Surefire EDCL2-T [Full Review]
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- čas přidán 15. 03. 2018
- This is a review of the Surefire EDCL2T tactical flashlight that serves as a great everyday carry light. Here I take this flashlight out for some real world testing at various distances and explain some of the lights benefits along with its shortcomings. This flashlight has a long throw (TIR lens with 1200 lumens) and the flood on the light isn't bad either. The color is slightly warm for my taste, but it's not a dealbreaker whatsoever. I also compare this light to the Olight S1 mini Baton (600 lumens) since it's my only other EDC light and highlights many of the pros and cons of the EDCL2T. I compared the Surefire Tactician to this light prior to purchasing and found that this light would fit my needs better. This is in my opinion the best tactical flashlight of 2018.
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Great video review. The only one in-depth review for the EDCL series so far on CZcams. I guess this will be a part of my EDC one day.
Alwar Berigai Thanks man! And if you swap out the clip, it’s an even better flashlight
This is easily the best review on youtube for this light right now. nice work. I bought one after watching this :)
TDB Thanks man, appreciate it!
Doing research and found this vid. Liked how you tested in different locals/conditions. Thanks
It's a great light, I've had it for about 3 almost 4 years. Use it everyday and it hasn't let me down! I currently own 4 surefire lights and have owned many other surefire lights in the past years. I upgrade and give my old lights away to family members. I always buy surefire.
Excellent review. Thank you.
Thanks, hoped it helped
I have 6 Surefire flashlights in my possession, and I agree this thing will last a lifetime.
Got mine in the mail today!!
Buzzin_Skeeter357 Congrats, I believe you made a wise decision
I just ordered one from Amazon. I hope I am as "gappy" as you are with it lol. Great review man, I just sub'd
Hahaha I'm working on my speech skills. Thanks for the sub!
Nice review. Seems like a solid option to have on hand.
Thanks, it really is
Does the switch have to be held down for the light to remain on or can it be 'click on / click off'?
My new addiction is sure fire flashlights...use them in Iraq when I deployed and it was definitely needed and came in handy a lot..I would go to the PX and buy the latest versions ..unfortunately I lost a lot when we would patrol..love some surefire
Yeah they are excellent. Not cheap, but the quality is there
We Run Guns I had the aviator ..it was one of my favorites..you are right my friend the prices are a little steep but it was well worth it
In addition to a low 5 lumen option, a red light could be nice as well. White light travels way further even at 5 lumens. 5 lumens would definitely back light/silhouette you say rummaging through your car. A red light would help you to see and greatly reduce that signature. I always buy headlamps with a red light option for hiking if needed. Food for thought
Great job...
Excellent review, the night time beam shots and comparison to the olight was just what I was looking for, if it wasn’t such a battery hog on that 1,200 lumen it would be the best tactical light out there, well......it’s still the best tactical light anyway!! Lol
75th Teaster haha thanks, I feel the same way. I’m willing to bet the efficiency will improve in the future. For now, it’s the best I can find for tactical light.
Is there a pressure switch adapter I could use with this light? Would like to mount it on a rifle.
Not that I am aware of, but maybe someone else knows. If anything just give Surefire a call and ask. They have excellent customer service.
@@werunguns I mounted mine without a pressure switch on my ar, and it works great mounted next to my foregrip and with the gas pedal it's easy to use.
Did you walk a couple blocks to Bare Necessities and shine it inside the club?
Eddie O I would have, but it doesn’t have a strobe feature hahaha
Yeah, the strobe function definitely would come in handy when fleeing the bouncer! LOL
Which is better, EDCL 1 or 2?Is it better that the brighter one, the better compact?
I would think the 2 is better, but I don't have the 1 to compare it to. Might want to just look up the specifications of each
I mounted this on my AR, wish they made a pressure witch compatible with it
How much was the Tactician clip to purchase from Surefire?
Surefire sent it to me upon request
I read a review on a Surefire that said the pocket clip broke, it may have been this light, but if the Tactician clip will work it is really robust, but it only allows for bezel up carry, but it’s really thick and holds on tight.
I really like the tactician clip on it
Rechargable at all?
