Originally Posted by
mechBgon
Whoa, $30 for that Coleman is a rip-off, can you return it?
You might look at Shiningbeam.com's 18650 lights. They have an adjustable-focus one for $23ish:
http://www.shiningbeam.com/servlet/t...8-II-R2/Detail
I haven't used that one, but I've had one of these:
http://www.shiningbeam.com/servlet/t...4-II-R5/Detail I liked it because it had pretty good runtime on High, then drifted seamlessly into Medium as the battery ran lower. Total runtime was something beyond 6 hours if I recall correctly, so it's not one of those 45-minute wonders where you have to think about when's the last time you charged it.
The beam pattern has a fairly strong center spot, so it reaches down the trail somewhat. If your MUP is twisty-curvy, that might not be as good as the adjustable-focus one where you can change the spread on-the-fly.
I don't play with the 18650's at all. A friend just bought an Ultra fire light that looks just like the Romisen you linked to. She has one Ultrafire 18650 and a charger that only works pluged into the wall socket and hangs from the plug. She says the charger was $5 I'm worried she may have a dangerous battery charging problem. I was hoping she could at least put the charger in a fire proof pan or something.
I told her to only charge the battery if she is home to watch it. She is super UNtechnical. And cheap.
Any thoughts??
My only idea is to switch her over to Eneloops and a 2x AA light. I have one that is 230+ lumens on high. Nitecore something with a ring dial on the head that turns as a dimmer. Just a little off of high it will go for hours.
Almost forgot- Bailey says hi.