What to do le. Aliexpress too vast ady. Now everything is 90 days crazy slow.
My stuff from aliexpress shipped before MCO today 19 june only reach. Really ngam ngam 89 days before I file parcel missing haha.
China keep getting em virus damn kesian oso.

Before Shopee and Lazada, used to buy lights from Banggood, Gearbest and Aliexpress.
But now, I'd rather wait for the lights to appear in Shopee and Lazada, for peace of mind

bangd00d is crappy now. Gearbest and Aliexpress is still fine imo. There are many other things I still can't get from Lazada or shopee though. Like LED parts/drivers. My LH351D at least can get from Aliexpress KDLitker. Gonna be my first time experiencing a samsung LED for sure

anyone knows where (reliable) to get aspheric lens for maglite d? accidentally chipped mine while dismantling it.

New light Nitecore P22R

Oh my, I've left this hobby quite some time ago but am still interested from time to time.
Can anyone recommend a good AA flashlight as well as a headlamp (with a 90 degree angle like the zebralight)?
Been out of the game too long.

Are the Chinese lights getting better? Just saw in the last page about Sofirn.
Anything else I should look out for?

Sofirn AA light is pretty good but I think the most famous AA light right now is still Lumintop Tool AA 2.0
Headlamp I don't know.

Sofirn is good but I haven't tried any of their AA lights.

Their SP10S supposedly gets good reviews especially considering the price.

My current AA 'Headlamp' is Manker E03H - served me well for 1 year + already, really like the moonlight mode.

I don't really follow the updates too closely but keep an eye out from time to time, but regrading 18650 headlamps I would recommend you have a look at Sofirn SP40 and Skilhunt H03 or H04 series (difference is older and newer gen of the same light).

Sofirn has the added advantage of it being cheaper and offering you a shorty tube right out of the box.

Sofirn is currently offering the most bangs for bucks, as their lights are priced cheaper compared to Nitecore, Fenix, Olight, etc
Sofirn also have their own online stores at Lazada and Shoppee, so you no longer have to shop online at Ali 'Not' Express, Banggood, etc.
Other brands that are offering similar bangs for bucks include Convoy, Astrolux and Lumintop.

For AA light, hard to beat Lumintop Tool

replaced my well worn Tini with the newer Tiki GITD aka glow in the dark...which doesnt glow that long

I've seen many in reddit who prefer rovyvon over this. What makes you chose this?
Though I'd still be tempted with the price despite the drama behind it

easier availability.
in the end dont want to deal with any potential warranty issues also.

I bought the Tiki for Rm55, including shipping fr Shopee seller fr PRC.
Now the Tiki GITD from the same PRC seller is Rm85.
I know local sellers are selling for Rm105 or so

Will wait for the price to drop before I'll consider the GITD.

i have the tiki LE on my car keys...after awhile of using it i felt confident to put on my house keys instead since that one takes more abuse...
so decided to get another Tiki but the UV model...then saw got GITD so why not...

How long will the glow last after you switch the UV light for a while?

+999
They have a variant in Titanium.

I was also tempted to buy the Tiki GITD when I was at Gadgetworld but I opted for the Nitecore SE instead.

hmm...i havent really tested how long down to the minute...
but its definitely nowhere near seiko lume etc...thats why my tritium glowring is still on the keys.

nitecore SE is ok, but they really need to stop using that UI of demo / daily mode with no real lock-out.
at least if they recessed the buttons would help abit with accidental activation...

+1! Totally agree!