Thanks for doing this comparison. I have the ti antman and I was pretty sure they were the same thing but like the l2 form factor a little better. Seems a bit more pocketable without the super aggressive knurling. Also like the metal button. Tempted to get one as I usually like carrying some kind of pocket thrower for dark alleys around the city. I especially like the white one. Currently carrying a Cloud Defensive MCH HC full size. It's a little larger but a good compromise between LEP and regular light while being a little more usable. Great little thrower. Have it set to 100%/10%, no memory. Was previously carrying the ti antman in it's place. Both still really shine outdoors but the CD is still useful inside on the lower setting. Generally too intense on high @ ~80kcd. I also carry a smaller light or two for more up close and low light tasks.
Agreed with the aggressive knurlings on the Antman. Metal button does look better. Unfortunately I think the white one is oos. I don't have any CD (yet), but I have a few other "budget" led throwers. While LEP is def more fun, LED throwers are prolly more practical with some spills. Thanks for watching. I still have quite a lineup in queue, which you might be interested in (:
@@urbandadcarry yea the tactical lights generally aren't too uncommon among the edc crowd but I had an itch for a high quality, ideally USA made "tactical" light. Decent deals can be found and they really aren't too expensive when compared to other USA made options. The full size I got even has a pretty nice CCT.. the HC are supposed to be on the cooler side and my micro one is, but I guess I lucked out by ending up with ~4500k in my full size one. But back to the antman/l2.. I also just like the metal button for longevity sake. I have a couple older lights with rubber boots that have worn down quite a bit. Yea, the white was oos las time I checked. I like other options too but seeing as its the same thing as the antman, it's a tough buy. Slightly More expensive too. IIRC I paid about 100 for the antman during the summer sale a few years ago. Have other LEPs around too. Overall most practical is probably the skylumen mini. From what I can tell, these are pretty rare with only one or two small batches out there. Got mine secondhand. Then I also have a ti thor2v1 that I bought during a closeout sale after the v2 came out. This one really packs the LEP wow factor but the big head makes it suck to carry around.
I gotta check out them Clouds one of these days.. Yep, def. no torn out switch! I was intrigued by the Thor mini too, but prefer tail switch over side switch. Other worth mentioning: Thor V, dig the design but kinda pricey. "Budget" option: Astrolux WP4 / Mateminco FW2 Tactical options: Weltool W3 & JetBeam RRT-M2S seem interesting btw, are you on Instagram?
@@urbandadcarry I checked out the mini but it just seems like a less ideal version of the antman.. No clip, side switch, fatter in the pocket, same output, and I've heard a kind of shitty UI. The Fenix LEPs seem pretty solid.. I forget the models off the top of my head but the older 1200m one seems pretty similar to the Skylumen. Just a straight foward, 3 level 1200m 21700 light. 1200m definitely has the WOW factor while having a quick enough spread to be somewhat useful. I'd recommend looking for a ~1800m+ of you really want that crazy tight beam though. Thor2 throws like that but honestly I haven't found much use for it other than some occasional fun on the balcony lol. The clouds definitely grew on me since I first came across a while back them but I'm glad I picked up a couple. They feel more serious and more like a tool than pretty much anything else in my collection. You can find good deals on the mis-matched "moonshine" and occasionally blem models. I'd just at least make sure I was getting one of the programmable, or at least dual output models. Nah I'm not really active on IG. Just never been too into it. I'm in a couple of the flashlight FB groups though.
"Occasional fun on the balcony" LOL You must be the "fun" neighbor everyone's talking about 😂 IG is just a personal "playground" for me, to post whatever without being judged ;p
I thought it was mix & match flashlight parts when I first saw it on your IG.
They do make a nice lego, gotta catch 'em all ;p
Thanks for doing this comparison. I have the ti antman and I was pretty sure they were the same thing but like the l2 form factor a little better. Seems a bit more pocketable without the super aggressive knurling. Also like the metal button. Tempted to get one as I usually like carrying some kind of pocket thrower for dark alleys around the city. I especially like the white one.
Currently carrying a Cloud Defensive MCH HC full size. It's a little larger but a good compromise between LEP and regular light while being a little more usable. Great little thrower. Have it set to 100%/10%, no memory. Was previously carrying the ti antman in it's place. Both still really shine outdoors but the CD is still useful inside on the lower setting. Generally too intense on high @ ~80kcd. I also carry a smaller light or two for more up close and low light tasks.
Agreed with the aggressive knurlings on the Antman. Metal button does look better. Unfortunately I think the white one is oos. I don't have any CD (yet), but I have a few other "budget" led throwers. While LEP is def more fun, LED throwers are prolly more practical with some spills. Thanks for watching. I still have quite a lineup in queue, which you might be interested in (:
@@urbandadcarry yea the tactical lights generally aren't too uncommon among the edc crowd but I had an itch for a high quality, ideally USA made "tactical" light. Decent deals can be found and they really aren't too expensive when compared to other USA made options. The full size I got even has a pretty nice CCT.. the HC are supposed to be on the cooler side and my micro one is, but I guess I lucked out by ending up with ~4500k in my full size one.
But back to the antman/l2.. I also just like the metal button for longevity sake. I have a couple older lights with rubber boots that have worn down quite a bit. Yea, the white was oos las time I checked. I like other options too but seeing as its the same thing as the antman, it's a tough buy. Slightly More expensive too. IIRC I paid about 100 for the antman during the summer sale a few years ago. Have other LEPs around too. Overall most practical is probably the skylumen mini. From what I can tell, these are pretty rare with only one or two small batches out there. Got mine secondhand. Then I also have a ti thor2v1 that I bought during a closeout sale after the v2 came out. This one really packs the LEP wow factor but the big head makes it suck to carry around.
I gotta check out them Clouds one of these days..
Yep, def. no torn out switch! I was intrigued by the Thor mini too, but prefer tail switch over side switch.
Other worth mentioning: Thor V, dig the design but kinda pricey.
"Budget" option: Astrolux WP4 / Mateminco FW2
Tactical options: Weltool W3 & JetBeam RRT-M2S seem interesting
btw, are you on Instagram?
@@urbandadcarry I checked out the mini but it just seems like a less ideal version of the antman.. No clip, side switch, fatter in the pocket, same output, and I've heard a kind of shitty UI. The Fenix LEPs seem pretty solid.. I forget the models off the top of my head but the older 1200m one seems pretty similar to the Skylumen. Just a straight foward, 3 level 1200m 21700 light. 1200m definitely has the WOW factor while having a quick enough spread to be somewhat useful. I'd recommend looking for a ~1800m+ of you really want that crazy tight beam though. Thor2 throws like that but honestly I haven't found much use for it other than some occasional fun on the balcony lol.
The clouds definitely grew on me since I first came across a while back them but I'm glad I picked up a couple. They feel more serious and more like a tool than pretty much anything else in my collection. You can find good deals on the mis-matched "moonshine" and occasionally blem models. I'd just at least make sure I was getting one of the programmable, or at least dual output models.
Nah I'm not really active on IG. Just never been too into it. I'm in a couple of the flashlight FB groups though.
"Occasional fun on the balcony" LOL You must be the "fun" neighbor everyone's talking about 😂
IG is just a personal "playground" for me, to post whatever without being judged ;p