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    What lights do you carry in your car?

    Incan Maglites don't die, they just get led conversions and stashed in my cars. Seriously, my old Mags, with led conversions and (wherever possible) lithium primaries are what I have as car lights. Each car has a Solitaire in the glove box, a 2-aa mini-Mag in the trunk and a 4-d Mag under the...
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    Why do you buy more than one of the same light?

    No, I just hate not having the right o-rings or boots or whatnot. And having to spend time teaching someone to use a flashlight takes all the fun out of it. Variety is for my own edc. Slightly bulked out numbers of lights that just work are for everything else. Don't get me wrong, I only have...
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    Why do you buy more than one of the same light?

    Never underestimate the value of consistent, matching sets. :crackup: If I were a singleton, with no family, or friends or property, etc, I'd be fine with just my edc, all the time. But I'm not. If you have more than one car, each car should have the same set of lights stashed away. If you...
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    Why do you buy more than one of the same light?

    Heh. Why does a steak knife set have more than one knife?
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    Best all rounder you own.

    My Solarforce L2P with IOS 4 mode dropin. It's very versatile, tough, not too big to carry (I carry it in my backpack every day). I really like the single 18650 form-factor. Honorable mention to my Quark Tactical AA/AA2 (lego).
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    Photos of your lights

    It's his Farnsworth. It's from a tv show, Warehouse 13.
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    Help me with my math here - Watt Hours/Runtime

    Looks like he's got some led's being direct-driven by 3 alkalines in series and he's confused because he's not seeing 'enough' voltage. Voltage sag. When you put a load on batteries, their voltage goes down. The greater the load, the more the voltage goes down. Under load your alkalines are NOT...
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    Wow, why in the world do you carry a flashlight with you?

    Re: Why do you EDC a light? Because I can't see in the dark. And I often find myself needing to see things that are.... wait for it.... in the dark. Dark is sneaky and hides in all kinds of places. Certain times of day they even let the dark out and it gets *everywhere*.
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    Need new all purpose light - camping and backpacking.

    He's being too nice. He lives near (I won't link but names will do) Campmor, Ramsey Outdoor, at least one each REI and EMS and who knows what else. As do I. Northern NJ is BIG on retail, many people in NJ live to shop, and the area has a lot of outdoor equipment shops from being the traditional...
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    Tiny, lightweight, simple, single AA EDC

    I have one of their P6 clones, the L2P. It's a very nice well made host. Solarforce generally gets very good word of mouth, and they have some enthusiastic fans. I don't have any direct experience with the Z2, but I've seen some reviews and they're pretty favorable. Worst thing I've seen is one...
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    Tiny, lightweight, simple, single AA EDC

    Solarforce Z2.
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    http://www.macscustoms.com/ shutted down

    People who do custom work, of all kinds, do this sort of thing all the time. They generally put out a message saying "I've stopped taking orders", then they stop taking orders. So the backlog starts getting smaller instead of larger. Then when the backlog is small enough, they start taking...
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    Need new all purpose light - camping and backpacking.

    Going up to 1 x 18650 lights gives you a lot of choices and versatility, but it takes a bit of an investment in (somewhat specialized) batteries and charger. Given the existing preferences, I'd suggest a good 2 x AA light. Quark makes some nice ones. Probably want one with an XM-L[2], since the...
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    What was the last LED light you purchased and why?

    Bought an XinTD SC-82 V4. It's a fairly nice C8-style light at a good price. I bought it because it has enough output and throw, so that from my living room or bedroom window I can light up anything closer than the tree line. If the trees were farther away, I'd want a bigger light with more throw.
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    How many lights do you EDC? Part 2

    Re: How many lights do you EDC? Slightly different now. New answer is 'At least 2, sometimes 3'. Still an Arc AAA-P always on my keychain, but now I have a light that is always in my backpack (Solarforce L2P with a good multimode XM-L2 dropin). The third optional light is my Quark AA...
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