I ended up getting the tactician wish i went with the edcl2-t. Tactician is great but like u stated, being in a city more often than not i wish it had more throw/output. If you could guarantee me i wont need to use a light past 50yrds or outside in a city, id go tactician but thats the problem, no guarantees in life. i too noticed the flood of the tactician kind makes it seem not as bright from the other ambient light in the city. I do like the tactician for indoors applications tho,the floods amazing great and lets you identity everything in the room with no hot spot.
Don't worry you chose a good light for what it is intended, however I do prefer the EDCL2-T overall. For me, a tactical light needs to have good blinding power (under most lighting conditions) and that's what I was looking for here. You do have the advantage of a smaller and lighter weight.
Olight M2R Pro is my edc.
I think you are professional for this flashlight. Could you advise me what is the size and thickness of Glass Lens for it (EDCL2-t) please.
Sorry I don't have that information on hand, but check their website or give them a call
Would this be similar to my LX2?
I don't own an LX2 so I can't say for sure, but maybe someone else here does. Thanks for watching
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That it is!
Can you use a 16650 battery mate?
Yes u can ,but You will lose your low mod . Like only 2 lume left.
Great review are you in Miami?
Yes I am. Did you notice the area?
@@werunguns yeah dude that's off US1 by the dadeland area. I use to live there.
@@nelsonr1467 Cool bro, it was a good spot for some night time filming
Still using this light or move to something better?
I find myself using the TC-15 now since it's brighter, rechargeable, and has more modes for EDC. czcams.com/video/au5lGOvBnAk/video.html
@@werunguns
I wouldn't call a $59.99 Chinese light something better; I'd much rather have the Surefire. But I suppose it's a matter of opinion.
How much did it come out to from optics planet? I paid $159 from my local gun sote
Daniel Jones $135.07 after promo code for the light itself. With the 12 pack of batteries the total was $153.72 (No tax, free shipping). On the flip side, I had to wait over a month since it was on backorder and then the order was cancelled and I had to call them back to reinstate the order. Either way it’s not a cheap light, but well worth it in my opinion. I’ll have an update with the clip posted soon. That’s my only gripe.
We Run Guns nice! I’ve had pretty good experience with optics planet’s customer service. Will be looking out for the clip update
Daniel Jones I’ll be launching it tomorrow at 7:30pm
You should get 2 or 3 16650 lithium ion rechargeable cells for that light.
How they gonna charge more and downgrade there packaging? They use to have mice packaging
Really? I've never known it to be different
Tactician or edc 2lt? Can’t decide lol
I was in the same boat, EDCL2T it was
@@werunguns Tactician has no throw at all. Very floody light. Great for indoors, lights up my whole living room... but not so much for outdoors when you want to shine a light down the street. The EDC wins in my opinion.
i like my 1500lumen surefire fury dft .... will turn any animal around at night . if i loose it ill buy another
Cool, I'll have to check it out then
Woulda loved to go surefire, but to pricey :|
They sound like they're great. Had to go streamlight instead though, but I think I'll be happy with it. It should arrive within the week :)
Hope it works well for you!
@@werunguns literally just got it today, so farm it seems great! :)
My name's not important that’s awesome!
The Surefire seems like a better spot for police or EMT or whatever. The Olight seems better for EDC stuff.
I can agree with that
Lol that local neighborhood with the subway sure looks like one helluva run down shit hole.
This unit rated at IPX7 1meter for 1 hr.
That 1200 will blind you or anyone in a house!
I would like to be able to get excited about Surefire, but I just haven't been able to yet. Just not impressed with their products. Most are overpriced for what you get. And quite honestly Surefire has simply fallen behind some of the other high-end flashlight companies. I'm sticking with Olight.
R. W. I respect your opinion and it’s financially difficult for American companies to compete price wise with other countries. However, their customer service is excellent and durability is top-notch
@@werunguns I completely understand that. But the lack of innovation on Surefires part keeps them behind the others.
I would gladly buy from an American company, if they were putting out similar products, Apples to Apples, and not charging double the price. I would pay a little bit more, but I won't pay a lot more for Less. American company or not, I don't have unlimited finances.
Yeah, cool flashlight but not at $200 😣... I compared my new Fenix PD35 TAC to my friend EDCL2-T and both lights have the exact same brightness on high but mine at a more affordable price.
I get what you're saying. You always have to pay a little extra for made in America. They do try to make up for it with excellent customer service though.
@@werunguns Are they really made in USA?...SureFire use LEDs that are not themselves always made in the USA🙄
@@250rapid Good question. I had the impression that it was 100% made in the USA...
