I saw the light but couldn't afford it

Jessie

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I like flashlights. You can't really have too many, in my opinion.
Surefire makes a really nice keychain fob 300 lumen. It's called the Sidekick. Great little light that, being on your keychain, practically guarantees that you'll always have it.
5-60-300 lumen switchable, polymer...
$75 BUCKS! What?!
It's a nice keychain light, but it is still a keychain light.
Can't prices be a little more reasonable? I know Surefire is top of the line but, come on.
 
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years ago I bought a Surefire 6P for $60 and I thought that was a little crazy. back then they were pretty much the only game in town for the size of flashlight. however to buy the LED version of the same light now is well over $200. I haven't found a reason to need another flashlight but there are more options now in case I do
 
Oh come on now, get with the technology!!!:D

Only $584 but put in cart for a lower price!!

SureFire 2211 Luminox Variable-Output Rechargeable 2211-B-BK-LMX


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I also looked at the Surefire and was a bit surprised by the high price.

Found a similar quality light for less.....It's called the UltraTac K18.
Uses either a AAA, or a rechargeable 10440 AAA size battery. Side button switch. Using the rechargeable battery it delivers 5, 80, or 360 lumens, and has a strobe mode. With standard AAA battery it produces 110 lumens. Very high quality beam profile. Starts at around $21.00.
At Amazon, you can purchase a kit that includes the rechargeable 10440 3.7 volt battery and charger for $29.

Ultratac K18 (XP-G2 S2, 1xAAA Ni-MH, Alkaline, Li-ion) Review
 
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Yes, there are other very good lights out there for under $30. I know, I have a few.
I don't think I've sacrificed any reliability with them either. I may have not gotten a specific feature or a couple of lumens less, but nothing that makes them undesirable for serious work.
I do like that key fob light, though!
It's just too rich for what I'm getting.
 
The key to brightness in the small AAA LED flashlights is being able to take the 10440 higher voltage rechargeable battery. It will make a lot of 100 lumen flashlights into 300 lumen lights, the problem is, it will doesn't have as long of a run time and it will burn up a light that is not designed for it. Many lights don't recommend the 10440 but I've heard the Fenix and Olights work just fine using it. It's pretty cool to have a AAA size key chain light that is as bright as an old 2D Maglight incandescent.
 
I've got one of the Surefire keychain lights, it's called the Titan Plus. It fits nicely in my jeans watch pocked for EDC. The body is nickel-plated brass and is rated 15/75/300 lumen with a AAA eneloop Pro 950mAh. With a Alkaline AAA highest output is 150 lumen which is plenty.

I like the wide smooth beam absent a hot spot Surefire calls MaxVision which is the same as the Surfire XC1 on my Glock. Although Surefire markets the Titan Plus as a keychain light I think it's a bit heavy for that at 2oz with battery. But it does have a breakaway cap that works for instantly removing from a keychain as needed which might be worthy of consideration.

Cost? $79 delivered and B&H tossed in a Olight AAA keychain light for free that I gave to the wife. I know it's popular to complain about the price of these type of things today but geeeesh... taking the wife out to dinner and a movie costs me $100 and all I get out of it is indigestion and a 90 minute nap. :D

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was just looking at the titan plus before you posted. I think I'm going to order it.
 
I confess, I'm a Surefire die hard. But then I used lights a lot, more at work than home, but still....... I've tried all the others, but after experiencing failures, cheap manufacturing, etc, I'm willing to pay. Granted, Surefire is pretty proud of some of their items...give it time and the price will come down. On the other hand, I still have each one from 30 years of use and they all still work. I've broken one or two over the years, and they have fixed or replaced them for free. To me it's worth it for a quality product.


Heck, I've even got a good story about a Surefire being involved in a lawsuit I went through....because it was so bright.
 
I have a couple Mag lites the D50, about the length of your hand uses 3 aaa batteries they have high, low, and strobe mode. they cost about thirty buck, bright clean white light, the batteries last for months. The Sure Fire lights burn hot the batteries don't last and need to carry extra bulbs and batteries.
 
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