ThruNite TN42 V2 SBT90.2 LED Flashlight, 1860 Meter Throw USB C Rechargeable Searching Spotlight, 4848 High Lumens Flash Light with 4X 4000mAh 21700 IMR Batteries Included, for Hunting Search & Rescue

This is a great long range throwing flashlight with it's tightly focused beam.The photos show it lighting up a water tower 1600 meters (1 mile) away. In the first photo there is no light on the water tower, the second photo is the same exposure (8 sec. F6.3 ISO1600 720mm eqiv. zoom) with the TN42 shining on it.Some other flashlights I've seen have more lumens, but don't shine as far. I liked being able to get it in the neutral white color.

The Thrunite TN42 V2 is special, it has a giggle factor to it, not only because of its large size in the hand but it’s immense power from it’s SBT 90.2 LED. It really creates a massive amount of light, with both the spill and long distance. See the photos below of a lake I went out to and it easily lit up the earth dam over 600ft away. No other LED light I have comes close. The large sized reflector is better optimized than other smaller SBT 90.2 LED’s I have. I found that Turbo lasted for the rated time and can easily be bumped up again once it steps down. It does get warm though so the included shoulder strap is a nice addition. Charging time here is a little on the slow time, with the 4X 21700’s taking almost 8 hours to charge from empty to full. The charger will charge via USB-C PD or C to C cables. The light will also operate with just only 1, 2, 3 or 4 batteries if needed, just expect lower runtimes. This won’t be a light for everyone or every situation due to its size and price but it makes a great search light, a good way to spot an animal or person from a long distance or for search and rescue tasks. It’s impressive, and I can recommend it!

So this TN42 is the third thrunite flashlight I've bought in about an 8 week period. Started small, moved up and found it impossible to not purchase this light. It was the first I'd wanted but I tempered the impulse buy at the time with the V6. Then the TN40v2 and now this crazy thrower. It really is amazing how far things have come with these LED handheld lights. It's got amazing throw on a very tight beam that just doesn't stop. The build quality is excellent as is usual and the UI very intuitive and comfortable to use. If you're looking for more practical look at the TN40 first as it really is better for your all around use. If you're looking for crazy throw with little else this is your light. I personally have been very happy with all the thrunite lights I own and most likely will be buying them for a long time to come. I can't add much here that hasn't already been said. I can only confirm that indeed this is impressive. Don't hesitate just buy it.

I spent considerable time deciding whether I needed to dump a small fortune into a flashlight. The power went down in our village for 6 hours during a violent rainstorm, the small handhelds I had previously purchased were not reassuring. I bough the ThruNite 42C. I equipped it with high end Lithium cells and put it to use. I've owned this torch for 6 months with no issues. The best feature and the one that influenced my decision the greatest, was the "LACK" of features it has. I've owned several LED flashlights, all with multi-function capability. In every case, the circuit board providing multi-functions became damaged. I don't like a flashlight that decides when it is going to strobe and I have no need to flash S.O.S in Esperanto. This light is used everyday by my wife and her children at night walking between our two houses. The beam is very focused and throws farther than the man who can afford it can see. %100 sold on ThruNite products and was actually shopping for a smaller version when I realized I hadn't written a review. Three weeks ago I had to kill an extremely large King Cobra outside of our kitchen. I had no idea the snakes in Thailand got so large. The price of the flashlight seemed rather insignificant after that event.

I really love this flashlights capability to throw a massive beam (clear or fog). Just came back from a 2 night dispersed camping trip where I was a little concerned about predatory animals coming around my camp spot. If you hear a noise off in the distance, this light is more than capable to shine an intense beam on whatever's out there, and, being able to see animals far off really gives you adequate time to make a decision about what to do. Most times, animals won't follow a light that is putting them on display...constantly. I know, because most of them ran when I put the ThruNite beam on them. The ThruNite TN42 is the choice for me because I like the ability to see what's coming far off in the distance v.s the Immalent DX80 which nukes the area right around you. Oh, and I dropped it a couple of times and it still shined bright. This light is a beast!

Solidly constructed and amazing reflector. However, I've had two defective units in a row. The first one had a focus issue that resulted in the beam not throwing narrowly unless I unscrewed the head 2 full turns.The second unit had two problems. First, it wouldn't power off. The LED would flicker slightly when powered off. Obviously some sort of short. Secondly, 1/4 of the CREE was completely dead so the light wasn't as bright as the other one that had the focus issue.I'm tempted to try a third unit and will be willing to raise my rating if that one is defect free.

