My AA fixation is strictly because I've already invested in a $40 charger and at least $60 worth of high mA batteries to keep me going.

But from the sounds of it, I may have to upgrade...

From all you 18650 battery users, please recommend a light with similar build/weight/runtime as the Fenix L2D (140-180lumens, 1.5-2hr runtime) for me - I get totally lost in the P7 thread. I am willing to pay a small premium for reliability and prompt shipping as I did for the Fenix (meaning I'd prefer not to go the DealExtreme route due to minor consistency issues.) Oh yes - I'd prefer it to be similar small size, for the express reason that I would be able to use it as a running lamp (on a headstrap) as well. I think I'm asking for too much!