SureFire EDC1-DFT Turbo

If the world of enthusiast flashlights were a vehicle race, SureFire wouldn’t be the exotic supercar taking the podium, nor the technologically advanced EV giving everyone a run for their money. No, it would be the 70-ton tank in the back literally creating a lane for itself and reminding people that it’s still a force to be reckoned with. In the modern and highly value-competitive flashlight community SureFire rarely gets a nod anymore, but the EDC1-DFT Turbo reminds us that they’ll always be in the race.

While not the newest, it’s their most recent EDC-sized flashlight, a portable thrower with a crazy 95,000 candela beam throwing out to over 2,000 feet (616 meters). A standard mechanical tail switch controls its High/Low output of 650 and 25 lumens respectively when running on its included and micro USB-rechargeable 18350 battery. SureFire have also long been a proponent of the CR123A platform, and the “DF” in the name stands for Dual Fuel, letting you swap out the 18350 for a standard CR123A lithium primary at a reduced 55kcd/350lm output. Last but not least, if you’ve never handled a SureFire light before, the mil-spec, Hard Anodized Type III treatment on the EDC1-DFT’s aluminum body, like most SureFires, is in a league of its own. A two-way clip rounds out it features, and while the larger 1.258″ head may be tight for most pockets for EDC, it’s worth the space for this compact workhorse.