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    New Costco Cree "tactical" lights?

    The word tactical no longer has any real meaning, at least when applied to products. Case in point - the tactical flip-flop: http://www.511tactical.com/All-Products/Footwear/Socks/511-Flip-Flops.html I'm certainly no expert on matters tactical - not at all. However, I have trouble imagining a...
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    What makes HDS lights so good? Low lumens & quite expensive for their size.

    Heh, not a chance. The HDS light is substantially bigger than the ITP A3 AAA. It's a single cell CR123A format light, and it is average for that format. (It is about the same size as a SF E1B, but a good bit smaller than a SF L1, and quite a bit bigger than a T1A.) It's quite large compared to...
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    What makes HDS lights so good? Low lumens & quite expensive for their size.

    I think this is actually one of the more constructive forums on the internet. Go visit the forum of a popular MMORPG if you'd like a comparison of how bad it can be. As for your original post: 1. The HDS lights are exceedingly well made. They are arguably over-built, so this costs more. If you...
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    What makes HDS lights so good? Low lumens & quite expensive for their size.

    Rayovac. lol. This isn't even remotely comparable to HDS. If your life were going to depend on a flashlight, none of the rayovac lights I've seen are even close to being good enough quality, unfortunately. They seem like fairly decent consumer grade lights that use commonly available alkaline...
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    Surefire T1A Titan still worth it?

    The older light also said low output is 1.0 lumens. It's way lower than that - some tiny fraction of a lumen. (It is the dimmest low on any light I own.) I hope the new one is similarly dim, making a higher low would not be a feature - at least not a much higher low.
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    SHOT Show 2012: Surefire 'New Products'

    Sorry, didn't mean to imply you shouldn't feel the way you feel, or that you were wrong to point out that SF promised a new toy, and then yanked it away into the scary and nebulous "later this year..." (There are many other times they've done this with lights that never materialized - "we'll do...
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    SHOT Show 2012: Surefire 'New Products'

    If the lights are well designed, most users won't actually need the programmability, and therefore this would either: - add cost - reduce surefire's profit - or both I am not arguing with your disappointment over this, just pointing out that innovative as this is, and as much as users of these...
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    Surefire T1A Titan still worth it?

    I like my T1A a lot. It's nice that SF is increasing the lumens, but to be honest I really hope the efficiency goes up. My t1a eats batteries... More runtime would be welcome - I don't care about the output increase as much.
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    Poll: Greatest Use for EDC LED FL

    Is it just me, or is "Illuminate Space / Object" a bit generic for a choice? Or, put another way, how could anyone who's not using their EDC as a doorstop or other *really* unusual purpose check anything other than "illuminate space / object?" Because what else do you actually do with a flash...
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    What was the last LED light you purchased and why?

    Surefire P2X-B Fury. Purchased because it was just a bit over $100, and that is an irresitable price for such an awesomely useful light. It is attached to my hiking bag now.
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    What makes HDS lights so good? Low lumens & quite expensive for their size.

    For their intended purpose, EDC, they are as near to absolute perfection as any physical object can be. Not "pretty good except...", no - perfection. Price follows from that.
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    Is anyone NOT happy with their Surefire UB3T?

    Yeah, I love this light too. In actual practice, I haven't found the SOS mode to be a big problem, more of a mild annoyance, but it really needs to be the last mode of the light, right after the signal strobe. If you can keep track of how many times you've turned the selector ring, it's not a...
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    Is anyone NOT happy with their Surefire UB3T?

    I agree with this - the placement of the SOS is terrible, that is my only complaint about the light.
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    HDS updates: thoughts?

    My sympathies to everyone who's waiting for one of these fine lights. I am sure this is an incredibly frustrating experience for all involved. All I can tell you is that as an HDS owner, these lights are worth it. The fact that Henry is willing to lose your business before he'll compromise on...
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    Surefire UB3T or M6LT?

    Heh, I guess that appears what one means by general purpose. That was really kind of a lousy way for me to say that - I apologize for being imprecise! It is more general purpose than an M6LT I think. It is by no means a flood light, obviously. What I meant is that my primary use for my UB3T...
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