NEXTORCH P81 Ultra-Bright Duty Flashlight - 3700 Lumens

This NEXTORCH P81 Rechargeable Flashlight has a maximum of 3000 Lumens. The front bezel has ceramic beads for glass breaking emergencies. I like that it has a dedicated strobe button. You don't need to fumble around with the main button to activate the strobe. The main button works as a momentary on switch and also doubles as the mode changing button. This light is bright at the 3000 lumen setting. It cycles between the mid-600 lumens, low-36 lumens, and high-3000 lumens. This light is bigger than my other lights, with a bigger battery. It's not a pocket light. It weighs 8.8 ounces on my kitchen scale. Twisting the head reveals the USB-C charging port. There are 4 blue LED lights to indicate the battery level. I feel that a tail switch would make it even better. Other than that, I am happy with it.Approximate Dimensions:Length: 6-1/4 inches.Head Diameter: 1-3/8 inches.Tail Diameter: 1-1/8 inches.

This NEXTORCH P81 Rechargeable Flashlight has a maximum of 3000 Lumens. The front bezel has ceramic beads for glass breaking emergencies. I like that it has a dedicated strobe button. You don't need to fumble around with the main button to activate the strobe. The main button works as a momentary on switch and also doubles as the mode changing button. This light is bright at the 3000 lumen setting. It cycles between the mid-600 lumens, low-36 lumens, and high-3000 lumens. This light is bigger than my other lights, with a bigger battery. It's not a pocket light. It weighs 8.8 ounces on my kitchen scale. Twisting the head reveals the USB-C charging port. There are 4 blue LED lights to indicate the battery level. I feel that a tail switch would make it even better. Other than that, I am happy with it.Approximate Dimensions:Length: 6-1/4 inches.Head Diameter: 1-3/8 inches.Tail Diameter: 1-1/8 inches.

This NEXTORCH P81 Rechargeable Flashlight has a maximum of 3000 Lumens. The front bezel has ceramic beads for glass breaking emergencies. I like that it has a dedicated strobe button. You don't need to fumble around with the main button to activate the strobe. The main button works as a momentary on switch and also doubles as the mode changing button. This light is bright at the 3000 lumen setting. It cycles between the mid-600 lumens, low-36 lumens, and high-3000 lumens. This light is bigger than my other lights, with a bigger battery. It's not a pocket light. It weighs 8.8 ounces on my kitchen scale. Twisting the head reveals the USB-C charging port. There are 4 blue LED lights to indicate the battery level. I feel that a tail switch would make it even better. Other than that, I am happy with it.Approximate Dimensions:Length: 6-1/4 inches.Head Diameter: 1-3/8 inches.Tail Diameter: 1-1/8 inches.

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This is an extremely well designed flashlight. I generally prefer flashlights with a tactical switch (no, no because they're "tacti-cool", it's because you can always find the switch on the tail without looking), but this one's switch buttons are raised enough they're easy to find.It's plenty bright, brighter than you'll generally need on turbo. The larger switch can be used as a momentary on when slightly pressed, or steady on. Once fully on a slight press of the button cycles through the various brightness options. And, in a stroke of genius (OK, maybe not genius, but well executed), the smaller button turns on the strobe option. Most flashlights user interface have only one button and you have to cycle through the various modes, including strobe. Nice touch.The battery is a beast. All of my other torches use 18650 batteries with a maximum capacity of around 3600 mAh. This uses a 4800 mAh 21700 battery, which should provide about a third more runtime. Thumbs up.The lens reflector is done in what is known as "orange peel", rather than smooth. It provides a slightly more floodlight-like illumination, rather than spotlight.Last, the charging port is cleverly concealed underneath the top portion of the light. Unscrew it and the USB-C port is revealed. It should be much more water resistant than the standard little rubber flaps other lights use. And, USB-C! I really wish everybody would make the transition, it's truly superior to Micro-USB.I know, it sounds like I'm gushing a bit, but it really is a great light. For reference, I have at least 15 others, so I have a pretty good sample size to compare it to. It's that great. If there's any downside, well, it isn't really pocket size. Jacket pocket perhaps.Highly recommended!

