. It has the same grippy and awesome matte finish. Like the Wizard, I wish it had less white writing on it. I ended up looking at lights with huge throw (shines the light really far), and snagged the Barracuda Pro v2 from Armytek in warm white, with the Cree XHP35 LED. So I went in search of something which I could replace those lights with, something which is really bright, and strong enough to hit someone with if needed. But, they are really good as security lights for being able to whack someone with them, or just feel like you have something more substantial in your hand. For the most part they are useless as flashlights compared to even the smallest and cheapest of lights I have. The next thing I ran into was what to do with these huge Maglites I have in the house. It’s not going to light up huge distances, but I think most people won’t need that.

If you’ve been reading these waiting for me to say “if you pick one, make it this one” this is going to be that light. The light also has a great moonlight mode, which is the perfect mix of being dim, and yet bright enough for seeing around a tent in the dark. Less white writing, less writing on the head band, but that’s a minor complaint for how good this light is. My only complaint about the light is that I wish it had less branding everywhere. This is most certainly my new hiking light. The beam is very floody, and in using it as a headlamp to work around the house it has proven fantastic. Overall, I think this is one of the best all around lights I bought. The matte coating on the light also feels superb in hand, and is very grippy. After just a few days I had the controls down, and could always turn the light on to the mode I wanted at will: moonlight, medium, turbo, what have you - awesome UI. The UI is the best of any light I have tried to date. The light can tail stand as well, it also has a magnet in the tail. The 90° angle is made for the light to work as a headlamp with the included headband, as well as a wrist light with the included wrist strap. This gives it immense power, and a long run time. This light is unique in that it is a 90° light which takes an 18650 battery. I snagged an Armytek Wizard Pro v3, with the Cree XP-L warm white light. In my survival oriented flashlight post I mentioned Armytek as a brand which can rival Surefire. While it doesn’t look as sexy as the Muyshondt, it’s the light I would buy out of the three I don’t currently own yet. What really draws me to this light is the rotary control allowing you to dial in any brightness you want, and yes the excellent reputation from the brand. The last of the lights I have not bought, but want, is the HDS Rotary which is another very nerdy flashlight brand - and priced at $269 it is up there for sure.

(Another thing to note about Malkoff is that they make quality LED “drop ins” for older Surefire and Maglites.) HDS Rotary There’s a huge following of people who love to use these lights as EDC lights, and they certainly seem to be competitively priced - if a bit hard to find. This Malkoff Devices light is also one which a lot of people wanted to make sure I knew about. Muyshondt in general is a well respected brand of flashlights and if you aren’t price sensitive, it’s probably one to add. At $295, it is simply out of my price range for this series, but it’s at the top of my “to drool over” list. It is very expensive compared to everything else, and seems to be worth every penny from what I read and can tell. More than a few of you wrote in to make sure I knew about Muyshondt and the Aeon specifically. So here we find ourselves, with the poorly named: Flashy Lights edition. And a few other lights which are on my radar, but have not found their way to my office (yet).Īll these lights run the gambit of uses, and looks, and while some could fit into the two categories I already wrote about, for one reason or another I didn’t feel they fit well enough for my criteria. Now I want to go over all the other flashlights I purchased to test, which don’t really fit into either of those other two categories. So far I have covered flashlights to depend on with your life, and flashlights to always have on your person.

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