What is the best flashlight for self defence?...and how to use it 

The R with Fenix just represents that the model is rechargeable from the body. Nothing more.

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Thanks brother!

Thanks mate. I only speak on what I know a little about. Never will i pretend to know anything i dont. And I am always open to alternative ways of thinking

Thanks my brother!

Thanks mate

Thanks for watching mate. I appreciate the support

Totally agree. I have one tk16 in a car, p20ix in the second car. Simple mode access, wide beam to blind easily. Knowing your light is essential to use it properly.

yes on the P20i.. I also got the P23i, with a much longer throw as well.

One day Germany will be free from illegal immigrants

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Hahahah, I know, don't give them any ideas

Yeah 😒. It's getting worse and worse. Germany ist this same. I don't understand that at all, here in EU buying, owning and God forbid being forced to use pepper spray is more regulated than firearms in USA and many other countries. It wasn't like that even a few years ago. I will not go in to politics but taking away tools and rights to self defence from normal people isn't a good idea at all and its smells authoritarian af. In my humble opinion.

In the UK the only item you can legally carry for self defense is a rape alarm. You are allowed to carry a flashlight, but not for the purpose of self defense. So if an officer notices that you have one, or if they do a random stop and search and finds a tactical flashlight, he's going to ask you what you have got that for. The only answer that won't get you in trouble is to say "to illuminate dark areas". If your flashlight has an aggressive bezel, and godforbid it has a warrior ring and you say something like "to protect myself" or "to keep me safe", at the very least they will confiscate it from you. But having said all that, if you carry a tactical light solely for the purpose of illuminating dark areas, that doesn't mean that you are not allowed to shine it in someone's eyes and clobber them with it in a self defence situation. You are allowed to use anything to hand to protect yourself when you are being attacked. You're just not allowed to have it for protection when you aren't being attacked.

Thanks for the comment mate! Love hearing how other countries do it. We are similar to you guys @@dude157

Going to Australia in April, was planning to bring my light, is it illegal illegal or just recommend not to use??

Too true man.

Agreed on all accounts

I left that one out because it was similar size to the X3 but less blinding power and i wanted the WM3 to try something smaller.

I have not tested the powertac lights yet, but i hear good things

The M5 v3 is a good utility/edc light; more flood lower candela. It's a good value too. It wouldn't be a top choice for defensive purposes.

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​@flashlightcrazy Hi great video thank you. I've seen your other vids on nitecore p10ix and realise this didn't have the high candles to make this vid. But because of its huge flood would it be possible it would do the job as good as or close to your top pics in this video. Lumen flood spread over focused candela. ?

Very capable light for self defence

I have the tn 12 pro and fenix pd35v3. They are almost identical with the throw, spill, size ect. Do wish fenix would have made the side switch functional from "off" like thrunite. But the thrunite side switch is quite easy to press. They only thing that would have made the thrunite better with an easy pressed button like that Has is a simple double click. But however no light is perfect for everyone thats why we got so many lol.

@@sethmichael8188 Haha exactly brother

@@sethmichael8188 tbh the tn12pro is the best lil light I’ve ever owned - liked it so much I got one for a friend as well lol

Hey mate, firstly, I recommend most of the lights in this video besides the warrior mini 3. It didnt do much in the way of blinding. The EDC27 (in my opinion) is unreliable. Built in battery is a big issue for me when it comes to self defence. Additionally, I want one button that is all. The issue with more than one button is this: A high adrenalin situation removes thinking power and you go into reaction. One button eliminates any mistakes. all you have to do is find that one button and you can buy yourself a few precious seconds to make your next move

@@flashlightcrazy I understand your point about the extra button causing confusion, but I still think that more candela and more lumens are always preferred when it comes to personal defense. There are flashlights with better configurations that you have already analyzed and were left out of the list. This is a bit confusing, if the flashlight has better specs and a greater ability to blind the attacker this should be a key factor. I don't think an extra button is a major problem, the person just needs to train themselves to always use the tail button.

I love your point of view. Thank you for commenting@@CorruptionManX

Do you like your custom weltool you made more then the weltool t2 tac? Any malfunctions with the custom weltool you put together?

It will fit the BB3 body, but it will draw a lot of power from the 18350 battery and drain the battery very fast. So I suggest keeping it in 18650 form so you can get better runtime. Otherwise you will have to bring with you several batteries

@@flashlightcrazythank you

Thanks Graham. I love your comments and support mate

Thanks mate, was seeing stars for a while afterwards haha

Look up his T2 Tac review. Bout midway through he explains it. Long-short is, it's more purpose driven. Slightly more power (candela). Turbo only, no extra side switch, almost no extra modes. Personally I prefer the TN12 Pro as a better all-rounder. Considering the tailcap is still dedicated turbo on the Thrunite, I appreciate its greater versatility, and don't see a dealbreaker loss in defensive capability. But for purely defensive use, I could see how the Weltool edges it out in simplicity. Also, OD Green.

@@djups0686 Exactly!

It depends on how far away you are from the person. If you let the attacker get close and then you shine the T2 TAC, it will work no problem

@@flashlightcrazy Thank you. If you're out in bright sunlight on the street, do you think it'd be effective from 3-5m away? Or do they really need to be up close for the T2's 46kcds to be enough?

Yes, i think that would be adequate @@arjevdw4189

Okay. Thanks very much for the help@@flashlightcrazy

excellent choice. The Nitecore EDC35 & Wurkkos TD03 are also similarly useful choices, although a little bigger than the EDC33.

