The RovyVon A5x is my EDC at the moment, and I love it enough that I bought another one when I killed it in the washing machine (it’s IP66 - but only with the charging plug in - long story at the end).

Like a few of these little lights, it has ancillary LED’s on the side. I chose the white+UV side LEDs. The other option is white + red which would probably be more useful, except this is the glow-in-the-dark case, and the UV supercharges that in a couple of seconds.

The GITD is not amazing, but if you’re camping away from city lights, it’s still bright enough to find the next morning right up till the sun comes up.

The choices for the main LED are CREE XP-G3 or Nichia 219C. I went with the Nichia with a warmer CRI. The Nichia is 450 lumens vs the Cree 650.

The battery is rated 330mAh and is USB-C chargeable (I think my old one was mini USB?). The story with the charging plug on my old one was I washed it in the pocket of some pants, and it still worked, but I could see a drop of moisture inside. I pulled the charging port stopper right out since it kept half closing itself in the rice. Then I couldn’t get it back in (probably could have with tweezers) so I thought I’d do that later, then washed it again the following weekend without the plug in. I went all out with the drying attempts, but it was properly soaked through, and never came back from that.

It doesn’t really tailstand unless you’ve got the magnet on (I do) and something to stick it to. It’s just a lovely little general use torch for your pocket.

reflector view

  • Curious CanidEnglish
    3•1 year ago

    I EDC the latest Gen4 version. The Aurora series really are outstanding lights. The versatility of the front and side lights makes them a lot more useful for all kinds of tasks. They are perfect for all kinds of up-close work. They also have enough power for brighter and longer range work, as long as it’s relatively brief.

    Rovyvon has also done a great job of improving these lights with every generation. They’ve gotten bigger batteries, better switches, better LEDs, better charging, and even better user interfaces (adding an ultra-low level). The Aurora is not a replacement for my Emisar DT8, but it can cover the essentials surprisingly well and do it at a fraction of the size and weight.