Aircraft800
Flashlight Enthusiast
Pictures have been added to post #2! Also there is a group album for your uploads at http://photobucket.com/Flashapalooza
This was my first GTG and I had a blast!
Sitting behind a computer screen and interacting on the forums can make you feel like your on an island by yourself. It was nice to leave the comfort of home and meet with everyone in person and enjoy some flashlights!
I want to give a big thanks to Aircraft800 for organizing and putting this event together. I'm not sure who else was involved in renting out the pavilion at the park but it was a beautiful location with plenty of dark spaces for beeam-shots. So thanks to everyone involved in securing the location.
* saabluster - what a privilege it was to talk to you about your lights and what's on the horizon. We are fortunate to have someone so passionate and talented in our community!
* Thanks to Jim and Helen for bringing some delicious food and grilling up some mean burgers! I'm glad someone realized that while our lights do well on rechargeables we can't power ourselves with an 18650 cell!
* Hugo2x thanks for posting videos of the location. Made it easier to recognize the park once I arrived. Your home built lights were cool!
* wquiles your magneto drive is awesome! I did not get to spend enough time playing around with it.
* Diablo_33 nice meeting ya!
I'm glad to hear that everyone liked the Zebralight cake. Who knew that zebralights were so tasty? :nana:
Can't wait till the next GTG! :thumbsup:
DEFT original and a saabluster's hopped up test DEFT
What is the approximate distance in this shot? Are there any beam shots of the DEFT-edc LR+?
I wish I could have been there.
A bunch of asphericals
Anyone else's pocket hardware change based on first hand expirence from the meet? I find myself reaching for my edc light and wishing someone kindly replaced it with a HDS without me knowing. It would be a win-win if they would also leave my other light. I was quite impressed by the repeated bashing that that poor old HDS took. I can not wait to get one of these in my pocket. Anyone else? Any new purchases on the horizon?
I got to visit LightHound's store recently while I was in Houston, not surprisingly everyone that was their knew Billy D. They said he was the biggest flashaholic in the area and he bought a whole bunch of gear right before the meet, I was sad he couldn't make it. anyways, I made a video of the store so you guys could check it out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWN--M3ueqM
Oh and Imon, I'm still having nightmares of you throwing your HDS light as hard as you could on to concrete