My initial review went south because of a database error on blogger.
But, here we are, finally!
The Nitefox is a nice little budget friendly light. Although it hasn't seen alot of use in my line up, it's been on numerous night walks, a few patrols, and a 2 nite back-country trip . I do have some thoughts about it.
A sharp eye can see the tactical anti roll piece is missing. It broke when the light took a fall into a shallow creek. The part that broke was made, surprisingly of plastic.
In the pic just below you'll see the missing/broken part and what/where it was on the light.
Although a nice touch, I felt it was out of place on this light. Some may like it. Some may not. My advice to NiteFox would be to make it of metal.
So, again, you get:
Light
Lanyard
Clip
Anti roll tactical thingy
USB charging cable
2 o-rings, 1 usb cover, and one spare tail clickie cap.
Manual, warranty card.
The UT20 is using a CREE XM-L2 @ 1080 lumens
It uses a single 18650 cell.
IPX-8 waterproof
AR Tempered lens
93 grams in weight
The modes, mode spacing, and other pertinents are as follows in the photos (per NiteFox)
Notice "Outdoor" and "Tactical"? We'll talk about that in a second.
So, the modes.
In normal "Outdoor" mode You can click tail clicky to the on position, then tap and select modes on the side button. Press and hold for strobe. Hold a bit longer, the light flashes 3 times to show that you're in "tactical" mode.
Once in this mode, half clicks on the tail switch will give you low, high, and strobe modes. Full click on will put you into high, no other settings exist in this mode.
Of course, I have to compare it to something, right?
Enter the Sofirn SP32A.
Enter the arena!
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| Sofirn |
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| Sofirn |
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Th last two pics: Tree is 80ft away, tree top is 65ft high.
The first round was close. The second is when that little Sofirn comes to life.
Summary:
I think, for the money, It's a fairly good budget light. It performs well.
The anodizing on the head of the light has changed over the course of a few months. It's more of a matte finish, than the gloss of the rest of the body. Not sure if heat caused this, but it seems to be the only thing that could change it.
The tactical grip ring they supply broke in one fall. I'd recommend they use metal for this part. The words "plastic" and "tactical" don't always get along well together.
Get yourself one at ===>
https://www.amazon.com/Rechargeable-Flashlights-Tactical-Flashlight-UT20/dp/B0746H9KYM/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?ie=UTF8&qid=1533783453&sr=8-1-spons&keywords=ut20+light&psc=1
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