I needed a new flashlight and picked up one of these nifty little babies:
Princeton Tec AMP 1L (http://www.princetontec.com/amp-1lb)
It's listed at 45 Lumens, which I found quite bright for picking out numbers on reflective Aids to Navigation at night.
I suspect the built-in bottle opener would prove popular with a few sailfar sailors.
The only thing I did not like about it, and it's just a matter of getting used to it, is that the rotation for on/off is the opposite of a mag light . So, all night I was trying to turn it on-er or off-er.
It runs on 2 AAA batteries (I have plenty of rechargables in that size).
They do make brighter ones, but I found 45 Lumens to be a good compromise between 'reach' and backscatter.
Any other comments on good LED flashlights?
Quote from: Captain Smollett on May 26, 2013, 11:29:26 PM
I needed a new flashlight and picked up one of these nifty little babies:
Princeton Tec AMP 1L (http://www.princetontec.com/amp-1lb)
It's listed at 45 Lumens, which I found quite bright for picking out numbers on reflective Aids to Navigation at night.
I suspect the built-in bottle opener would prove popular with a few sailfar sailors.
The only thing I did not like about it, and it's just a matter of getting used to it, is that the rotation for on/off is the opposite of a mag light . So, all night I was trying to turn it on-er or off-er.
It runs on 2 AAA batteries (I have plenty of rechargables in that size).
They do make brighter ones, but I found 45 Lumens to be a good compromise between 'reach' and backscatter.
Any other comments on good LED flashlights?
Looks good, where did you get it, and what did you pay?
Quote from: s/v Faith on May 27, 2013, 11:12:36 AM
Looks good, where did you get it, and what did you pay?
I got it at West Marine and I think I paid $14 for it.
Interestingly, that model is not listed on the WM web site.
I use an Olight S20 Baton (not strictly for work related to my boat), from 0.5-470 lumens output, 2.25-1500 hrs runtime using 2x CR123A batteries. I primarily bought this for work, as I rely on having a good flashlight, and this one has the added bonus of having a fairly strong magnet on the tail, which allows me to free up my hands in some situations (though this is far less useful, at least on my boat). I buy batteries from BatteryStation to keep those costs down.
Costs: about $50 for flashlight, $3.00 per battery change
Thorough review of light can be found here:http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?350715-Olight-S20-Baton-(XM-L-1x18650-2xCR123A)-Review-RUNTIMES-BEAMSHOTS-VIDEO-more!&p=4093439&viewfull=1#post4093439 (http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?350715-Olight-S20-Baton-(XM-L-1x18650-2xCR123A)-Review-RUNTIMES-BEAMSHOTS-VIDEO-more!&p=4093439&viewfull=1#post4093439)
Probably will be unable to reply for some time due to work, but I am very pleased with its performance and ability to withstand abuse.
Very cool little light John,
Nice to have a good flashlight that doubles as a dive light.
Grog!