First off this thing has a great throw, just what I was looking for to see out across our pasture at night. But at the price point it does not come with any batteries so I had to add another $75 for 4 Olight batteries which pushes the cost up considerably. Tried some different batteries from amazon but they didn't last long at all so had to spend the extra $ for the Olight brand. They work great but the $160 light is actually $235 to get it working.My other complaint is that It can be hard to get it into the high output mode at times? It requires a double tap of the switch but sometimes it just doesn't work. I can try it 10 times before it actually goes into high mode which is frustrating and could be dangerous using this for trying to identify a threat.

You will see if you look through my reviews that not very long ago I waxed lyrical about the Acebeam K70. I believe I was the first to actually review one in the UK. It was a superb product, and I raved about it in my review. Then.. guess what?.. it went faulty!!. Acebeam (or rather Nite-Elf the third party seller) were as helpful as possible. They sent another part (battery holder) but that didn't help. I had no option but to send it back. This co-incided with me doing more hours of research and finding the Thrunite TN42. As a tip, if you're doing the same research there's a guy on YouTube called 'The Scanner Guy'. I found his reviews first rate. I decided I would go for it so I got a refund on the K70 and paid a little bit more for the Thrunite TN42. You do have to be patient when ordering from China, but it has been worth the wait. I ordered on 22nd December and it was delivered 3 days ahead of time on 7th Jan. Top marks there.What an awesome piece of hardware it is too. Everything I said about the K70 still stands, and also applies to this TN42. The military grade aluminium casing, the precision machining and knurling. The whole thing is like a large piece of jewellery but when you actually turn it on... wow! The stated lumens are less than the K70, but the actual throw is marginally better and that is down to the amazing reflector. It's about 4" across and very deep. Thrunite have realised that the quality and size of the reflector (given the battery power and LED is right) is what will make the difference, and this reflector is a work of art which achieves the perfect balance between size and throw. Of course both flashlights are right out at the leading edge of performance, and I would never have bought the Thrunite had the Acebeam not developed a fault. In a way it turned out for the best. The TN42 is, for my money the better piece of equipment, but then it is more expensive. I've no doubt that very soon there will be something better or more powerful on the market since that's the way things are. For me though.. this is it. The best flashlight I've ever owned and will ever own, and currently the most powerful throw flashlight (for it's size) in the world. If you can afford it (and I count myself very lucky I can) then this is now the current definitive 'state of the art' for flashlights.

As a self confessed flashaholic I still fail to understand the attraction of the sense of reasoning why flashlights are so addictive.From the earliest days of having my first maglite as a teenager in the seventies,placing a two cell rated bulb in a three cell flashlight to achieve the most power output before the bulb finally blew within two minutes in a cynical attemp to create the "WOW" factor.To the latest high spec modern day flashlights,Cree technology LED's & the Thrunite TN42 I've sadly been hooked ever since.Modern day technology has far superceded all these sad geek attempts at being the coolest man on the block!It's deffo a macho mans mans thing having the most powerful flashlight in your hands. And knowing that you are going to attract attention wherever you go.Looking at all the latest You Tube reviews this seems to prove a point.The power of having the most powerful ultimate throwing torch in the world is akin to having the most powerful weapon in your hands.Only this is 100% perfectly legal.Its only a torch after all!But NOT just any torch.Having done a lot of research I have finally found my ultimate beast of a torch in the Thrunite TN42.There are no words that sum up to describe this beast.It's an amazing piece of technology that will amaze anybody that sees it.It's a mans mans torch like having a lightsaber in your hands.I had opted for the cool white version which to the naked eye gives a more intense throw than the neutral white.A fantastically ergonomic design of computer engineering from the flashlight head design to the base down this has got to be the most amazing powerful thrower I have ever owned.I own a Wicked Lasers green 1500mw laser costing several times as much as this beast.Same WOW factor.But unlike the laser 100% perfectly legal in UK..There is nothing more self gratifying than being able to light up a cloud at 6000ft cloudbase attracting attention everywhere I go.Thats 5,800 metres manufacturer rated to this torch.But in reality this can throw much further than the naked eye can see.DO NOT shine this torch at an aircraft or directly at anybody within a 1 kilometre range as this will temporarily blind someone. Even at 2 kilometres this will concievably disorientate some unsuspecting individual even at this range.But unlike a laser no permanent damage done as far as I am aware.So beware.This is NOT a general handymans torch or for everyday general use which is complete overkill.Unless you use the other featurered power rating modes for dog walking in the dark in which case you will be far better off to buy a much cheaper option that suits your needs.It's a serious piece of equipment that demands respect.Unless of course you are a self confessed flashaholic like me & just like impressing everybody for miles around.Shone this humdinger of a beast at my local Guy Fawkes night fireworks display celebrations recently at the time of writing.Huge crowd all looking up in amazement at this incredible light sabre in the sky.Even the DJ wanted to know if it was legal & wanted to buy it off me.Go figure..!There is another ultimate floodlight thrower which has subsequently superceded the Thrunite TN42 as the furthest throwing flashlight in the world at the time of this review-the Astrolux FS-04 which outshines the Thrunite TN-42 by at least several more hundred metres & which I am now considering.But for now there is very little competition to this brilliant piece of equipment which will outshine its rivals in terms of ergonomics quality & power for several years to comeIf you want the best,the biggest & one of the most powerful thrower torches in the world at a reasonable price then just buy it!Incredible piece of kit!Buy it.NOW!.

