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Dropped $300 on a tactical flashlight. Battery died in 20 minutes.
Bought this fancy SureFire thing for night hikes. First real use in the woods near Ashland and it dimmed out fast. Anyone else get burned by gear that looks tough but fails when you need it?
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alicea2614d ago
Used to think expensive flashlights were just paying for the name but a buddy let me borrow his Fenix for a week and it ran strong through three nights of trail marking. Changed my mind on cheap gear after that, some brands really do earn the price tag with actual reliability. Now I keep a Fenix in my pack and a cheap backup in the car but never trust the cheap one for anything serious. That Ashland trip must have been sketchy going dark like that.
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river_rivera4526d ago
Actually that 20 minute runtime is a red flag for a real SureFire. Sounds like you might have gotten a knockoff or a counterfeit. The real ones are supposed to last way longer, like an hour or two on high. I'd double check the markings and see if the serial number matches up on their website. Plus, those batteries need to be fresh lithium CR123As, not old ones from a drawer. If it really is genuine, you can send it back to SureFire for a warranty fix. They're usually pretty good about that sort of thing.
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