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The $21 Flashlight That Wants to Replace Everything in Your Drawer

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Vezerlezer WK2 EDC Flashlight Lifestyle

Most EDC flashlights solve one job well and apologize for the rest. You carry the bright one for distance, the UV one for travel, the red one for camping, and the laser lives in a drawer you rarely open. The assumption baked into that system is that no single light can cover all of it without doing everything poorly.

Price: From $18
Where to Buy: Kickstarter



The Vezerlezer WK2 is a Kickstarter campaign making the case that the assumption is wrong. At roughly $21, it packs five distinct light sources into a 118mm aluminum tube: a 1300-lumen spot, a 395nm UV, a 520nm green laser, a rampable warm flood, and a red light. The campaign is 2,654% funded with 982 backers and 15 days on the clock. We covered the best EDC flashlights of 2026 two weeks ago, and the WK2 showed up in reader messages almost immediately after.

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Five Light Sources in One Tube

The front of the WK2 uses a Luminus SST36F emitter that peaks at 1300 lumens with a 126-meter beam throw at full power and 4,000 candela intensity. You cycle through Moonlight (10 lm), Low (43 lm), Medium (450 lm), and High (1296 lm) with a press-and-hold ramp. Above that sits a 395nm UV light, useful for detecting pet stains, checking currency, or spotting scorpions at a campsite.Vezerlezer WK2 EDC Flashlight

The green laser activates with a double-click from any state. It ships in three output levels (4mW, 1mW, and 0.1mW); buyers in the EU and several other regions should confirm the 1mW or 0.1mW version at checkout, as the 4mW default exceeds consumer limits in some jurisdictions. On the side of the body, a second LED module delivers a 4500K warm white flood with Ra 90 CRI, rampable from 1 to 200 lumens for close-up tasks. Below that sits a red light for preserving night vision, plus a red flash warning mode for roadside emergencies. The side light gets its own dedicated switch.




Controls: Two Switches, No Menu Diving

The biggest gotcha in multi-mode flashlights is the interface: the endless click sequences that blast your eyes with turbo to reach the red light you wanted. The WK2 addresses this with a dual-switch layout: an upper switch for the front light and a lower switch for the side light.Vezerlezer WK2 EDC Flashlight Review Now

From OFF, press-and-hold on either switch goes straight to Moonlight. Double-click the front switch for the green laser; triple-click for UV, without passing through any white output first. The side switch mirrors this: press-and-hold for the warm flood, double-click for red, triple-click for red flash. A five-click lockout on either switch prevents accidental activation in your pocket. For a sub-$20 flashlight, that usability focus is more important than raw output. Whether the shortcuts hold up after months of pocket carry is a question August shipping will have to answer.

Power: 2000mAh and USB-C Pass-Through

The WK2 uses a 2000mAh built-in pack that the brand rates for 800 to 1,000 charging cycles, roughly two to three years of daily use. Runtime on the spotlight runs from 3.2 hours at High down to 105 hours at Moonlight. The UV and green laser each run 12 hours; the warm flood stretches to 480 hours at its lowest setting. A USB-C port handles charging with pass-through support, so you can run it from a power bank or wall adapter when the internal cell is tapped. Pass-through charging is usually reserved for lights in the $50–$100 range, making it a genuine value-add here.Vezerlezer WK2 EDC Flashlight Kickstarter

One caveat: the battery is built-in, not user-replaceable. When the cell degrades, you’re looking at a teardown or a replacement unit. For the price, that’s a fair trade, but one you should understand before backing.




Carry Details

At 118mm long and under 100 grams, the WK2 is roughly the size of a Sharpie marker. The aircraft-grade aluminum body includes a deep-pocket stainless steel clip and a strong magnetic tail for hands-free mounting on any metal surface. Three colors are confirmed: black (base), grey (unlocked at the $20K stretch goal), and green (selected by backer vote). Red, blue, and orange were proposed but remain subject to further poll and stretch goal outcomes.Vezerlezer WK2 EDC Flashlight Kickstarter

Pricing and Delivery

The early bird tier at ~$16 is sold out. Current pricing is roughly $21 for one light. The stated MSRP is $39.99, putting Kickstarter backers at roughly 53% off retail. Multi-pack add-ons are available at checkout. Shipping is collected post-campaign via survey and runs $9 to the US and Canada, $8 to the EU, UK, Australia, and New Zealand, and $7 within Asia. Delivery is targeted for August 2026, aggressive but plausible given that prototypes are finalized.Vezerlezer WK2 EDC Flashlight Back Here

Who Should Back It

If you want a do-it-all pocket light and you’re comfortable with first-time Kickstarter campaigns, the WK2 offers a genuinely unusual feature set for the money: five light sources, USB-C pass-through charging, a magnetic tail, and direct-access shortcuts for roughly the cost of a restaurant meal.

Price: From $18
Where to Buy: Kickstarter




If you need a flashlight now, or prefer established brands with warranty support, wait for general availability or skip it entirely. We’ll update this story once review units are available.



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