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Aug 10, 2023

The Best Flashlights Tested in 2023

Since this was the second Fenix flashlight in the test, I knew to check the

Since this was the second Fenix flashlight in the test, I knew to check the battery when I couldn't find a charging port on the TK16. There it was—the charging port—right on the side of the battery. After charging the battery and inserting it, I got right to testing. The TK16, which is rated IP68, withstood submersion in the tub and went on to shine brightly.

In fact, the TK16 is so bright it illuminated my helper when he reached the edge of our rural property—about 450 yards, but that was on Turbo mode, and within just a few minutes, the body of the TK16 became uncomfortably warm. The heat isn't an issue on lower modes, but Turbo mode takes a lot of power to generate 3100 lumens of intensity, and the side effect is a warm flashlight. The strobe function is also incredibly bright and should catch the attention of anyone nearby.

Fenix packs a lot of beam intensity into a relatively small tactical flashlight that weighs just under 4 ounces without the battery. With the battery in place, the TK16 weighed just under 6.5 ounces on my digital kitchen scale.

Like the other Fenix I tested, the TK16 comes with a strike bezel, and this one features tungsten-breaking tips. The manufacturer doesn't specify what the tips are designed to break, but they might come in handy if the user needs to break a car window to rescue someone trapped inside. I did not test that function, however.

Despite the heat generated on Turbo mode, this was among my favorite flashlights, primarily due to its high lumens, which offered excellent illumination of my rural property. However, the TK16 is suitable for various flashlight purposes, given its multiple intensity modes.

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Get the Fenix TK16 flashlight at Amazon, Longhorn Tactical, or Fenix.