**Price Range**: Located in Canada, $150CAD (~$110USD), but willing to spend a little more if it’s worth it
**Purpose**: Everyday work flashlight. I work onboard a ship for ~half the year. It **does not** need to be intrinsically safe
**Battery Type & Quantity**: As long as it can last through a couple 12 work days of moderate use, and is rechargeable. Don’t wanna deal with AAs anymore
**Size**: No longer than ~16cm. Needs to be able to fit in my work pants
**Type**: Just a “normal” straight flashlight. No right angles. A magnetic base might be handy, but is a pretty low priority
**Main Use**: For use onboard ships, in their engine room and machinery spaces. Needs to be waterproof and durable, able to withstand drops onto steel from moderate heights (ie being dropped in the bilge). Again, it does not need to be intrinsically safe. Will be used while inspecting machinery and performing maintenance on them. Also used while walking around the exterior of the ship at night. A nightlight feature would be nice to have, but again, not required.
**Anything Else?**: I’m hoping to upgrade from [my Pelican 3315.](https://www.pelican.com/us/en/product/flashlights/3315/) It’s incredibly durable, but it’s far from the brightest and want something better.
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By waterproof do you need a light than can be submerged for hours? Or just dropped in some water occasionally.
Because most enthusiast lights will handle shirt term submersion. And potentially for 30 minutes or so. But I wouldn’t trust a light under water for a long time if it’s not a dive light.
Assuming you don’t need continuous underwater use, the acebeam e75 is probably the best edc flashlight available, water resistant, built in charging, great light, high color accuracy, pitted electronics protects against drops, magnetic base and a low setting that lasts about 26 days continuous.
Good for using while wearing gloves (tailswitch) or a side switch which makes a magnet an option?
May I suggest a Noctigon KR1 with SBT90.2 emitter? It won’t hold up to being deep underwater for hours but the potential output from a pocket light is unmatched.
If somebody knows of a light that can outclass it, I’d love to know please.
Armytek Partner C2 Warm or Armytek Prime C2 Pro warm.
Go for Partner C2 warm if you are after tail switch and defined hotspot in the center of the beam. If you ever plan to use CR123 this can run on those as well.
Go for Prime C2 pro warm if you don’t need a tail switch, and look for something with a flood(wider and more even brightness, but at a cost of a slightly shorter range).
If you need the light to be properly submerged on regular basis rather than occasional oopsie, consider diving light from Sofirn/Wurkkos
I was a Mate for 10 years on tankers and an ABS Surveyor for 17 and I would have loved a magnetic tail cap back then. To be able to set it down without having to worry about it rolling away from the vessel’s motion or vibration would be awesome.
For a nice, simple light, maybe a zebralight? They’re tough, water resistant, efficient. They need external battery chargers—but you could carry extra cells if you won’t have access to external power.