Why I Carry A Flashlight Every Day (+ Lumintop FWAA Review)

[@jeffgaboury3157]

Great review. This light is an amazing accomplishment. I have purchased different ones with different emitters now - warm, neutral and cool. Very slick and a very comprehensive UI. One of the first ones I had wouldn't go to turbo, but I was able to determine that the issue followed the head, by swapping it out with the second one and my seller (Neils Gadgets) sent me a replacement head and it fixed the problem immediately (awesome customer service, Neil). Every other example I've purchased (including one in titanium and another in copper) have worked flawlessly, right out of the box. Highly recommended.

[@nOObels1]

Where can one buy that fwaa? Here in Europe

[@The_beast_from_the_east.]

Nice. Just want to add for flashlight enthusiast the Emisar D4V2 Flashlight. My favorite is the green color with stainless steel bezel, raised version, RGB or amber switch and Nichia E21A 2700 kelvin high CRI led for photos at night. I enjoy doing photos or movies at night in my garden. The Nichia E21A 2700 kelvin Led is perfect.

[@MascaratumBLF]

Carrying 1 flashlight is nonsense 🤦🏻‍♂️ That's why I normally carry 7 or 8 on me/my backpack 😜 Great video once again! And I'm a fan of the FWAA as well 🔦

[@TobisTings]

Well, there was a time for me when this wasn't too far off from being true for me 😁. Thanks for watching! :)

[@simoneatough6391]

Love my FWAA. Only downside is not being able to use NiMH batteries. Otherwise the olight universal charger is a great cheap option for charging on the go. keeping i

[@TobisTings]

Yeah I would also love it if it were capable of running on NiMH. I would rarely use it but still enjoy having it as an option. Is there an olight charger that can charge 14500/18650 batteries? I only know their magnetic charging cables. Would be interesting!

[@simoneatough6391]

@@TobisTings it's a small magnetic one. USB on one end, and then splits to a Y with 2 magnetic pads. Will charge NiMH and liion.

[@DONK0]

I got a fwaa in copper today, i love it!

[@corentinleberre5729]

Great video, just bought mine in stonewashed with nichia 219c in 4K too (I wanted the sandblasted like yours but unavailable...) I’ve got the fw3s but it’s pretty big, I think this one will be perfect for edc 👍.

[@BlackDragonWitheHawk]

I'd argue that a light like the Nitecore TIP, with rechargable battery pack is the way to go today: 1. there are enough sources of power to recharge it in modern society, a small goal zero solar cell and powerbank is arround 100.- CHF, so also recharging outdoors is possible. 2. Batterys are nasty and one way products, better to have a thing that can be recharged often... My point might change if you use rechargable batteries.

[@swe_nurse8121]

I almost never see anyone using primary cells among flashlight enthusiasts, they (we) are always running rechargeable cells. Even the Surefire crowd warms up to rechargeables. When integrated batteries are spent (done with their cycles) they are as bad as primary cells, they need to be disposed of and usually that means disposing of the entire flashlight as well. On a side note, flashlights like the TIP can't be compared to a flashlight like the FWAA, they are completely different tools with different applications.

[@TobisTings]

Thanks, I like the Tip and I used its little brother , the Tini2, for the majority of this summer. Great lights indeed! The Lumintop runs on rechargeable batteries only. There are no non-rechargeable lithium ion batteries as far as I am aware. But unlike the Nitecore, you have to take the battery out of the to rechagre it. Integrated charging is always a nice addition, but I don't really mind it either way. I prefer the style and versatility of the FWAA for now, but I am sure that I will switch back to the Nitecore ever so often. Both are great lights for EDC imo! :)

[@BlackDragonWitheHawk]

@@swe_nurse8121 that are valid points to consider. I think a system with removeable, rechargeable powercells that could be charged without taking them out, but changed if broken would be my prefered way 🤔

[@BlackDragonWitheHawk]

@@TobisTings hm... I commented before watching the full video... Are there usb chargeable lithium ion batteries? 🤔 (what I like about the TIP for example, is that I could technicaly charge it with my large powerbank, as it uses a micro USB port to charge, or put it on a simple, small goal zero solar cell... wheter those options are practical, I don't realy know...) If there is a chargestation that can be used with powerbanks or small scale solar cells etc (preferably usb micro or c) 🤔

[@swe_nurse8121]

@@BlackDragonWitheHawk Plenty of lights that does that, including almost the entire Olight range (although most of them use a magnetic charger). The benefits of using a flashlight with inherent charging capability should not be underestimated but you also pay for that ability in the form of a larger light with more complexity. Sure, if you only want one flashlight that might work ok. But a dedicated charger will always result in more flexibility and a greater amount of control. Modern chargers are affordable and offer a lot more than just simple charging, including battery health and monitoring.

[@veer7948]

Hey! Wanted to ask if you have any experience with traditional Key etuis/puchs, and if so if you can recommend some.. I have gotten in to all key related lately and i dont simply want to buy a key puch from tommy hilfiger or so. I want something special.. i think u know what i mean ^^. Greetings from the Lüneburger Heide :P

[@westsenkovec]

How does titanium compare to aluminum? Do you have anything to compare it to? The output should be lower with increased heating but by how much?

