On-duty, the most used light is a SF Fury. Street clothes, it is a TerraLux TT1 I picked up at SHOT - it's no bigger than my palm. Works well.
EDC Light
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TK421
Not at his post.
Cool, thanks for the reply!
On the ambulance, a Surefire G2 LED that I won't stress about if it gets lost. On my own time, Surefire LX2. I may pick up another smaller Surefire in the future, something like the E1B, although I have heard really good things about the Fenix PD35. Almost all of the LEOs in one of the towns I cover carry the Fenix lights and really like them.
That clip ring looks pretty slick, may have to explore that...
That clip ring looks pretty slick, may have to explore that...
SFPD2010
Amateur
My EDC pocket light is a Surefire G2X. Not the smallest light to pocket carry but it works for me. The other light carry is a Surefire A2 Aviator. I don't think they even make them anymore. It has a push a little bit get low light led, push harder get the high beam indcondecent (sp?) , mine is white/white, but I know they had a white/red and a couple others. Its a little to big to pocket carry so I keep it in my daily run around bag (Eagle IIIA backpack) along with my laptop and etc. It's really nice for those times you don't need the blinding light
When I was on the West Coast I did a lot of kayak stuff. Some of it was at night in some pretty good surf. Got tossed more than a few times. The Surefire G2x I had tied to me worked the whole time even submerged and after hours of being drenched and sprayed with salt water. I always rinsed it off with fresh water when I got done and it kept on going for another year without fucking up (I assume it is still going strong, I gave it away to someone who needed it more). I am totally sold on Surefire and won't have anything else.
SFPD2010
Amateur
I just picked up this light over the weekend, 9.99 on sale at Gander Mtn. in Madison. I don't shop Gander much, Worked there for a couple years in College and that was enough for me. But my wife wanted to go to the Dells for a romantic V-Day, so I figured I could swing by on the way home. Anyways, the light is a Streamlight Microstream. Takes a single AAA Battery, runs like 35 lumens or something like that. Not gonna be "Clear the building" bright, but should be enough to help me find my keys if I drop them etc. Just wanted something that I could carry all the time, without getting "the look" from my wife when we got out to dinner or something. Only a few days into using it, but seems pretty decent so far.
Looks like part of lunch was dropped between O & P.
hogarth
Member
I have 3 lights I would drop into the EDC category.
1. Surefire E2D LED. Should be a no brainer, but I really don't like this light much. First of all, I got it used, and its beam is noticeably fuzzy and not that bright and also with a yellow tint. Not sure how old it is, if prior owner messed with it, or what. But after watching the performance of other students E2Ds in Paul Howe's AIT class, I am just not impressed. It also tears up my pockets with the bezel.
2. Streamlight Protac 1L. Tiny light (1 CR 123a), so fits in the pocket well. Quite bright (outperformed many larger lights in AIT, including all similarly sized Surefires). Durability? I dropped it into a super hot (blue flames!) campfire 2 years ago and had trouble fishing it out. Got it out with tongs but dropped it back in, got it out again, sprayed it with water, replaced the battery, and I'm still using it. I seem to remember this being about $40 on Amazon.
3. Fenix PD35. $60-70 on Amazon/eBay. Highly recommended by Howe. Around 900 lumens, outperformed pretty much every light in AIT. Pretty much identical in size to the E2D. Bright center with a bright flood around it, makes whole-body target ID very fast.
1. Surefire E2D LED. Should be a no brainer, but I really don't like this light much. First of all, I got it used, and its beam is noticeably fuzzy and not that bright and also with a yellow tint. Not sure how old it is, if prior owner messed with it, or what. But after watching the performance of other students E2Ds in Paul Howe's AIT class, I am just not impressed. It also tears up my pockets with the bezel.
2. Streamlight Protac 1L. Tiny light (1 CR 123a), so fits in the pocket well. Quite bright (outperformed many larger lights in AIT, including all similarly sized Surefires). Durability? I dropped it into a super hot (blue flames!) campfire 2 years ago and had trouble fishing it out. Got it out with tongs but dropped it back in, got it out again, sprayed it with water, replaced the battery, and I'm still using it. I seem to remember this being about $40 on Amazon.
3. Fenix PD35. $60-70 on Amazon/eBay. Highly recommended by Howe. Around 900 lumens, outperformed pretty much every light in AIT. Pretty much identical in size to the E2D. Bright center with a bright flood around it, makes whole-body target ID very fast.
WayneF
Member
200 lumen Surefire Backup or 200 lumen Surefire E2, both with a shrouded Scout tailcap. The Backup has proven to be a great compromise between brightness and size.
I keep a Fury in my Vertx bag that always leaves home with me. I can't say enough about the throw, spill, and amount of light out of the Fury but it is just a little chunky for pocket carry. When I carry with a light mounted, it is a X300 U-Boat with or without a XS glass breaker depending on the holster.
