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Is anyone else a flashlight devotee/fanatic?

Is anyone else a flashlight devotee/fanatic?

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by: Retired_Engineer Active Indicator LED Icon 13 OP 
~ 8 years ago   Feb 11, '16 5:15pm  
I have loved flashlights since I was a kid, but the old filament/bulb lights were very limited.  Then came the MagLite flashlights with the little krypton bulb.  I still have several of them scattered around the house and they still work fine!  NOW, LED flashlights have opened up an entire new world!  They are so much brighter, whiter, and batteries last so much longer!  Years ago, I got a large four- D battery MagLite with an LED and was very impressed.  It's hard to imagine the improvements that have been made with LEDs in just a few years.  At the CHL class I attended, an instructor showed his Streamlight 88040 ProTac HL with 600 lumens. These lights have a bright, strobe, low mode.  They sold them at the shop for $90 but Amazon had them for $60.  I bought one for me, my wife, and both kids.   The only slight disadvantage was that it uses the CR123A battery, which is not as ubiquitous as AA, AAA, C, D, etc but most stores do carry them.    www.amazon.com/gp/pr oduct/B007RB82CS?psc =1&redirect= true&re see their prices have gone up since I bought mine. It comes with a belt clip and a ballistic nylon pouch that will fit on your belt.I saw an ad on the internet recently about a much cheaper 300 lumen flashlight.  I bought a couple of J5 Tactical flashlights V1-Pro that puts out 300 lumens with a single AA battery.  It also has three modes (high, strobe, low), the angle of the light beam can be adjusted, plus it sells for only $13.  www.amazon.com/J5-Ta ctical-V1-Pro-Flashl ight-Original/dp/B00 V7T1YRQ/ref=sr_Emoticonsc=1It's small enough to stick in your pocket/purse and it also has a belt clip.If you shine either of these lights in the face of a person/potential attacker (on either high mode or strobe mode), it can easily distract or momentarily halt them, possibly giving you time to evade or better arm yourself.  When the CHL instructor demonstrated his strobe mode in the classroom, I immediately got a headache and had to put my face down and cover my eyes.....and he was just shining it at the wall!  The front edges are scalloped in case you need to strike someone with it.  Any decent hit to the head WILL cause bleeding.  Just remember that if you strike first, YOU may be seen as the aggressor.I keep my large MagLite by my bed.  I carry the Streamlight when I am CHL armed, and the little J5s are kept in my computer desk and one in the truck console.There are flashlights out there with more lumens but don't seem as well constructed... yet.Do you love flashlights?  What are your favorite flashlights? 4951
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BooBear Active Indicator LED Icon 16
~ 8 years ago   Feb 11, '16 5:17pm  
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We have tons of flashlights. My kids favorite thing to do growing up was flashlight tag in the woods. Lots of fun. 4951
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~ 8 years ago   Feb 11, '16 5:18pm  
Flashlight fan here too, although my latest Maglite mini turned out poorly.  The battery leaked after only a few months and sealed up tight, ruining the flashlight.  Had to throw it away.  My old D cell Maglite still works great.  I also have a couple of the cheap 6 volt ones that have lasted forever. 4951
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Retired_Engineer Active Indicator LED Icon 13 OP 
~ 8 years ago   Feb 11, '16 5:19pm  
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We have tons of flashlights. My kids favorite thing to do growing up was flashlight tag in the woods. Lots of fun.
 
