Reddit reviews XTAR MC1 Plus First one-slot Charger with Real 1A Max Constant Current Battery Charger

Short answer? Zebralight SC62w.

It uses 18650 batteries which you can get for about $11 a pop at illumn.com; Keeppowers 3400mah are the ones that we recommend here the most. It's also insanely compact and waaay brighter than you think it will be. It also has hands down the greatest user interface of any light.

You'll need a charger next. There are a lot of options here, but what I always keep in my bag is a simple Xtar MC1, it's simple, small, and it works great. Works with more than just 18650s as well.

I use a Nitecore i4 at home but that's because I have quite a few lights and like the extra simultaneous battery capacity.

The light will run you about $85. Illumn doesn't have them in stock, which is a bummer because that's my favorite store for this hobby, but other places (such as amazon) has them.

Battery is about $11, charge is another $11. So $107 for a great and simple setup.

Another option would be getting a headlamp/90 degree style light. I EDC one of those; the Zebralight H600w. It doesn't come with a pocket clip though so that's kind of a bummer. I use a Armytek Wizard pocket clip (thanks Killzoneflashlights.com!) with it and they might as well have been made for each other. Problem is they are sold out of the pocket clips and I don't know when they'll be getting more in. I've emailed Armytek's customer service and had one shipped to me for $13, but I'm not sure how open they are to shipping them to people who don't actually own the Wizard light that it's supposed to be for.

Another option for a headlamp style light is the Armytek Wizard Pro (get the warm light version). It's actually only a little bit larger than the ZL H600 and of course it comes with a pocket clip. I love mine and rotate between the H600w and the Wizard Pro frequently.

It's worth it just for tint and CRI alone. I'd recommend a quality battery charger like the Xtar MC1 Plus or Xtar VC2S. If you need 14500s get a bunch from Illumn. These VapCells are the highest capacity 14500s on the market (so far).

Is this

http://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-NCR18650B-3400mAh-Rechargeable-Battery/dp/B00QCEA6KW/ref=pd_sim_23_7?ie=UTF8&dpID=41lzMAmGpTL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR160%2C160_&refRID=0DFBTGQ5Q4V5EXYK53WM

with this

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00WJGR1XM?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=ox_sc_act_title_1&smid=A291SI22FJYAZO

a pretty good combination? I doubt I'm going to own more than one flashlight (famous last words)

Because it's safe and convenient. This whole anti-USB charging brigade is a bit over the top man, for most, if not all, single 18650 mods it's literally no problem because there is no balancing required. It's with the dual or more batteries you run into problems.

OP sorry to see your problem. You can grab a simple single 18650 charger like the XTAR MC1 to charge those batteries externally, it works great.