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This is an extremely well designed flashlight. I generally prefer flashlights with a tactical switch (no, no because they're "tacti-cool", it's because you can always find the switch on the tail without looking), but this one's switch buttons are raised enough they're easy to find.It's plenty bright, brighter than you'll generally need on turbo. The larger switch can be used as a momentary on when slightly pressed, or steady on. Once fully on a slight press of the button cycles through the various brightness options. And, in a stroke of genius (OK, maybe not genius, but well executed), the smaller button turns on the strobe option. Most flashlights user interface have only one button and you have to cycle through the various modes, including strobe. Nice touch.The battery is a beast. All of my other torches use 18650 batteries with a maximum capacity of around 3600 mAh. This uses a 4800 mAh 21700 battery, which should provide about a third more runtime. Thumbs up.The lens reflector is done in what is known as "orange peel", rather than smooth. It provides a slightly more floodlight-like illumination, rather than spotlight.Last, the charging port is cleverly concealed underneath the top portion of the light. Unscrew it and the USB-C port is revealed. It should be much more water resistant than the standard little rubber flaps other lights use. And, USB-C! I really wish everybody would make the transition, it's truly superior to Micro-USB.I know, it sounds like I'm gushing a bit, but it really is a great light. For reference, I have at least 15 others, so I have a pretty good sample size to compare it to. It's that great. If there's any downside, well, it isn't really pocket size. Jacket pocket perhaps.Highly recommended!

This is a pretty nice flashlight and I was surprised and the heft and quality of the light. It feels VERY solid in the hand. It also has strike tips on the front that are meant for breaking glass (I haven't tested this). It could also probably be used for self-defense (also un-tested), although it wouldn't be my first choice due to the size of the light and the proximity one would need to be for this to be effective.I have a few Wuben C3 flashlights and this one is a little bigger than those (see pic). This is also 3000 lumens on high vs 1200 lumens for the Wuben.The flashlight arrived fully charged and it's pretty bright on high. One thing I don't particularly like is that it always starts on medium power. I would prefer if the light remembered it's last setting like the Wuben does. When you push the button, if you don't fully push it (to the click), it will be on high power, though you have to hold the button half-pressed. Once you finally push the button fully until it clicks on, it will be on medium. You can cycle the modes from medium --> low --> high with half-clicks. Another full press and the light is off. There is a smaller button above the main button that does a strobe mode on high power.Another thing I don't care for is that the instructions don't really say anything about the 4 status LED's on the side. According to the product description, the 4 blue lights show the battery level. However, on mine, it's always red when the light is on (despite plugging it in for several hours and having it be 4 solid blue lights, indicating a full charge.Overall, this is a pretty nice, bright and hefty flashlight, but it has some small quirks that keep me from giving it 5 stars.

This is a pretty nice flashlight and I was surprised and the heft and quality of the light. It feels VERY solid in the hand. It also has strike tips on the front that are meant for breaking glass (I haven't tested this). It could also probably be used for self-defense (also un-tested), although it wouldn't be my first choice due to the size of the light and the proximity one would need to be for this to be effective.I have a few Wuben C3 flashlights and this one is a little bigger than those (see pic). This is also 3000 lumens on high vs 1200 lumens for the Wuben.The flashlight arrived fully charged and it's pretty bright on high. One thing I don't particularly like is that it always starts on medium power. I would prefer if the light remembered it's last setting like the Wuben does. When you push the button, if you don't fully push it (to the click), it will be on high power, though you have to hold the button half-pressed. Once you finally push the button fully until it clicks on, it will be on medium. You can cycle the modes from medium --> low --> high with half-clicks. Another full press and the light is off. There is a smaller button above the main button that does a strobe mode on high power.Another thing I don't care for is that the instructions don't really say anything about the 4 status LED's on the side. According to the product description, the 4 blue lights show the battery level. However, on mine, it's always red when the light is on (despite plugging it in for several hours and having it be 4 solid blue lights, indicating a full charge.Overall, this is a pretty nice, bright and hefty flashlight, but it has some small quirks that keep me from giving it 5 stars.

