As in the title, but sell me on your best alternative. This is what i’m leaning towards but I know you guys are a wealth of experience.

I don’t have a real need for it. Likeliest use case is getting stupid at a camp site. Here’s what appeals to me:

-Stupid bright

-Decent sustained bright

-Mostly floody

-3 x 21700 — long run time

Nice but I could live without:

-on board charging

-power bank functionality

Skeptical of:

-cooling fans because i don’t want to hear my light.

Wish it had:

-Anduril 2

I’d go $200 without blinking. If it’s more than that I’d better believe I’m getting something pretty special.

Thanks!

Convoy 3X21B XHP70.3 (4000k)

Reviewer's Overall Rating: ★★★* (3.5 out of 5)

^{Review Date: 12/25/22}

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Convoy 3X21B Specs & Measurement Information

Emitter(s):

3 pc - Cree XHP70.3 HI (4000k)

Price in USD at publication time:

$87.20

Cell(s):

3pc - 21700

Waterproof Rating:

N/A

Switch Type:

E-Switch

On-Board Charging?

Yes

Charge Port Type:

USB-C

Measured CCT:

4050k

Measured CRI:

70.5

Claimed Lumens (lm):

12,000*

Measured Lumens (at startup):

7500 (63% of claim)*

Measured Lumens @ 30 seconds:

6970

Claimed Throw (m):

529m

Claimed Candela (Kcd):

70,000

^{*Convoy does not publish lumen specs for each CCT offering. I suspect the 12,000 lumen claim is for the 6500k option. It would make sense that 3000k, 4000k, and 5000k would have a lower output than the 6500k option.}

Pros:

• Output doesn’t drop much for the first three minutes on Turbo

• Sturdy build quality

• A good balance between flood and throw

• USB-C Charging

• Flat-top battery adapter included

Cons:

• Real-world lumen output is lower than claimed*

• UI is inconsistent & below average for the industry

Summary: ★★★* (3.5 out of 5)

I purchased this unit because of the premise of a budget realm soda can form factor light that utilizes the new XHP70.3 HI emitters. I'm a big fan of soda can-style lights; most of my collection consists of these. I used three pieces of fully charged Lishen 35amp LR2170LA cells for my measurements. The CRI measured at a 70.5CRI on the higher lumen settings. The CCT jumped around depending on where the sensor was within the beam, but the average CCT I read was 4050k. Convoy claims 12,000 lumens*, but I could only attain 7,500 lumens at turn-on, even with fully charged cells.

For the first three minutes, output remained steady on Turbo. After three minutes, the output significantly dropped and then stabilized around 1800 lumens around four minutes. At the five-minute mark, I concluded the test.

The build quality is above average. The USB-C port and onboard charging work well. I found the beam profile to be a mixture of flood and throw - it reminds me of a jack of all trades but a master of none. The UI is counter-intuitive and inconsistent. On my example, the ramping speed is extremely slow. You can click six times from off and attain a more reasonable ramp speed, but once you activate Turbo, you lose that setting - odd. Overall, this is a decent jack-of-all-trades light - it doesn’t do anything poorly (except the UI). Still, it doesn’t do anything particularly great, either. If the UI were better, I would have no reservations about giving this four stars.

^{Disclaimer: This light was not provided to me by any entity and was purchased utilizing my own resources. I have not been paid or otherwise compensated in any form to review this item, nor have I been withholding any problems or defects.}