@BooBear:  We did that too!  If the grass in the field was high enough, you could lay down and they wouldn't see you until they were right on you. 
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~ 8 years ago   Feb 11, '16 5:20pm  
I have loved flashlights since I was a kid, but the old filament/bulb lights were very limited.  Then came the MagLite flashlights with the little krypton bulb.  I still have several of them scattered around the house and they still work fine!  NOW, LED flashlights have opened up an entire new world!  They are so much brighter, whiter, and batteries last so much longer!  Years ago, I got a large four- D battery MagLite with an LED and was very impressed.  It's hard to imagine the improvements that have been made with LEDs in just a few years.  At the CHL class I attended, an instructor showed his Streamlight 88040 ProTac HL with 600 lumens. These lights have a bright, strobe, low mode.  They sold them at the shop for $90 but Amazon had them for $60.  I bought one for me, my wife, and both kids.   The only slight disadvantage was that it uses the CR123A battery, which is not as ubiquitous as AA, AAA, C, D, etc but most stores do carry them.    www.amazon.com/gp/pr oduct/B007RB82CS?psc =1&redirect=true&ref _=oh_aui_detail see their prices have gone up since I bought mine. It comes with a belt clip and a ballistic nylon pouch that will fit on your belt.I saw an ad on the internet recently about a much cheaper 300 lumen flashlight.  I bought a couple of J5 Tactical flashlights V1-Pro that puts out 300 lumens with a single AA battery.  It also has three modes (high, strobe, low), the angle of the light beam can be adjusted, plus it sells for only $13.  www.amazon.com/J5-Ta ctical-V1-Pro-Flashl ight-Original/dp/B00 V7T1YRQ/ref=sr_'s small enough to stick in your pocket/purse and it also has a belt clip.If you shine either of these lights in the face of a person/potential attacker (on either high mode or strobe mode), it can easily distract or momentarily halt them, possibly giving you time to evade or better arm yourself.  When the CHL instructor demonstrated his strobe mode in the classroom, I immediately got a headache and had to put my face down and cover my eyes.....and he was just shining it at the wall!  The front edges are scalloped in case you need to strike someone with it.  Any decent hit to the head WILL cause bleeding.  Just remember that if you strike first, YOU may be seen as the aggressor.I keep my large MagLite by my bed.  I carry the Streamlight when I am CHL armed, and the little J5s are kept in my computer desk and one in the truck console.There are flashlights out there with more lumens but don't seem as well constructed... yet.Do you love flashlights?  What are your favorite flashlights?
 
@Retired_Engineer:
I truly love them when needed...lol 4951
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Maisey1 Active Indicator LED Icon 9
~ 8 years ago   Feb 11, '16 5:28pm  
I ended up with a set of MagLite flashlights for christmas the year Ike came through. My BIL got mad at me when he found out my only flashlight was one I dug out of my kids toy bin. It was shaped like a tiger and opened it's mouth  and "rawwrd" when I turned it on. He couldn't believe I would ever survive the hurricane with that thing. My husband loves flashlights so now I have them all over the house and in every car. My favorite is a Bushnell t1000l. It works well when I'm looking for the cat in the woods.  4951
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ET Active Indicator LED Icon 17
~ 8 years ago   Feb 11, '16 5:38pm  
We have dozens of flashlights. None of them work. 4951
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foxymama Active Indicator LED Icon 14
~ 8 years ago   Feb 11, '16 5:39pm  
I just cracked my Maglite, The other day  Think I will upgrade to LED after reading this.  4951
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~ 8 years ago   Feb 11, '16 5:41pm  
I was shopping for a flashlight with a radio on it.  Then I realized I already owned a radio with a flashlight on it. 4951
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~ 8 years ago   Feb 11, '16 5:43pm  
Boy, when I read the title I thought I read FLESHLIGHT. Ha-ha. Gross. 4951
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Maisey1 Active Indicator LED Icon 9
~ 8 years ago   Feb 11, '16 5:45pm  
Boy, when I read the title I thought I read FLESHLIGHT. Ha-ha. Gross.
 
@14valentine: I'm pretty sure there are a few Fleshlight devotee's here too...
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Retired_Engineer Active Indicator LED Icon 13 OP 
~ 8 years ago   Feb 11, '16 5:46pm  
Boy, when I read the title I thought I read FLESHLIGHT. Ha-ha. Gross.
 
@14valentine:  Start a new thread!  I recently saw a picture of one attached at the base to a fan motor.  I'm not saying any more!
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HollyHobby Active Indicator LED Icon 9
~ 8 years ago   Feb 11, '16 6:02pm  
I love flashlights. 4951
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~ 8 years ago   Feb 11, '16 6:19pm  
Have always loved flashlights. When I was little, and was in the hospital, someone gave me one with a troll doll on the end, and the light would make make the doll's eyes light up. 4951
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~ 8 years ago   Feb 11, '16 6:34pm  
I own 2 of the 4dcell mag lights they are great but one of them leaked and sealed itself shut I can't open it anymore . And I also have a small 2 aa cell that broke a bulb it was the kind you had to twist to turn on and just never got around to changing the bulb. That tactical light sounds interesting I might need to check that out . 4951
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~ 8 years ago   Feb 11, '16 6:39pm  
Maglights are a lifetime warranty. that is why they were pricey. get in touch with the company google them. i think they are in irvine, californiathe best deal for common use i have found are the little led aluminum flashlights powered by 3 AAA batteries. bright blue-white light and small enough to fit in a pocket 4951
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