This is a pretty nice flashlight and I was surprised and the heft and quality of the light. It feels VERY solid in the hand. It also has strike tips on the front that are meant for breaking glass (I haven't tested this). It could also probably be used for self-defense (also un-tested), although it wouldn't be my first choice due to the size of the light and the proximity one would need to be for this to be effective.I have a few Wuben C3 flashlights and this one is a little bigger than those (see pic). This is also 3000 lumens on high vs 1200 lumens for the Wuben.The flashlight arrived fully charged and it's pretty bright on high. One thing I don't particularly like is that it always starts on medium power. I would prefer if the light remembered it's last setting like the Wuben does. When you push the button, if you don't fully push it (to the click), it will be on high power, though you have to hold the button half-pressed. Once you finally push the button fully until it clicks on, it will be on medium. You can cycle the modes from medium --> low --> high with half-clicks. Another full press and the light is off. There is a smaller button above the main button that does a strobe mode on high power.Another thing I don't care for is that the instructions don't really say anything about the 4 status LED's on the side. According to the product description, the 4 blue lights show the battery level. However, on mine, it's always red when the light is on (despite plugging it in for several hours and having it be 4 solid blue lights, indicating a full charge.Overall, this is a pretty nice, bright and hefty flashlight, but it has some small quirks that keep me from giving it 5 stars.

So, I have a definite thing for flashlights- my wife would say 'obsession with,' but I disagree- though I'm quite comfortable in the dark, I like being able to actually see things and tend to have at least 2 of some form or another with me at most times. So of course I wanted to check this one out- and I was very happy with it.FIrst off, this is not going to be something you're going to carry around in your pocket (unless you have very large pockets)- it's solidly smaller than a D-cell Maglight, but it's certainly not a pen light as well. It's about 6 inches long and uses a rechargeable battery that dwarfs a AA (as you can see from the picture)- but it also puts out a LOT of light on the highest setting.One of the more unique features that I found was the charging jack- you have to unscrew the top portion of the flashlight to expose the charging port, which I thought was a really smart way to handle it since it allow several gaskets to be in place to keep water out of the charging port. It's WAY better than a little rubber flap like most use. The flashlight overall looks to be sealed really well- the buttons are rubber and anyplace you'd open it up are well gasketed.Speaking of the buttons- there are two: one to turn it on and off/switch brightnesses, and another to engage the strobe mode. There isn't any kind of 'memory' that I can tell regarding what brightness it will turn on at- it always seems to come on at the 2nd-highest brightness. This can be good or bad- I would have preferred having it remember what brightness I'd been using, but it's a minor quibble.I really like that it included and uses a removable/replaceable battery- a 21700, 4800mAh Lithium Ion battery, which should power the flashlight for a good while. I really like it though because it means that you can have another one charged up and ready to swap out so if you DO run the battery down, you can keep using the flashlight instead of having to wait while you recharge it.You can see how bright it is at full power in the photos- one has it off, the other has it on full.I was really happy with this flashlight, and am probably going to be picking up another battery (or two) and keeping this in my emergency supplies so I've got a enough for a night's worth of light if needed. It isn't the cheapest flashlight in the 3,000-lumen range, but it is very solidly built and I would say is worth the money.

