It was great to see Cloud Defensive represented at TACCOM 2023. As I wrote in my show review, I was blown away, so much so that I ordered one right away. Thanks to the Canadian distributor for managing to secure one of the limited edition ‘Merica models in Stars and Stripes camo!
What’s in the box
It is definitely a beauty!
And a beast! With 80,000 Candela and 1,100 Lumens! I opted for the High Candela option over the High Lumen for the insane throw (and the ‘Merica model only comes in HC anyway)
I like the way you can adjust the height/depth of the firing button by adding rings.
Should make for a great EDC
Now a couple of quick tests. First, indoors in pitch black at a distance of 25’
Next outdoor…the top of the building looks pitch black from about a third of a block away
The Cloud lights it up
Same story from half a block away
And even further although my camera does not show it well
A couple more…hard to see with my phone camera but the light was hitting the rooftop of the tallest building in the background…gotta be 300M!
I’ll do more tests when there aren’t so many people around lol.
RL
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