flashlights

[Cavalry Doc]

My wife says that about me..........too many flashlights. I have my favorites. Interestingly enough, one of my favorites was fairly cheap. It is LED and takes a 9v battery that lasts over a year. The cool thing about it is that it always emits a very small amount of light [even when off]. That lets you find it no matter how dark it is, like when the power goes out. It has a hi/low/strobe/off button. When my eyes are adjusted to the dark, I don't even have to turn it on.....it is bright enough to use. That is what I call utilitarian.......and we can always find it in the dark because we keep it facing up. You just look for the beam on the ceiling.

That sounds like a very interesting light. What brand/model is it?

 

[Infamous]

got a new olight m20 warrior. nice lil fucker, heavy though

i may pick up one of those as well; they look great

fenix also came out with a version of the P3D with a strike bezel; if i didnt already have a P3D id get one

 

[funkybassplayer]

due to the minute size of my normal flashlight i have once again misplaced it (prolly in the couch or a dirty pair of jeans) so this is the one i will use for a while.

 

[Infamous]

due to the minute size of my normal flashlight i have once again misplaced it (prolly in the couch or a dirty pair of jeans) so this is the one i will use for a while.

be watchful now, if you misplace THAT one youre never gonna hear the end of it

 

[funkybassplayer]

be watchful now, if you misplace THAT one youre never gonna hear the end of it

For real. it doesn't exaclty fit in my pocket so i think i cna rule that one out. lol

 

[ForneyRider]

Mag lite. Have em in all sizes.
Also a generic one from Sharper Image. Works great. Goes hunting with me.

 

[jack7742]

Bought myself a Fenix L2D as a stocking stuffer. Ho, Ho, Ho.

 

[kingofwylietx]

That sounds like a very interesting light. What brand/model is it?

Sorry for the delay, I just saw that you asked this question. It is a PALights Survival light. They are discontinued now, but still available online where they still have inventory. Below is one place that has them for $20, but if you go to froogle.com and search, you'll find them for less.


Handheld Incandescent Lights - PALight - Pocket LED Survival Light

 

[Rio Vista Slim]

I own two Surefire A2 Aviators. One has the white LEDs, and the other has the red. I've had them for several years, and I've never been disappointed in their performance.

 

[TXTacticalSource]

For Christmas I got a Surefire E2DL.

 

[claymore504]

I have a Surefire 6P that served me perfectly for a 1 year tour in Iraq. I have it mounted on my AR right now. I keep a similar version LED light bedside.

 

[PopsXD9sc]

I have the same trait in common with Calvary Doc; cheap. The Element K2 is a good light and extemely cheap. Durable; can't say but it is bright and throws the light pretty well.

 

[Buckles]

ive got a Surefire G2L and a Brinkmann Maxfire LX.

 

[HMFIC]

I just bought on of theses. Seems brighter than my SL20, but its beam is more focused, not as much spillover....

http://www.vikingtactics.com/pop-vtac_surefire_L4.html

 

[ZX9RCAM]

I kind of have a flashlight fetish, so I own several different flashlights, of course the obligatory Surefire & Fenix, but others as well...

 

[Okierifleman]

Why do gun related flashlights cost so much money? What is it about them that is so expensive, compared to other LED flashlights.

There are some quality reasons I am sure, they are built to be a lot tougher than your normal flashlight, but it also has a lot to do with the fact that it is a recreational product and people dont mind spending the extra money so they charge it. Go to the co-op and buy a bag of feed corn. Walk over to the next aisle and pick up a bag of "deer corn" and its $2 higher for the same thing. Pick up a tube of grease at Home Depot for $5, go pick up the same tube of grease labeled "boat trailer grease" and it will be 3 times that much.

 

[cajuntec]

Pelican Pocket Sabre 1820. Bright as any other I've ever used, and it runs on two C cells. Long lasting. I got the bright yellow, so if I drop it when it's off, I'm not searching the leaves for it. Very tough - I got my first one from a fire-fighter friend. He uses them on the job.

[url]http://www.pelican.com/lights_detail.php?recordID=1820[/URL]

All the best,
Glenn

 

[Buckles]

Surefire is the way to go.

 

[Texas1911]

I'd like to get a nice flashlight, but I'm not quite sold on shelling out over $100 for one yet. I need to do more looking around before I decide to get one. We carry Surefire and Streamlight at work, so I can get a fair deal on one, but it's still not on the top of my list.

 

[Starker]

I did a great deal of research before I bought my first "REAL" flashlight. I finally settled on the LiteFlux LF3XT. It's small, bright and programmable!