So, I have a definite thing for flashlights- my wife would say 'obsession with,' but I disagree- though I'm quite comfortable in the dark, I like being able to actually see things and tend to have at least 2 of some form or another with me at most times. So of course I wanted to check this one out- and I was very happy with it.FIrst off, this is not going to be something you're going to carry around in your pocket (unless you have very large pockets)- it's solidly smaller than a D-cell Maglight, but it's certainly not a pen light as well. It's about 6 inches long and uses a rechargeable battery that dwarfs a AA (as you can see from the picture)- but it also puts out a LOT of light on the highest setting.One of the more unique features that I found was the charging jack- you have to unscrew the top portion of the flashlight to expose the charging port, which I thought was a really smart way to handle it since it allow several gaskets to be in place to keep water out of the charging port. It's WAY better than a little rubber flap like most use. The flashlight overall looks to be sealed really well- the buttons are rubber and anyplace you'd open it up are well gasketed.Speaking of the buttons- there are two: one to turn it on and off/switch brightnesses, and another to engage the strobe mode. There isn't any kind of 'memory' that I can tell regarding what brightness it will turn on at- it always seems to come on at the 2nd-highest brightness. This can be good or bad- I would have preferred having it remember what brightness I'd been using, but it's a minor quibble.I really like that it included and uses a removable/replaceable battery- a 21700, 4800mAh Lithium Ion battery, which should power the flashlight for a good while. I really like it though because it means that you can have another one charged up and ready to swap out so if you DO run the battery down, you can keep using the flashlight instead of having to wait while you recharge it.You can see how bright it is at full power in the photos- one has it off, the other has it on full.I was really happy with this flashlight, and am probably going to be picking up another battery (or two) and keeping this in my emergency supplies so I've got a enough for a night's worth of light if needed. It isn't the cheapest flashlight in the 3,000-lumen range, but it is very solidly built and I would say is worth the money.

So, I have a definite thing for flashlights- my wife would say 'obsession with,' but I disagree- though I'm quite comfortable in the dark, I like being able to actually see things and tend to have at least 2 of some form or another with me at most times. So of course I wanted to check this one out- and I was very happy with it.FIrst off, this is not going to be something you're going to carry around in your pocket (unless you have very large pockets)- it's solidly smaller than a D-cell Maglight, but it's certainly not a pen light as well. It's about 6 inches long and uses a rechargeable battery that dwarfs a AA (as you can see from the picture)- but it also puts out a LOT of light on the highest setting.One of the more unique features that I found was the charging jack- you have to unscrew the top portion of the flashlight to expose the charging port, which I thought was a really smart way to handle it since it allow several gaskets to be in place to keep water out of the charging port. It's WAY better than a little rubber flap like most use. The flashlight overall looks to be sealed really well- the buttons are rubber and anyplace you'd open it up are well gasketed.Speaking of the buttons- there are two: one to turn it on and off/switch brightnesses, and another to engage the strobe mode. There isn't any kind of 'memory' that I can tell regarding what brightness it will turn on at- it always seems to come on at the 2nd-highest brightness. This can be good or bad- I would have preferred having it remember what brightness I'd been using, but it's a minor quibble.I really like that it included and uses a removable/replaceable battery- a 21700, 4800mAh Lithium Ion battery, which should power the flashlight for a good while. I really like it though because it means that you can have another one charged up and ready to swap out so if you DO run the battery down, you can keep using the flashlight instead of having to wait while you recharge it.You can see how bright it is at full power in the photos- one has it off, the other has it on full.I was really happy with this flashlight, and am probably going to be picking up another battery (or two) and keeping this in my emergency supplies so I've got a enough for a night's worth of light if needed. It isn't the cheapest flashlight in the 3,000-lumen range, but it is very solidly built and I would say is worth the money.

This is a very bright flashlight with a beam that fills a big area nearby with a light that is white, but with just a bit of a yellow tone. It is also another tool at the same time. The case and especially the head is very strong, and it can act like a club. The description says it can break auto glass, and it feels like it should. This could be a good defensive weapon, and I am sure it could help in some situations like breaking through auto glass in an emergency, but it is a bit small to be an effective weapon. The leverage just wouldn’t be there. The flashlight functions all work great and are very handy. There are two control buttons, the top one goes to instant strobe. The only problem with that is I am never in a situation where I need a strobe. I haven’t really found a good use for a strobe yet, except to get a headache. So, I just skip using the upper button. A short push of the main button cycles the light through different brightness levels and then if you press down until it clicks, it turns off. This isn’t a bad design, plus with this control, you don’t have to be bothered by the strobe. The battery is rechargeable (you unscrew the head until the USB-C port is exposed) and there is a battery charge level meter. Both are key features for me for a modern flashlight. It recharges using a standard USB-C power cord and adapter. It doesn’t have the ability to zoom, so you get one beam setting. It is a light range that lights more of a nearby area, so it serves well in most situations. This is a compact, durable, and bright flashlight with lots of good technology. It does a nice job.