This light will blind the hell outta someone.
3 123a’s!?? That’s gets expensive really fast. Wouldn’t be long before batteries exceed the flashlight price. 🤦🏼♂️
I am shocked that a light of this quality and price point doesn’t come with a carry case because relying on that clip is precarious in my opinion. I could easily see accidentally bumping it off and there goes your very expensive flashlight!
I doubt a bump will kill this light, but hey maybe.
The fact that you cant use a 18650 due to the fact that they specifically bored the battery hole to only accept cr123 is a slap in the face, their lights are ok quality same stuff as any other imported brand, mainly stream light which retails for far less, yes their warranty is great but honestly ask your self how many times do you actually warranty anything in your house? People save your money the reason their lights are so expensive is because they have a bunch of obsessed fan boys ready to pay $200 for a flash light. its all in marketing and they do a very good job at it and the o light blew the surefire light out of the water, its a cool light but not at $200 msrp
I paid $123 for mine on amazon.
I agree. I think Surefire is overpriced and under-featured.
Which competitor for this specific light do you prefer? (I actually just finished reviewing 2 other 1200 lumen flashlights with rechargeable 18650's, will be launching soon).
@@werungunsI think that surefire has a lot to learn from imported flash lights, yea I agree the quality is good, but lets not forget almost all flashlight brands use the same led brand (CREE), I would reason surefires pricing if they had some proprietary leds or technology, but instead they use the same leds and charge a premium for the brand. I think a lot of people would rather see reviews for Stream light, o light, fenix, ect and mabey even some cool cheap ebay flashlights the skys the limit, I think that in the gun world people are mislead to believe that a surefire is the god of flashlights and if you dont have one you suck and a lot of channels show extreme bias to it. That being said as to what else you could review, you could dive deeper and run performance tests on the flash lights I.E. durability, battery life, Practicality, and maybe even run updates in the long run 1 month, 3 months, 6, 1 year and so on. you also even test different brand 18650's, do charge test on those, run some amperage testing see if there are any differences between different brand 18650s. Anything that makes the content interesting so convey the way a flashlight performs or feels and the more helpful people will find it, most people like me would watch this right before buying a flash light, as for me I watched this video and I bought a streamlight right after. Needless to say your content is still very good and I wish you the most success.
They are so expensive because if thier military contracts
I personally would waste my money on surefire lights for many reasons..they are well built and all..but they are expensive and you get little for the money..plus the dont take 18650s they use their unchargable cr123 batteries and for way less their are plenty of other lights that do a better job..for exampe fenix uc35 fenix pd36r thrunight tc15 and the list can go on and on
Us assembled with Mexico circuit boards and non American leds but yeah American made none the less ahh back when olight wasn't about gimmicky colors and swag those were the days whats the candela rating on the surefire i need something strong that throws a good distance and not the 1300 dollar guardian 🤣🤣🤣
They really need to get with the program. Their rechargeable options suck bad. Who in the hell wants to be replacing batteries? It's 2020 for f*cks sake.
I don't disagree, although some people like to be able to have a fully charged flashlight instantly by changing the batteries
@@werunguns I agree. This is why I have several 18650's.
Flashlight test from 6ft away to a white door is a pretty useless test.
Self defense distance for blinding, seeing the hot spot diameter
I'm not knocking Surefire at all. I'm sure they're great lights. But I'm an Olight fan all the way. Just as good as Surefire but alot less costly. I just can't justify $170.00 or even $150.00 for a flashlight when Olight offers just as good if not better for around $60.00 or $70.00 in the same class range.
I think Surefire has been lapped by the other producers. They have a great name and I love my G2X Pro and have had it for ten years, but my next light will be an Olight or Fenix or something else.
The market has surely changed and competition is fierce
why the fuck we need 1200 lumen? something wrong with this world? just asking but not to insult anyone. if for law enforcement or something like that I could understand.
Blinding power, self defense. Not for finding the keys you dropped
@@werunguns as a u.s. marine vet here 93' to 97' active i e.d.c. a klarus g15/4000 lumens light for this purpose , thanks > tom !
I can't justify spending 150 bucks on a flashlight. Even if it is usa made. Way to expensive.
That’s pretty standard price for a high quality flashlight. It will outlive you