I thought the sun was bright until I got this torch. After briefly shining it in my eyes I couldn’t see for 5 minutes. The torch feels very high quality and the reflector is amazing. I can’t tell you how many people have looked at the reflector (whilst turned off) and touched the glass lens with there fingers because it’s so clear, you can’t even see the glass (Its the first thing I did).It’s the only item I have bought and still wanted to buy another one just to keep it as a backup. I purchased the TN42 for night walks with the family. It was so bright that we might as well have been walking during the day. It almost took the fun out of it. Luckily you can flick through different brightnesses. It also has a strobe light function which I find especially useful if wanting to trigger an epileptic fit to anyone in a 3km radius.Buy some decent rechargeable batteries with this as there’s no point having a torch like this powered by cheap low powered batteries.

Wieder was ganz Tolles:- perfekte Verarbeitungsqualität, nicht der geringste Mangel zu erkennen- sieht irgendwie schick aus, ohne viele Kühlrippen im etwas veralteten Ferrari-Testarossa-Design- liegt perfekt in der Hand, nicht kopflastig, absolut rutschfest- durch den Riesenreflektor trotz der nur 2000 Lumen „Reichweitenkönig“.Durch die Käfigkonstruktion ist die Lampe äußerst Akku-tolerant, es geht so gut wie alles. Panasonic NCR-B reichen aus, ich würde aber Sanyo NCR-GA oder Samsung 35E empfehlen oder eine vergleichbaren LG. Hochstromer VTC* u.a. gehen natürlich auch, sind bei nur 2000 lm nutzlos.Die Akkurohre der TN40 passen auch bei der TN42 und umgekehrt.Im Vergleich mit anderen Throwern wie Acebeam K70, Niwalker BK-FA09S, Olight SR95S-UT und Nitecore TM26 schneidet die TN42 gut ab, der hauseigenen TN32 (einer sehr guten Lampe, die mittlerweile nur noch 89 Euro kostet) st sie schon etwas überlegen. Vergleicht man sie z.B. mit der K70 oder BK-FA09s: Ein richtiger WOW-Effekt bleibt aus, es reißt nicht vom Hocker. Einen solchen Effekt gibt es nur bei Leuten, die so etwas noch nie gesehen haben.Eine kurze Bermekung zu den Reichweiten mit denen die Hersteller sich gegenseitig übertrumpfen wollen. Diese wird man in der Praxis so gut wie nie erreichen, vielleicht in einem ganz dunklen Tal in den Alpen, ohne Streulicht irgendwelcher Ansiedlungen, bei Neumond, bei bedecktem Himmel und glasklarer Luft, bei reflektieremden Zielobjekt. Diese Reichweiten werden auch nicht gemessen,, sondern sind errechnete Werte aus der Peak Intensity in cd, also den leicht messbaren Lux in einem Meter Abstand im hellsten Punkt. Die Rechnung ist einfach:Reichweite = Wurzel (Peak Intensity) * 2.Ich habe mir vor etwa 2 Jahren eine TM36, eine Olight SR95S-UT und eine Fenix RC40 gekauft. Das würde ich heute, da es K70 und TN42, BK-FA09S u.a. gibt mit Sicherheit nicht mehr tun, wegen der unhandlichen Größe und vor allem wegen des Preises. Wer zahlt noch 465 Euro wenn es besseres für weniger als die Hälfte gibt ?Unter den kleineren verglichenen Lampen ist die TN42 mit 851 g das Schwergewicht (BK-FA09s 764 g, K70 783 g, TN32 790 g, alle mit Akkus gewogen), was aber kaum auffällt - und was sind schon 851 g gegen die 1397 g der TM36 ?Wärmentwicklung gibt es natürlich auch, aber sie hält sich trotz fehlender unschöner Kühlrippen in Grenzen, aber 2000 lm sind ja nicht viel (wer wissen will, was richtige Wärmeentwicklung ist, der sollte mal den neuen Acebeam 25000 lm Flooder X80 ausprobieren).Im