{"product_id":"ledlenser-p21r-n-flashlight-case","title":"LEDLENSER P21R N FLASHLIGHT CASE","description":"\u003ch4\u003eLEDLenser P21R Flashlight\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is a threshold in flashlights that most people never cross. Below it, a torch shows you what is in front of you. Above it, a torch shows you what is out there, and the difference changes what you use it for. Somewhere past a thousand metres of reach you stop lighting your path and start scanning terrain: fence lines, dam walls, the far edge of a camp, the treeline where the dogs are barking. The LEDLenser P21R sits well above that threshold, and everything about it follows from that decision.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat 12000 lumens and 1100 metres actually mean\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe headline figures are a maximum of 12000 lumens and a maximum beam distance of 1100 metres. Both are boost figures, and boost is honest about what it is: a short burst of everything the light has, used to identify something and then released. In practical terms, 1100 metres is more than a kilometre of usable reach, which is further than most people can identify a moving object unaided even in daylight. It is the specification you buy this light for, and it is also the one you will use least often. The rest of the time you live in the levels below it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe four levels, and which one you will actually use\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoost delivers 12000 lumens and 1100 metres in short bursts. Power sits at 5000 lumens and 850 metres for 2.5 hours. Mid power runs 2000 lumens and 540 metres for 5.5 hours. Low power gives 220 lumens and 160 metres for 25 hours. Read that list backwards and it makes more sense. Low power is not a token setting: 160 metres of reach is more than a mid range torch offers at full output, and 25 hours of it covers several nights. Mid power is the working level for a long walk, a night inspection or a search on foot. Power is what you switch to when something needs identifying and boost is what you press when it needs identifying right now.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eIntuitive control matters more at this output\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA light with this much range is dangerous to fumble. Point 12000 lumens at a person, a windscreen or your own hand at close range and you have blinded someone for the next several minutes. The intuitive control system is designed around getting to the level you meant on the first press rather than cycling upward through everything, and the transportation lock disables the light entirely for a bag or a vehicle. That second feature is not a convenience on a torch this bright. A light that switches itself on inside a rucksack is a fire risk as much as a flat battery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eLight quality, flicker and colour\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe emitter runs at a colour temperature between 6000 and 7500 Kelvin with a CRI of 70, a cool white that reads as clean and pushes contrast at distance, which is exactly what you want for spotting rather than close inspection. The light is also flicker free. That is easy to overlook until you have tried to film or photograph anything under a cheap LED, or spent an hour working under one and come away with a headache you could not account for. Constant current output removes both problems.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSealed, dropped and charged over USB-C\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSealing is IP68, which means dust ingress is fully excluded and the body handles continuous immersion rather than a brief splash. The drop test height is 2 metres and the working temperature range runs from -20 to 40 degrees Celsius. The body is aluminium alloy. Charging is over USB-C, which by now is the only sensible answer: it is the cable already in the vehicle, the office and the tent, and it removes the proprietary charging cradle that always goes missing first. A full charge takes 330 minutes, which is an overnight proposition rather than a lunch break, and that is the trade for the size of the cell driving those numbers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOne note on the published dimensions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe specification table below lists the length, head diameter, tube diameter and weight as supplied by the manufacturer's data. If physical size or carry weight is the deciding factor for you, confirm those figures against LEDLenser's own listing for the P21R before ordering rather than relying on the table alone. Everything else in this description is drawn directly from the specification as published, but a dimension is the one thing worth checking twice when a light is being bought for a holster, a vehicle mount or a specific pocket.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho this light is for\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFarm and smallholding use, security patrols, search and rescue volunteers, marine and dam work, and anyone whose problem is distance rather than convenience. If your torch is for finding a keyhole and reading a meter, this is far more light than the job needs and the smaller P7R will serve you better. If your torch has to reach the far end of a property and tell you whether something is a rock, a buck or a person, this is the class of light that does it, and the sustainable design and rechargeable cell mean the running cost is the electricity rather than a drawer full of dead batteries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eRunning the P21R day to day\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo habits get the most out of a light in this class. The first is charging it on a schedule rather than on demand, because 330 minutes is not a wait you want to discover at the moment you need the torch. The second is leaving it on mid power as the default and treating the upper levels as something you reach for deliberately. Mid power at 2000 lumens and 540 metres already outperforms most torches at their maximum, it runs for 5.5 hours instead of 2.5, and it produces far less heat, which keeps output steady through a long night rather than climbing and fading.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFull features and the complete specification table appear below.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12000 Max Lumens\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1100m Max Beam Distance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUp to 25h Max Runtime\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIP68 Rating\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntuitive Control\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHigh Usability\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrilliant Clarity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSustainable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUSB-C Charging\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElement-Proof\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFlicker Free\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTransportation Lock\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003ctable\u003e  \n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBrand\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLEDLenser\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBeam distance (in m)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1100\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMax. 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