Archer Mini USB-C Pocket EDC Flashlight, 405 Lumens IPX8, Black

This may be long, but if you are teetering on this buy, it may be worth your two minutes of time. There have been numerous mini-lights that I have purchased and sent back on Amazon and browsed at gear stores. They were not worth the money, overly complex, or did not fit the bill for something that I did not want to pamper and might get misplaced. The Mini Archer is well thought out and checked all the boxes. It is affordable, practical, and useful. It comes on in a comfortable low light automatically, double tap and you get a nice clean bright high, double tap twice quickly and you get a very fast and disorienting strobe. That is it. I do not need to carry around the user guide to remember how to use it. In this same mode, you can press the button quickly and just get a flash of low light if needed. It is great for checking a sidewalk lip or sending a rapid three for say a location signal. When you shut it off, you hold the button down briefly, and it will not come on by an unintended bump. It has to be held down briefly again to toggle on. It is small, thin, and light so as to not take much space and is not uncomfortable to have in a pocket. It can easily be clipped on the brim of a hat, shoulder strap, or belt loop to give hands free light to work or navigate by. It is rechargeable. Everything I purchase now is rechargeable. The charging port is concealed nicely by unscrewing the front end. This keeps dust and dirt out of the port as well as eliminating that little rubber plug cap that will be eventually torn and lost. At first, I thought (and was going to be disappointed) the whole front end would screw off like it would to replace the AA battery. It does not. It stops after it gives just the right clearance to be plugged in. It charges quickly. I did not charge it when I got my first one. It took quite the effort to actually run the battery down with the charge it came with. It was plugged in after my senior Economics class started and was fully charged in less than an hour by the time the bell rang. There is a nice (not annoying) pinhead of a red that shows it is charging, which turns blue when fully charged. This is simple and does not leave you guessing whether it is connected and charging properly. I left it in my coffee mug filled with water overnight. It functioned 100% the next morning and has so since. I wanted an EDC light that I could afford to have several of (pocket, truck cab, dog walking pack, hip-belt of hiking pack, holster, first aid kit, SAR chest rig, wife & daughter’s fanny pack, … you get it) along with all being uniform and simple in how to use. We all heard that 2 is 1 and 1 is none … and have been there. To me, this is the one. I was lucky enough to have a buddy (Forest Fire Manager) on a recent river trip introduce me to the Mini Archer and let me toy around with it. Let me go back to the usefulness of the low and high beam amount of light. That is the main function, right. The low light is soft and the perfect level to navigate around the neighborhood on a late dog walk or at camp without blinding and disturbing everyone around you and washing out your eyes’ night adjustment. The high beam is high, bright white, and clear for this little light and what you would want when you need to throw some light at something. My wife and I compared it to her major brand 400 lumen headlamp on a recent 9pm dog walk. The Mini Archer was much nicer to walk with and the hands down winner when we tested them on a pitch-black section of woods. The Mini Archer gave at least a 100 yard meaningful view through the Ponderosas that would allow you to identify an animal, object, or person. The beam is not too focused as to give a tunnel vision field of view, yet it is more focused than the headlamp to allow a longer field of view. It is very nicely balanced. This is only the second time that I have taken my time to write a review of a product. I appreciated it when someone did, and it helped me. In today’s environment, $20.00 is 5 (or 4) gallons of gas. The above qualities make the Archer Mini unobtrusive, worthwhile, and useful to carry. Two more are on their way and there will probably be several as stocking stuffers. I hope you find yours as good a value as I did.

I have now purchased three of these I like them so much. It is an incredibly bright flashlight for its size. It has multiple brightness settings for different purposes, and I love the fact that it uses a USB-C charger and charges quickly. It comes with a clip with multiple attachment styles depend depending on your purpose. This would make an excellent EDC flashlight, so small I promise you that you will forget it. It’s in your pocket but incredibly useful when you need light quickly. I cannot recommend this product enough.

I bought the ThruNite Archer Mini on a whim, mostly because I needed something small, bright, and capable of making me feel prepared for situations that will absolutely never happen. And let me tell you… this little flashlight DELIVERS. First Impression: This thing is approximately the size of a fun-size Snickers bar, except it won’t melt in your pocket or cause guilt. Fits perfectly in your hand, on your hat, in your pocket, or probably inside a chip bag if that’s where you tend to misplace things (no judgment). Brightness: For something this tiny, it lights up my entire backyard like I’m hosting a police helicopter search. I fully expect my neighbors to ask if I’m starting a side job as a lighthouse. Build Quality: Feels sturdy—like it could survive being dropped, stepped on, or sent through the wash cycle (don’t ask). It’s basically the cockroach of flashlights, but in a good way. Charging: USB-C. Thank you. If I have to keep one more random cable around for a single device, I’m going to lose it. Charges fast, lasts a long time, and doesn’t complain—something I wish I could say about myself. Clip: The two-way clip lets you slap it onto a hat brim and instantly become the world’s least intimidating miner. Great for working on cars, grilling in the dark, or checking for monsters under your kid’s bed. Overall: If you need a compact EDC flashlight that punches way above its weight class, this is the one. It’s tough, bright, rechargeable, pocket-friendly, and just classy enough that you’ll show it off to your friends even if they didn’t ask.

