Basic Dive Light

[cruzbound]

Hi All,

I had a dive light but left it in a rental BC a couple of weeks ago and I don't remember what it was. I am hoping some of you can give me some recommendations since I have to buy a new one. We only dive twice a year, in the ocean, in tropical places. I just would like a decent flashlight to use when looking under ledges, in cracks, etc. I am not a night diver or cave diver. I will go into a wreck if it is pretty open - no tight areas - but it is nice to have a light in there when it can be a little dusky.

Please let me know your thoughts on what I should get.

Thanks,
cruzbound

 

[Marie13]

Something like the DGX 600 would work well for you.

 

[lowwall]

diving light recommendations (recent scubaboard post)

 

[azstinger11]

the dive rite CX2 would be an expensive but excellent option.

 

[Rob9876]

This is my small "backup" light that stays on my BCD for looking into holes and under ledges during the day -- it's about the size of a Sharpie marker. Used it once as my only light when I did an unexpected twilight dive that turned into a night dive, and it worked o.k. as a backup:
Buy Edge 315 Lumens LED Mini Dive Light Online | Divers Supply

This is my "big" main light for night dives -- still only 5.5 inches long, so pretty compact. Great for recreational night dives:
Best EDGE DL19 1100 Lumen Rechargable LED Dive Light for sale

If/when my main light wears out, I'm thinking about this even cheaper alternative -- check out the review from 1 diver who lost his in saltwater for 11 months and it still had a charge and worked when he found it (pretty impressive!):

 

[Big Dan K]

I have the Edge 315 lumen light in my light collection too. I got it in a package deal from Diver’s Supply, so it was basically free with some other gear I wanted. It is a pretty good light with a nice white beam. It is included in several of their package deals, some of which are only a few dollars more than the light alone. If you need some other crap too, the deal is hard to beat.

 

[bdatud4x4]

The wife and i use Sea Dragon Mini 900, works great and they are around $120