Awesome

THE T1 PRO is a phenomenal light, but the hotspot is small. medium is fine for blinging in close distance but must be a good aim. Remember to let them get close so you can flash, strike, flee

@@flashlightcrazy cheers last question, was the strobe better than solid light in open space like a parking lot rather than in house ?

@@FluttuantChicken Yeah, strobe was brutal for me and didnt hurt my missus at all. Whereas strobe inside a house is brutal and disorienting for everyone, including the person holding the light.....not a great idea

No, not at all. The TN12 pro is a magnificent light. It is my girlfriend's light of choice for when she goes for a walk. But that is a multi purpose light. This video was about self-defence lights only. But Perhaps I should have added it in

@@flashlightcrazy initially the tn12 pro annoyed me that it won't turn off if you twist the tailcap counterclock wise. but it may mean it's less likely to not come on when you need it to... or if someone grabs ahold of it. so i actually think that may be an advantage.

Yeah for example I was going to get the thrunite tn12 pro it's 1900 lumens but the strobe is only 560 lumens.... Bummer

I had thought of that actually, and wanted to include it, but it just didnt make the cut into the video. It was out of that and the Olight Warrior x 3, because of their size. The warrior X 3 outdoes it with performance so it made it into the video. However, the sniper will be making an appearance in the upcoming best duty light video

@@flashlightcrazy Sniper is a tad big but the Sniper Mini wouldve been great, sweet video and now the Nextorch is on my radar lol. Keen to watch more vids mate keep up the good work.

Thanks heaps for the support and for watching mate. I will do my best to keep them coming@@johnsmith-ek8mf

Will do mate

I added equal #1 and equal #2 and then #3 next to the links of my favourites

Fantastic light. The perfect multi-purpose light including self-defence. But this vid was more about the self-defence only aspect. But i do think i should have included it now

@@flashlightcrazy Fair enough mate 👍

Issue with the Fenix is there is no instant turbo. So you better make sure you remember to keep it on turbo so it comes on in turbo otherwise you lose the element of surprise

@@flashlightcrazy I have looked at mutable beam shots and have come to the conclusion i will go with a Olight warrior x3 I feel the spot is tight with enough spill to confirm what i see at over 100m. Living in a semi rural area with no street light's you need a good torch, currently have a Fenix Tk41 Wuben 0X and a Sunwayman Yes these two models are old but still working, but love the new technology.

NICE !!

My suggestion is the nextorch. either the max or not doesnt matter. but they are brutal and offer strobe which helps outside

@@flashlightcrazy Yup, i ended up ordering nextorch ta30c max after all. The controls seem way nicer on it compared to Olight.

@@vivusbrydyr4039 Good Choice

​@@flashlightcrazy I finally received the Nextorch. I love it. It is indeed super bright, and the light reaches VERY far. It's a bit smaller than i expected, but it fits perfectly in my hand and feels very sturdy. Amazing fool-proof control scheme. I tried flashing it at my face with *closed eyes* for a millisecond, it felt like there were 2 suns in front of me. I will later ask a friend to test it on me like in your video just to understand what it feels like in an actual danger scenario. Thank you again for your amazing video and for answering my question!

Great choice man, Glad you like it. Thanks for watching and engaging. i really appreciate the support@@vivusbrydyr4039

Yeah man, my missus LOVES IT!

Glad you guys like it！✌

My partner doesnt leave the house without a Nextorch@@nextorch

Appreciate the feedback very much. Thanks

38:38 The outdoor demo starts around 38 minutes! And then there's summary at the end 😀

Thank you very much

That's a great idea 👍

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T13G is amazing man. High CRI Low then High.

tks! watching your review on it now! hahaha@@flashlightcrazy

i did but abit too big.. i still like the Protac 1L-AA... but that TA20 though... although the interface is crap @@flashlightcrazy

I'm very interested in the turbo lights from them. Hopefully we'll see a review here when they become more widely available.

Agreed

Thanks for the comment mate. I appreciate you speaking about your experience some

​@@flashlightcrazyI just finished up this morning. Really good stuff and some very cool lights. You bring up a lot of great points that I feel a lot of people aren't thinking of. It did make me think about the tail buttons again. Having one button that if you press one way, you get turbo and press the same button another way, you get strobe sounds problematic under stress. Granted, in any case, you'll get high light, but that's not what I want. I want full control of the light. I have lights on rifles that have remote pressure pads. The pads usually have 2 buttons. One larger button is momentary on, then there's a clicky button for constant on. I have never confused the buttons in training, but have double tapped the momentary on under stress, on multiple occasions. It's a muscle memory thing. It's good to train with whatever you use, figure out what works for you and even better, what doesn't work for you. Good stuff!

Thanks brother. I appreciate the feedback. Thanks for watching@@robertmorano2372

Yep, it is the law in my State that you cannot carry anything for the purposes of self-defence

​@@flashlightcrazyno offense, but how are you supposed to defend yourself from an attacker?

I am not going to go into specific ways of defending yourself. This is not a self-defence channel. All this video is meant for, is to show and explain my own experiences using a light to aid in self-defence. I don't care what anyone says, I have used a light in a self-defence situation more than once and when I applied the techniques i speak of in this video, it works well. But I am not going to tell you how to hurt someone. @@waylee264

Yeah man. good comment with great points

Sound Australian or NZ.

Weltool T2 TAC or Weltool T12

@@flashlightcrazy thank you so much!!

Welcome mate@@mrc..4602

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