I keep a Fury in my Vertx bag that always leaves home with me. I can't say enough about the throw, spill, and amount of light out of the Fury but it is just a little chunky for pocket carry. When I carry with a light mounted, it is a X300 U-Boat with or without a XS glass breaker depending on the holster.
tdb
Newbie
Streamlight Microstream or SF E1B, lately been the microstream more often because the e1b has worn a hole in the left rear pocket in just about every pair of pants I own.
Anyone use a RCS light carrier? Probably my best bet to keep a brighter light than the streamlight on me without destroying my pants, but I'm not a fan of the "bat belt" unless I'm being paid to wear a duty belt.
A Fury with RCS pocket clip is always in my bag and occasionally pocket carried.
Anyone use a RCS light carrier? Probably my best bet to keep a brighter light than the streamlight on me without destroying my pants, but I'm not a fan of the "bat belt" unless I'm being paid to wear a duty belt.
A Fury with RCS pocket clip is always in my bag and occasionally pocket carried.
JD Williams
Member
Can't kill this thing. 3 years and counting.
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Dog Off Leash
Member
Not to be a light snob but I only carry surefire.
These are my three go to EDC lights currently.
1. P2X fury Tactical, 6 volt 500 lumen with Raven concealment pocket clip and o ring.
2. When I need small and light I use the new and improved E1D defender, 3 volt 200 lumen.
3. The best mix of compact size and brightness is my E2D defender Uboat, 6 volt 500 lumen. It has impact surfaces fore and aft for temple strikes. I don't fly without this light. Raven will be working a clip and finger ring for this light as well at some point.
Exactly the same for me, minus the E2D Defender (down to the Raven clip on my Fury).
That Raven clip is absolutely The Shit, and probably the best accessory for the full size SF lights.
1911
Newbie
EDC two stage SF Fury modded by Precision Works. O-ring grip mod and bored out to take rechargeable Panasonic laptop batteries. The advantage of the batteries is that they allow the 500 lumen rating to be sustained for a longer period of time and when they do start to run out of juice, they run out more steadily without then immediate drop off of CR 123s. You also don't have to buy batteries anymore but of course you would still have to still amortize the cost of the mod, laptop batteries and charger but I'm not going to do the math because, well....I can't.
The O-rings are kept in place by cuts into the flashlight body, stay in place quite well and are easily replaceable. My only complaint with the Fury is that the bodies are slippery. This takes care of that.
I dig the Raven clip. Might have to try one.
The O-rings are kept in place by cuts into the flashlight body, stay in place quite well and are easily replaceable. My only complaint with the Fury is that the bodies are slippery. This takes care of that.
I dig the Raven clip. Might have to try one.
Wow, nice work. If you ever are up to doing the math, or providing an estimated cost, I'd be interested.EDC two stage SF Fury modded by Precision Works. O-ring grip mod and bored out to take rechargeable Panasonic laptop batteries. The advantage of the batteries is that they allow the 500 lumen rating to be sustained for a longer period of time and when they do start to run out of juice, they run out more steadily without then immediate drop off of CR 123s. You also don't have to buy batteries anymore but of course you would still have to still amortize the cost of the mod, laptop batteries and charger but I'm not going to do the math because, well....I can't.
The O-rings are kept in place by cuts into the flashlight body, stay in place quite well and are easily replaceable. My only complaint with the Fury is that the bodies are slippery. This takes care of that.
I dig the Raven clip. Might have to try one.
ptrlcop
Established
My one frustration with SF is that it never seems to have a light set up the way I want it (single mode clickey tail). I had a e1b with the single stage scout head and shrouded tailcap. That was a sweet light til I lost it.
Is seems to this simpleton that a single stage clickey should be the standard with other versions being a specialty. Also "tactical" tail caps (twist for constant) blow.
Don't wish it was easier, wish you were better
Is seems to this simpleton that a single stage clickey should be the standard with other versions being a specialty. Also "tactical" tail caps (twist for constant) blow.
Don't wish it was easier, wish you were better
1911
Newbie
No problem giving you the cost. It was the figuring out how many CR123s I could buy to make up the cost of the Panasonic batteries, charger and boring of the body. It's like guys who claim they can reload for pennies compared to factory ammo yet forget about adding the costs of all of the reloading equipment and raw materials. That's the math I can't do.
Anyway, when I had it done, the grooving and boring was $76. 3 Panasonic 18650 batteries $57. Charger $20. So $153 plus your Fury. That may have changed. Here is his site. A most excellent man to deal with. http://precision.works/
Anyway, when I had it done, the grooving and boring was $76. 3 Panasonic 18650 batteries $57. Charger $20. So $153 plus your Fury. That may have changed. Here is his site. A most excellent man to deal with. http://precision.works/
TJ208
Member
I am a fan of single output only lights which are becoming less popular than lights with multiple strobe features or flashing red and blue lights on them. But I just got a Surefire peacekeeper which i have enjoyed so far. Previously I used an ASP Triad. Before that I had the same Fenix E21 for 4-5 years.
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Joe Halloran
Amateur
E1B, E2E, Fury w/ Raven, Streamlight little dude...depending on what I'm wearing...at work or not...