If you want a small EDC type of flashlight you may like this one. I own another Thrunight flashlight that is the same length but over twice the diameter. It led me to purchase this one. This one isn’t as bright by any means but seems to be built as well. I like that the charging port is totally covered as I have had a lot of other products by other brands end up with charging problems due to the port being damaged. This one could be in my pocket with whatever else I have in there and I am not worried about dirt or anything damaging the port. Testing the battery life it is on par with what they advertise, but seeing as I’ve only gone through 2 charge cycles I cannot speak to the longevity of the battery life over time. My other light they make has been used for close to two years, mostly only on camping trips once a month, but the battery has held up very well. I really like this brand of light and look forward to trying one of the more expensive larger models when I can afford to buy one but am sure it will be just as sturdy so the higher price point isn’t shying me away from spending the amount. This particular model was fairly inexpensive at around $17 on sale, fits nicely clipped to my pocket or to my hat brim when needed. (Clip can be used with the light facing either way which is a big plus) The only issue I have with these lights is that the power level can be hard to guess at times. I’ve had one die on me at inopportune times which is why I was happy to find this mini light. The extra carry weight is not noticeable so it is a great second light for backup. I might use my Thrunight lights for backpacking now with the backup but otherwise I use a light with a better battery charge indicator to know how long I have left on it. Overall this is exactly what I wanted for a second light with its size and usability as both in hand and like a headlamp. I would totally buy another if at the same price without hesitation, and recommend if a similar need is desired.

TLDR; LOVE the lockout feature on the tail cap, easy to operate, very compact, very bright, rechargeable, clip could use consideration, gets hot on high brightness, low brightness mode by default is appreciated. Operation Experience; The tail cap features a low, high, and strobe mode. The tail cap also features a locking feature to prevent any accidental switch-on events. If light is unlocked, single click tail cap to turn on. Low is the default brightness with high being enabled by quickly clicking the tail cap twice. Strobe is enabled by quickly clicking the tail cap three times. To turn off light from any mode, click tail cap once. To LOCK the light, press and hold tail cap from any mode until it turns off. If light is locked and user attempts to click it on, it will momentarily turn on at low brightness and then turn off to let user know the tail cap is locked. Click and hold tail cap to unlock and turn on light. Overall Experience: THIS THING IS SMALL BUT MIGHTY, no pun intended. Been using a few different penlights as an EDC for the past few years, one of which is from a popular power tool brand. This light is my new favorite EDC light due to how compact, bright, and featureful it is. The beam pattern is a combined beam (hot spot with spill). Beam temperature is slightly cooler than neutral white, but not by much. As others have shown, the light is practically concealed by bigger hands and isn't as bulky as the full length counterparts. Rechargeability is a plus, but light could benefit from the option to quickly swap to a AAA battery or alike in case the rechargeable battery is flat. The two-way clip is appreciated, but could be improved upon by increasing the leading angle of the "u-turn" part of the clip, similar to the side used to clip onto the hat. The current clip angle can lead to difficultly clipping onto pants pockets. As per the manual, this light (or any light) will get hot when using on the high brightness mode so please be careful and mindful of this when using and before putting light away.

It went through an industrial agriculture vacuum, still works and charges. Incredible

I found this flashlight to be a great size for shirt pocket carry and was just the thing for my job as a production plant mechanic. It had adequate brightness and range with a good battery life for it's size. USB charging with the protected charge port is a good feature and it is a versatile light for those dark corners you always have to see into as a mechanic. However- the switch stopped working while the light was on high brightness setting and would not allow allow me to turn it off. Take the battery out? Not any obvious way to do that. unscrew the end cap? Nope. I was stuck with a rapidly heating lithium battery powered device I had no way to shut off. I had to take it outside to the receiving dock where there is nothing flammable and let it die where it could not burn the building down. So disappointing. I really liked this light and Thrunite products have been good to me over the years. Guess this was not meant to be and now I need to find another light to replace it.

Well made and crazy bright for something so small. I can literally carry it in the front pocket of my Levis comfortably. Note that at full brightness ("High"--405 lumens) it will last only 2.8 minutes, then automatically step down to 157 lumens for another 52 minutes... if I'm interpreting the "Manualette" (folded paper instructions) correctly. "Low" lasts 7.5 hours. Low isn't all that bright but plenty to find your way around a dark house, etc. The power button on the end ("tail switch") sequences: Low (1st press), High (2 rapid presses), Strobe (3 rapid presses--355 lumens for 110 minutes in Strobe mode), Off (one press from any mode). Just want Low? Press once; once again to turn off. You can also "Lock" it so it can't accidentally be turned on and stay on. When Locked, press on the tail switch to turn it on in Low but as soon as you release the tail switch it goes off. Seems very well made and sturdy. O-ring secures the screw-out lens end section (unscrew then slide to reveal very small USB-C charging port), so I suspect it will be pretty water resistant (says "Waterproof," though I wouldn't take it diving). Rated "distance" is 87 meters on High; "intensity" is 1880 cd (candlepower?) "Impact resistance" is "1.5 meters" (I think that means they dropped it on a hard surface from 1.5 meters and it didn't break). Don't point it at anyone who might look at it, as in High mode it well might do at least some temporary eye damage. If you wake to burglars in your house, point it at them and three rapid pushes of the tail switch will have it strobing very brightly in their eyes and disoriented for a moment. A friend who loves exploring abandoned mines told me about ThruNite lights--he has several--and recommended them. He wasn't wrong.

I bought this Torch about 4 months back and it works properly, no drawbacks as such, may be the the battery doesn't last long as I would have liked because of the smaller size but no complaints there.

Es de muy buen tamaño y de fácil operación, lo malo del artículo y que no lo menciona el vendedor es que se calienta muy rápidamente durante su uso y tal como lo advierte el fabricante no debe usarse más de 20 minutos continuos sopena el riesgo de dañarse.

Very happy with the purchase.

When it was working I was really happy with the flashlight. But as of yesterday it gas stopped working, the light does not come on.