Gegensatz zu den über Drehring schaltbaren BK-FA09S, TN32 und K70) hat wird die TN42 mit einem Klickschalter bedient. Das ist zwar einfach und funktioniert im Prinzip genau so wie bei einer X45, X65, X80 oder Olight X9. Der Doppelclick zum Turbo muss aber im Gegensatz zu den Acebeam-Modellen sehr rasch erfolgen und das gelingt mir nicht immer beim ersten mal und ist somit etwas nervig – der einzige Punkt den ich zu bemängeln habe (ebenfalls ein Schwachpunkt des Flooders TN36 UT). Denkt man an den Winter mit kalten Fingern und Handschuhen und die Auffindbarkeit des Schalters im Dunklen, dann hat die K70 hier ganz weit die Nase vorne.Noch ein Wort zu den „Throwern“: ich habe einige davon, und die stehen eigentlich nur ungenutzt herum. Ich brauche sie einfach nicht, wie wahrscheinlich die meisten unter uns. Mit einem „Allrounder“ ist man besser bedient. Müsste ich wählen, dann TN40 statt TN42, TN35 statt TN32, K60 statt K70. Also immer dem Allrounder. Müsste ich mich zwischen den genannten Throwern entscheiden, dann die TN42.Bei all diesen extrem fokussierten „Punktbrennern“ sollte man noch die Acebeam X65 erwähnen. Die ist mit ihren 5 LEDs konstruktionsbedingt nicht ganz so extrem fokussiert, und deshalb mit nur 1301 m auch nicht mehr der „Reichweitenkönig“, aber brachiale 12000 lm, wenn man das bei Nacht sieht, sind doch etwas anderes. Die X65 spielt eben bislang noch einsam - wie lange noch ? - in einer anderen Liga zu der auch die RC40 keinen Zutritt hat. Die leuchtet eben nicht nur irgendwelche Kirch- Leucht- oder Feuerwehrturmspitzen aus, sondern erheblich mehr. Gegen die X65 spricht eigentlich nur die Größe und der Preis, sie kostet leider doppelt so viel. Aber wer auch eine X45 hat, kann sich eine Kurzversion zusammenschrauben, denn auch hier gibt es eine Akkurohrkompatibilität.Nitecore vermarket seinen mittlerweile überholten Klopper TM36 seit einiger Zeit auch als Nitecore TM36 Lite, mit verkürztem Rohr (und entsprechend verkürzter Laufzeit). Die Preise schwanken so zwischen 350 und 550 Euro, meist nur mit etwas riskanter Zusendung aus dem Ausland. Wenn man sich eine X45 und eine X65 kauft, so kommt man auf knapp 600 Euro. Durch die Kombination hat man dann aber 4 Taschenlampen: Je eine X45 und eine X65 in Normalausführung, aber auch eine „X65 Lite“ auch eine besonders lang brennende „X45 long“, und alle besser als die TM36. Sollte man sich überlegen wenn das Geld reicht und wenn man es wirklich so unbedingt braucht.Von der Qualität, der Leistung, der Akku-Kompatibiltät, vom Preis her: nahezu perfekt. Was mich stört ist nur, dass man wie beim Konkurrenten Acebeam leider auch von den Drehringen abgegangen ist. Gott sei dank ist sie noch ohne "integriertem Akkupack".Alles in allem: Die TN42 ist mit das Beste was es derzeit in dieser Art zur Zeit auf dem mir bekannten Markt gibt. Also 5 Punkte und Kaufempfehlung. Ich denke nicht, dass man den Kauf bereuen wird. Sie ist ihr Geld wert, wie auch die TN32.

This is a substantial torch to carry around at approx 900gm with batteries. But what it will give you is a light for every occasion. Firefly at ~1 lumen is good in dark room. Low (38lm) is fine for any indoor work. Medium (256lm) is all you'll ever need indoors and most useful around the yard outside. High (780lm) is impressive and the throw is all you would every need. Turbo (2000lm) still makes me laugh out loud every time :-) I like adding to my collection of torches but now I know I'll never need another.