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MecArmy illumineX

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Mikey Bautista
MecArmy illumineX

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There's no better time to be on the market for a new flashlight than now. You can find plenty of quality, affordable lights suitable for various applications from nearly every manufacturer. With that said, not all of them can fit your keychain or pocket like an ideal EDC light should. Enter MecArmy, one of the newest manufacturers to join the fray with their illumineX line of compact keychain flashlights. At just 1.7", the illumineX comes in a range of materials from brass to titanium, and with a twisty interface pushes out a monstrous 130 lumens from its XP-G2 emitter. Its 10180 battery conveniently recharges with a built-in micro USB port in just an hour, so you won’t be left in the dark for long. If you need a light that packs a punch without tipping the scales, browse the link below to find an illumineX for you.

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Mikey Bautista

Director of Everyday Carry Operations


About the Author
Mikey Bautista is an everyday carry (EDC) expert who has been working with the EverydayCarry.com team for nearly a decade, starting with an interest in EDC as a hobby and ending up as a writer for the site in 2014. Through the years, he’s led the site in editorial content and writing about products across every category, from knives to bags to flashlights and everything in between, as well as discovering, bringing exposure, and building bridges with many brands in the industry. Today, he is the site's Director of Everyday Carry Operations, leading the editorial team and managing day-to-day operations.

He has lived through many personal and professional lives, spending nearly a decade in the workforce management industry, a minor career in gaming, and has lent a hand with entrepreneurial efforts back home in the Philippines. He has also been an active participant and helped build a number of significant social communities online, both for EDC and his other hobbies.

Mikey has been at the cusp of gaming, technology, and the internet since the ‘90s and continues to lend his experience, expertise, and authority to all his pursuits. When not online, in a game, or watching movies, you'll find him in the gym, speedrunning his next hobby, or talking at length about EDC with anyone willing to listen.

Discussion (5 total)

Huggy ·
I have a nitecore EZAA, runs on a single aa. 160 lumens. Is this really much better?
Bernard Capulong ·
Depends on your metrics of what's a better EDC for you. I've owned several of the Nitecore EZ line, but that's pretty outdated. They definitely don't offer the materials found in the illumineX line, and I'm pretty sure micro-USB charging on flashlights wasn't even a thing when the EZAA dropped. Since these use a 10180 battery, it's more compact than an AA, which can get clunky or unwieldy on a keychain. It might not be for you, but it does have several things the EZ line doesn't. The lumen comparison is probably not the best one to make either, since there's very little visible difference between 130 and 160lm. Both are plenty usable imo
Huggy ·
Have a big collection and will gladly share if requested dear fellow friends.
Robert Razavi ·
Oooooh nice.....
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