ThruNite Archer Mini EDC Flashlight, USB-C Rechargeable Pocket Flashlights 405 Lumens, IPX8 Waterproof Mini Penlight with Clip for Everyday Carry, Inspection and Emergency Use

I bought one before, and I like it, so bough another one. It's basic, provides good light, recharges easily, and it's small. The charging port is hidden behind a collar that unscrews, so it is protected from dirt/dust - good if you have it loose in a backpack. It does have a lockout mode too, again good for loose or pocket carry. The best part is that it is inexpensive, while still being pretty good quality.

This may be long, but if you are teetering on this buy, it may be worth your two minutes of time. There have been numerous mini-lights that I have purchased and sent back on Amazon and browsed at gear stores. They were not worth the money, overly complex, or did not fit the bill for something that I did not want to pamper and might get misplaced. The Mini Archer is well thought out and checked all the boxes. It is affordable, practical, and useful. It comes on in a comfortable low light automatically, double tap and you get a nice clean bright high, double tap twice quickly and you get a very fast and disorienting strobe. That is it. I do not need to carry around the user guide to remember how to use it. In this same mode, you can press the button quickly and just get a flash of low light if needed. It is great for checking a sidewalk lip or sending a rapid three for say a location signal. When you shut it off, you hold the button down briefly, and it will not come on by an unintended bump. It has to be held down briefly again to toggle on. It is small, thin, and light so as to not take much space and is not uncomfortable to have in a pocket. It can easily be clipped on the brim of a hat, shoulder strap, or belt loop to give hands free light to work or navigate by. It is rechargeable. Everything I purchase now is rechargeable. The charging port is concealed nicely by unscrewing the front end. This keeps dust and dirt out of the port as well as eliminating that little rubber plug cap that will be eventually torn and lost. At first, I thought (and was going to be disappointed) the whole front end would screw off like it would to replace the AA battery. It does not. It stops after it gives just the right clearance to be plugged in. It charges quickly. I did not charge it when I got my first one. It took quite the effort to actually run the battery down with the charge it came with. It was plugged in after my senior Economics class started and was fully charged in less than an hour by the time the bell rang. There is a nice (not annoying) pinhead of a red that shows it is charging, which turns blue when fully charged. This is simple and does not leave you guessing whether it is connected and charging properly. I left it in my coffee mug filled with water overnight. It functioned 100% the next morning and has so since. I wanted an EDC light that I could afford to have several of (pocket, truck cab, dog walking pack, hip-belt of hiking pack, holster, first aid kit, SAR chest rig, wife & daughter’s fanny pack, … you get it) along with all being uniform and simple in how to use. We all heard that 2 is 1 and 1 is none … and have been there. To me, this is the one. I was lucky enough to have a buddy (Forest Fire Manager) on a recent river trip introduce me to the Mini Archer and let me toy around with it. Let me go back to the usefulness of the low and high beam amount of light. That is the main function, right. The low light is soft and the perfect level to navigate around the neighborhood on a late dog walk or at camp without blinding and disturbing everyone around you and washing out your eyes’ night adjustment. The high beam is high, bright white, and clear for this little light and what you would want when you need to throw some light at something. My wife and I compared it to her major brand 400 lumen headlamp on a recent 9pm dog walk. The Mini Archer was much nicer to walk with and the hands down winner when we tested them on a pitch-black section of woods. The Mini Archer gave at least a 100 yard meaningful view through the Ponderosas that would allow you to identify an animal, object, or person. The beam is not too focused as to give a tunnel vision field of view, yet it is more focused than the headlamp to allow a longer field of view. It is very nicely balanced. This is only the second time that I have taken my time to write a review of a product. I appreciated it when someone did, and it helped me. In today’s environment, $20.00 is 5 (or 4) gallons of gas. The above qualities make the Archer Mini unobtrusive, worthwhile, and useful to carry. Two more are on their way and there will probably be several as stocking stuffers. I hope you find yours as good a value as I did.

I carry this in my pocket. Like that I can just plug in my existing USB-C charging cord to recharge, although a charge lasts a long time, and the light is bright as well. Being older I don't see in the dark as well as I used to, and this helps a lot. Very handy.

Super bright, still going strong.A reliable, compact light source you can have on you at all times.

The ThruNite Archer Mini is an amazing value. It took about five minutes to master its well thought-out, logical operation. PROS SST20 LED; TIR Lens. Default mode 1 tap from off is low power. No high power or strobe without 2 or 3 effortless, reliable taps from low. A tap from any mode goes to off. Long (barely) press button lock and unlock; lock state easily verified. Size. Run time. Price! CONS Low pressure (about 1.2 lbs) button rules out stashing in active pockets and some carry points. Outer clip ramp too slight making it difficult pass over thick seams and onto thick cap visors or belts and straps. MEH Fancy, pretty, "premium" USB cables with oversize C plug casings won't fully seat. Strobe. Those who feast on the video reviews lighting up trees 500+ yards away will not be satisfied with Archer Mini's absolutely adequate EDC-class 408 lumens. The narrow flood pattern fully lights up my 1/3 acre backyard. A drop to 157 lumens occurs in 2.8 minutes. Discrete illumination of dark spaces is provided by the 18 lumens default.

ok, yes, i have an addiction. but there are so many conveniently sized, rechargeable, high lumen flashlights. i havent even touched by beloved 4sevens lights in years...and thats saying something. i have become enamored with the rovyvon lights lately...especially the lil aurora. my complaint with that light is the barely hanging on clip. this light is a bit bigger, but has a tail switch and clip that has not fallen off yet. it has taken over the alpha position in my edc...as i said, no small feat considering that i am a recovering flashaholic (recovering? didnt i just buy this light?). anyways...price, size, output...this is a winner. i'm not sure yet of its waterproof limit but i am so far impressed with everything else.

Love is little light. I have A LOT of flashlights and this is now my favorite EDC light. Plenty of power easy to learn and use interface/button. Disappears in my pocket until needed.

Great paperweight! Stopped working after a couple of short drops and cannot be thrown out because of the rechargeable battery. Enjoy watching it sit on your desk or in a box for the rest of your life after a month or two

When it was working I was really happy with the flashlight. But as of yesterday it gas stopped working, the light does not come on.

Es de muy buen tamaño y de fácil operación, lo malo del artículo y que no lo menciona el vendedor es que se calienta muy rápidamente durante su uso y tal como lo advierte el fabricante no debe usarse más de 20 minutos continuos sopena el riesgo de dañarse.