[@nOObels1]

I want something lime this, rechargeable batteries included would be nice and would needs to be titanium. Just getting into flashlights and there is so muchh stuff haha

[@toddbaker64]

I bought a Lion Steel Jack 3 after watching your Fall EDC video. BladeHQ had one for for $150.00 and it's an awesome knife! Guess I'll start looking for the Lumintop now. lol I enjoy your videos, hope you keep making them.

[@TobisTings]

150USD is a steal for the Jack 3! Glad you like it as well. I hope Lionsteel will continue to go down the modern-traditional route. Thanks for watching!

[@just_nate_8694]

I have a titanium fwaa with modded 3000k LEDs and another aluminum one modded with 2700k LEDs..they are my babies!

[@bernardtan1]

FWAA is a good size but since it can only use 14500 battery I just got the FW3A instead since I use an Olight i3T for EDC. i3T is smaller than FWAA & can take an Eneloop, Alkaline, & 10440 lithium ion. 180 max lumens is enough for my EDC needs. (Update: my Lumintop FW3A suddenly died after 40 days, I later found out it has no reverse polarity protection as in most compact Lumintop flashlights including FWAA, if you mistakenly insert a battery in the wrong direction then that's it ..GAME OVER)

[@brus82]

First time viewing your video! Very nice, well made clip and thanks for review!

[@Jaezxc69]

Check Wurkkos TS10. Better in my opinion. Love it, my current favorite light. Also, flashlight is a great self defense tool.

[@chjos]

Danke für das tolle Video, wo hast Du die Lumintop gekauft?

[@bonghungk7544]

Personally It’s too big for a pocket light. I definitely don’t need such a high output too. I carry my Jetbeam mini one with me everywhere.

[@drogadepc]

I once went to a wedding in a house and when I wanted to go back home I decided to call an Uber (I don't drive and I didn't have a anyone to offer me a ride) and went to the huge area that serves as a parking lot. It was pretty dark, so I decided to turn on my Armytek A1 (old model) and even on turbo (500 lumens) I could barely see anything. Luckily, it didn't take me too long to find the gate, which was open and there was a lamp post on the outside. So, imo, those pocket-sized flashlights are only good when you use them indoors.

[@bonghungk7544]

@@drogadepc there’s people on KZbin using these small pocket lights out for a hike or walking their dogs in the woods in complete darkness with ease. These key chain lights give the right balance of enough to see around you but doesn’t make your eyes blind to the ambient light. You’d be amazed how much you can see after a few minutes when your eyes adjusts to become night vision. In fact soldiers in dark places before night vision devices intentionally didn’t use lights so not to destroy their night vision and of course not to give out their position to be shot at. So having so much light limits what you overall can really see like in this video it becomes like a tunnel vision. Thanks for sharing your light story and glad you made it home after the wedding you attended. A light is a light right? It doesn’t have to be the latest or greatest and keep enjoy using your light. I’m still using my Jetbeam mini one pocket light and after one I still appreciate it for many dark situations. Heck I even use it for camping 🏕.

[@ljekatt]

Thanks for yet another great video! :)

[@TobisTings]

Thanks, I appreciate it! Thanks for watching!

[@Valery.D.Y.]

Hello. can you help me? try, is it possible to unfold the clip on this lantern? nowhere on the net is there such information ...

[@sciencestuff699]

You can entirely remove the clip, if you want or you can also flip it to the other side, to the head of the light, so that it stands to the other direction.

[@Dycdom]

Good review man. Thanks

[@caiqueluan6186]

Like,ótimo vídeo, eu já queria uma depois do seu vídeo tenho certeza que preciso de uma dessas.

[@MarkN67]

Another really interesting video, thank you.

[@TobisTings]

Cheers! :)

[@benbraceletspurple9108]

Still low with runtime

[@urbandadcarry]

Unreal intro!! "I don't care if you buy it or not" lol, I should start saying that.. 😂 Even worse, I have an unhealthy love for ti, cu AND br. 😅

[@ivanburkart2543]

What a nice video again! Im looking from Italy and really enjoy your content 👍 I have the lumintop tool AA for everyday use and the lumintop GT for the car. Check them out of you want. They are great!

[@TobisTings]

Great lights as well! I got the Tool AAA (in Titanium of course). Love Lumintop. Great lights and fair prices.

[@konradk.2898]

Lumintop makes good flashlights for price 😉

[@TobisTings]

Absolutely!

[@palmsofdestin1]

It is many good!

[@haroldbaker5051]

I away carry a larger flashlight in my backpack, AA in my pocket.

[@Thrael72008]

Carrying the FWAA as EDC? I wanted this flashlight but I passed on it and got the D4v2 instead. Turbo is hardly useable and it gets too hot in general. I might get it as a must have collectors item... Still, I wouldn't rely on it as EDC. I consider this pocket rocket a toy/gadget. I carry a 16340 and use my 18650/21700 lights for work or outdoors activities.