Fenix TK35 UE (Ultimate Edition) 2018 Flashlight

I bought the older TK35 UE (2000 lumens and a separate charger needed) from Tim a few years ago. The TK35 is a fabulous flashlight for winter-glove season. Having two control buttons on the tail switch makes it easy to turn it on or off or toggle between outputs by feel, even with gloves on, and the rectangular grip means it doesn’t roll in your hand so that you can have a routine for where to find each button switch. I was once confronted by two poorly socialized dogs who were in attack mode and was immediately able to find the strobe function. Lithium batteries are also cold tolerant.

The cons (for me): I have very small hands and my hands don’t completely wrap around the grip. This will probably not be a problem for most people. The lanyard is not strong enough for the weight of the flashlight (having the lanyard around your wrist makes it more convenient to answer a cellphone, for example). It’s not purse sized or sized for everyday carry unless you have a big bag, but it will just barely fit in the pocket of some winter jackets (I don’t recommend this, since if you fall on ice or snow you could be injured if you land on the flashlight).


Despite the cons, I’m a huge fan of the TK35. I like it better in the winter than the UC35 I carry in my purse all the time, but the size means that it only comes out with me in the winter and is used as a home flashlight the rest of the year.

Received my TK35 UE from DS tactical over 2 weeks ago. The flashlight is everything as advertised. I work as an afternoon shift delivery driver for Amazon. The first night I got it, we had a Strom in our area. The flashlight stood up to the heavy rainfall, on and off 30 or so times, in between driving from from one stop to the next. The light lumenated the path well between the sidewalk to the path to the front door much better than my trusty 5 year old pd35 tac. I would definitely recommend the TK 35 UE to anyone who must work or play outdoor during the Winter months.