Hunting Ambassador, Mike K, Reviews the TK32 Flashlight

If you’ve every experienced the joy of waking up to a sharp elbow to the ribs and your wife anxiously whispering “I heard something outside, go see what it is” you will know why the Fenix TK32 is my favorite flashlight.

Sure, I use my Fenix E12 (and the E35UE) more often, and I carry (and use) my Fenix LD02 on a daily basis, but it is the TK32 that I grab when I’m doing home security investigations. With 1,000 lumens (turbo mode) comfortably in my hand, the concentrated beam easily punches its way through the thick underbrush, in the woods, that surrounds our yard. At the same time the TK32 has ample spill; allowing me to see the more immediate surroundings quite clearly.

The TK32 isn’t a one-trick wonder though; with 8 modes there is always one that perfectly suits the task at hand. From low mode, with its amazing 7 full days of run-time, to turbo mode and its awe-inspiring beam of pure punching power; the TK32 covers it all.

There are four modes that most surprised me (with their usefulness):

Turbo Mode – The amount of light, and the brightness of the light, is incredible. The way the TK32 blasts through darkness is akin to a fully-loaded, 80,000 lb, tractor trailer doing 75mph as it smashes through a would-be barrier made out of wet toilet paper.

Low Mode – I’ve had other flashlights that barely lasted an hour, while putting out less useful light, so it isn’t difficult to see why a full week of run-time (with useful light) is impressive. Perfect for those times when storms roll through and the electricity goes out; it’s just the right amount of light for walking through a pitch black house, night walks with the dog, or reading without disturbing my wife.

Red/Green Modes – With a history of hunting predators at night, I expected the red modes to be extremely useful from a hunter’s standpoint. My biggest surprise stems from the usefulness of the green modes. I hadn’t experienced using green lighting previously and had figured it was something useful to hunters only. That assumption was dead wrong: it is a mode with many uses and benefits. From reading maps (low green) to checking for elusive predators (high green) and all sorts of uses in between. I was shocked to find out just how well my eyes see in green light; it is as though the green light somehow softly pulls back the cloak of darkness, without being so bright that my night vision is rendered null and void.

Fenix makes great flashlights; their build quality is superb and their flashlights are innovative in both design and usefulness. The TK32 works – Brilliantly.

And that is why it is my favorite flashlight; I can trust it when I need to.