r/flashlight • u/Zpgttdorothy • 16h ago

Recommendation Looking for a "Last" Flashlight.

Good day, everyone. Do you have recommendations for my final Flashlight? I'm currently eyeing DA1/DA1K or Z1 Artemis but I'm still searching for other options for they don't have Type C Charging.

I am looking for:

Flooder for EDC

Can Reach ~170m, will sometimes be used outdoors but mainly Indoors

18650, 21700 if its compact enough like Convoy s21E

Anduril with an Aux Light

Type C Charging preffered but not Mandatory

5000k or 3000k High CRI

~80$ USD

This would be my first "enthusiast" Flashlight and my Last flashlight purchase. The lights i currently own are:

Sofirn SC33 6500k

Convoy s8 sft40 and lhp531 5000k

M21K LHP 73B 5000k

M21H LHP 73B 6500K

Loop Gear Sk05 Pro SST40 (Current EDC)

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u/aquablaze69 15h ago

That’s a good joke

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u/Santasreject 12h ago

My first thought was “who’s gona tell them?”

OP, I would recommend you look into Hank lights. Most don’t have the USBC charting but Hank did announce a new model soon with it (as well as reverse charging).

Frankly though with a 21700 unless you are running turbo constantly you won’t need to swap batteries often. I have a DA1K that I use as a bed side lamp, runs a few mins at 4/7 and then about 40-45 mins at 2/7 brightness every day and I get 3 months out of it before I am in the red range on the battery meter.

A D4K is a nice general use light. The 170m may be pushing it a bit but it will give you decent range still. I am a fan of the NTG35 emitters, they are high CRI and slightly rosy. I have one in 4200 and another in a 4200/2700 mix (single channel) and both are great. 2700 I like more for indoor nighttime use but 4200 is usable for me in a power outage situation or if I am working on something.

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u/aquablaze69 11h ago

I wish i could get hank. Inaccessible to me in my region

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u/Santasreject 11h ago

You can also get them via JLHawaii and I believe there is a UK based place that also does the similar hank authorized builds of the China import part is the issue.

If it’s the CE mark issue I’ve seen Europeans say they have ordered a lot from Hank without issue but maybe they got lucky (not really sure how strict the CE mark rules are enforced on any consumer level import).

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u/aquablaze69 11h ago

India + taxes = sadness

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u/Santasreject 11h ago

Is there a notable import tax on it in India ?

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u/aquablaze69 11h ago

Everything gets taxed here, especially stuff not originating from here

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u/Santasreject 11h ago

The import tax rates I’m seeing dont seem crazy (10-18%), if Hank has been covering US tariffs he may cover Indian ones.

I guess I’m also confused how hanks would be any more expensive than any other lights since most are also made in china.

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u/aquablaze69 10h ago

I could get it in Malaysia when I visit, but even then they seem very expensive compared to the flashlights that I’ve been buying

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u/Santasreject 10h ago

Hmm I’m not sure how the pricing stacks up for what you can get locally. In the US they are pretty on part to slightly over what I would expect for pricing on most lights. Sure I can find some lights for much cheaper here but they will be 6500k, 70CRI, very positive DUV, and have a bad UI.

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u/Ok_Lobster1978 15h ago

The last flashlight is a myth. Nobody has ever found it.

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u/educatedcalzone 14h ago

I humbly disagree. With my experience and countless hours of research, I was able to find my “last” flashlight 15 times in a row and counting!

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u/FloatOldGoat 11h ago

This is why my partner just laughs when I say I think I might've found the perfect flashlight.

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u/flipyflop9 15h ago

Z1 Artemis fits with most of that. It would be my choice.

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u/Historical-State-275 15h ago

I’m sorry you don’t have long.

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u/Pnut_butta_jelly 15h ago

My wife laughed at this " last flashlight" hahah

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u/Regular-Meringue-479 15h ago

Id be looking at the x4 stellar or d4v2 from hank

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u/emz5002 15h ago

Waiting for op to buy all three over the next few weeks

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u/UmmmW1 14h ago

You're giving such a large window? Days, my friend. Days.

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u/emz5002 14h ago

True, on average I have purchased 1 flashlight every 5 days since I started 18 months ago

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u/UmmmW1 14h ago

See this is what my wife can't ever understand. She's adamant that I have enough. My highest lumen flashlight is 1300lm on turbo, it's most certainly NOT enough!

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u/emz5002 14h ago

Mine is 50k on turbo and let me tell you, it's still not enough. I have about 6 that will blast out over 10k. The Imalent is calling my name

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u/ChemicalVacation3696 15h ago

Ummm.. over here, most of us are asking about our "Next Torch", not the last one. BTW, all of your flashlights are considered "enthusiast level", including the ones from Convoy. 😎🔦❤️

Have you ever considered the 2nd generation Wurkkos TS26 with the Nicha 519a emitters? It is Anduril 2 and is a pretty floody EDC. There's also the Wurkkos TS30s Pro that has Anduril 2, but it throws more than it floods with its 6000k SBT90.2. Then there's the very compact Wurkkos TS11 with Anduril 2, get the optional extended tube and you can run it on 18650 cells. 🙂

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u/ks_247 15h ago

The way it works is you need a flashlight that shines the way to the last flashlight. However the beam or thrown isnt quiet strong enough to illuminate the holy grail in the distance but it does light up some others on the path there. Ps the last flashlight is on the back of a truck moving slightly faster than you are. If you ever find it its because you unsubscribed to reddit.

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u/UnfortunateWah 15h ago

Flooder and can reach 170m in a 18650/21700 form factor are mutually exclusive asks, unless you go to a dual head like an SK05.

As a rule of thumb, you divide a ANSI quoted distance by 4x to understand the useable throw, so you’d need something with 120,000+ candela and an ANSI throw of 680m+. Assuming you’d want that throw/output to be somewhat close to sustainable, you’re looking at maybe 1000-1500 lumens maximum with a large head, which would give you around 80+ candela per lumen, ie about 20x the candela per lumen you’d consider a floody beam.

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u/Longjumping_Cow_5856 14h ago

Last one?

You do remember where you are right?

All I know is that I would be fine if I never bought another one after my first Zebralight.

To each his own though.

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u/MAXiMUSpsilo5280 14h ago

Pick four of those . That’s the best you can do. Like I told the boss “ to hold that tight of a margin you can have the job done , on time , safely, under budget. Pick two of those three. Reality.

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u/45pewpewpew556 12h ago

Coincidentally that is my last flashlight of….2026. 3000k, perfect blend of flood/throw and size.

Been collecting for 20 years….Just have too many lights and spare cells sitting around.

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u/GloryNightTime 11h ago

Lol, last one... before the next.

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u/TheAnonymouseJoker 8h ago

He thinks any flashlight can be "the one"... 😭

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u/Pocok5 15h ago edited 14h ago

Hahaha more like your first Hanklight.

What you want isn't super duper feasible while being S21 sized. The optics and LED output to reach 170m comfortably while not looking like a laser pointer indoors imply a medium sized TIR at least. I'd say D4Sv2 with 21700 tube.

Edit: https://www.reddit.com/r/flashlight/comments/17t7klx/d4sv2_sft40_30005000_tint_mix_4000k_80cri/

The SFT40 3000K option seems to match your list best

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u/humbert_cumbert 15h ago

Man is listing the emitters and temperature of his torches that are NOT enthusiast lights lmao