Skilhunt Flashlights

Most Skilhunt lights charge through a magnetic cable that snaps onto the tailcap, and that one design choice explains much of what owners like and dislike about the brand. The Shenzhen company, founded in 2010, has been moving its newer products to a second name, ESKTE, and now sells both lines through the same store at eskte.com, where the Skilhunt range continues under its old letters: M for EDC tubes, H for headlamps, E and EC for the smaller and USB-C models.

The M series is the core. The M150 V4+ is the AA/14500 model and the 2026 driver revision of the M150 V3; the M200 V4 takes an 18650, and the M300 V4 at $64.90 a 21700. The H headlamps follow the same cell ladder: the H150 on AA/14500, the H04 RC Mini on an 18350, the H04 RC and H200 on an 18650 (the H200 adds a separate red channel), and the H300 at the top. The E2A V2 at $27.90 is the simple one, with no charging at all. The EC150 puts three emitters and a USB-C port into an AA-size light, and the EC500 is Skilhunt's first long-range thrower.

The headlamps get the warmest words. One H04 RC owner calls it the closest to perfect light they own, and the case owners make is versatility: right-angle body, pocket clip, magnetic tailcap and a good headband, so it works as a headlamp, clip light and stick-on work light. H300 owners rate its regulation and mode spacing among the best on any headlamp. M200 V4 owners like how flush it carries in a pocket and recommend the high-CRI version. The complaints repeat across models: the proprietary magnetic cable instead of USB-C, an interface that needs setting up before it suits you, and on the M200 a side button that is hard to find by feel and can switch on in a pocket.

Skilhunt's warranty gives free replacement of defective parts within 15 days and free repair for 24 months, batteries excluded; after that repairs continue under a limited lifetime warranty, with the owner paying for parts, labor and freight. The bigger question before buying is charging. If one cable for everything matters, the EC150 and EC500 charge over USB-C, and the M150 V4 can be ordered with a cell that has its own USB-C port; most of the others need the magnetic cable kept with them.