EDC Lighting Tools: Flashlights For Everyday Carry
Check out the latest EDC lighting tools featured in EDC Buyer’s Guide Winter, 2020. Whether you’ve dropped your phone in a darkened movie theater or are trying to find a way out of an unlit alleyway in the dead of night, flashlights of any size will be a welcome tool to employ. Situations like this, and many others, are why a compact flashlight should be a part of everyone’s EDC kit.
In this edition of Illuminated, we look at keychain-borne mini flashlights. They are unobtrusive when hanging on your keys but can give you just enough light when you need it the most. Be prepared for any eventuality with one or more of these handy flashlights.
1. RovyVon Aurora A1 Polyamide EDC
- Max lumens: 550
- Max runtime: 2 hr., 30 mins.
- Length: 2.16 in.
- Weight: 0.416 oz.
MSRP: $27
rovyvon.com
2. Prometheus Lights Solid Copper Beta QRv2
- Max lumens: 90
- Length: 2.95 in.
- Weight: 2 oz.
MSRP: $79 darksucks.com
3. Nite Ize Radiant Squeeze Light
- Max lumens: 4.2
- Max runtime: 10 hrs.
- Length: 1.13 in.
- Weight: 0.35 oz.
MSRP: $5
niteize.com
4. Pelican 1810 Keychain Light
- Max lumens: 16
- Max runtime: 8 hrs. 30 mins.
- Length: 1.5 in.
- Weight: 0.5 oz.
MSRP: $12.50
pelican.com
5. ThruNite Ti3 V2
- Max lumens: 130
- Max runtime: 120 hrs.
- Length: 2.75 in.
- Weight: 0.42 oz.
MSRP: $16
thrunite.com
5. Olight i1R EOS
- Max lumens: 130
- Max runtime: 7 hrs.
- Length: 1.61 in.
- Weight: 0.42 oz.
MSRP: $17
olightstore.com
6. MecArmy X3S
- Max lumens: 130
- Max runtime: 6 hrs.
- Length: 1.83 in.
- Weight: 0.63 oz.
MSRP: $37
mecarmy.com
7. Klarus EDC Light Mi2
- Max lumens: 40
- Length: 2.19 in.
- Weight: 0.32 oz.
MSRP: $10
klaruslight.com
8. Nitecore Tini Cu
- Max lumens: 380
- Max runtime: 60 hrs.
- Length: 1.7 in.
- Weight: 0.47 oz.
MSRP: $32
nitecorestore.com
Editor’s note: A version of this article first appeared in the EDC Buyer’s Guide Winter, 2020 print issue of American Survival Guide.