Selfbuilt's Flashlight Reviews
Extensive comparative analyses of modern LED flashlights
My goal is to provide objective testing results, in a readable form, to let you decide what flashlight best fits your needs. My reviews are posted on candlepowerforums, to facilitate ongoing discussions with the user community.
My flashlights are expensive to feed with all the runtime tests I perform, so I gratefully accept donations to my Paypal battery fund.
Flashlight Reviews Sorted alphabetically
This is the master list of all my flashlight reviews, in an easily searchable format.
Testing Methods How I do my testing
Provides an overview of my testing methods, with links to additional pages for more details. General background on flashlights is also included.
Chronological List Organized by battery type
An alternate list of all my reviews, arranged by battery type. Lights are sorted by review date, with more recent reviews on top.
Flashlight Resources See my Testing Methods for further resources
Channel
Video overviews of each of my flashlights, plus additional background primers.
ANSI FL-1 Standard
Overview of the ANSI/NEMA standard for flashlight testing (FL-1).
Lumen Estimation Method
My lightbox design, and how I have calibrated it for estimated lumens.
Outdoor Beamshots
Overview of all my recent outdoor 100-yard beamshots.
Latest Review
Niwalker Black Light
BK-FA01 & BK-FA02
Welcome to a couple of new high-output lights from Niwalker, the recently re-christened Black Light Vostro series. This series is available with either a throwy Cree XM-L2 U2 (BK-FA01), or high-output Cree MT-G2 (BK-FA02). See my full review for comparisons to other high-output lights.
Looking for help to get started? Check out my Flashlight Recommendations page to help you sort through all the different flashlight and battery types currently available.