Do you carry a flashlight during the day?
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Yes, I always carry a light. Daytime, nightime, home, work, shopping, you name it.
On my keys I have a Preon Revo NW. In my jeans right front pocket rides an E1B Backup. In my EDC bag I have a Preon II which I also carry in my jackets inner pocket when wearing a suit.
Power outages are not a big deal in Germany. To be honest I can't remember when it happened the last time. It really hardly ever happens. Don't ask me why.
I carry my lights for general purpose. Reading, looking for something rolled under the sofa, checking cables on the computer under the desk, these kind of things. In addition there is no street light in front of our house so it's usually a quite dark place when comming home or bringing out the trash in the evening.
On my keys I have a Preon Revo NW. In my jeans right front pocket rides an E1B Backup. In my EDC bag I have a Preon II which I also carry in my jackets inner pocket when wearing a suit.
Power outages are not a big deal in Germany. To be honest I can't remember when it happened the last time. It really hardly ever happens. Don't ask me why.
I carry my lights for general purpose. Reading, looking for something rolled under the sofa, checking cables on the computer under the desk, these kind of things. In addition there is no street light in front of our house so it's usually a quite dark place when comming home or bringing out the trash in the evening.
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Richub
Enlightened
Yup, I always carry a (few) lights, 24/7 365 days every year. My friends and coworkers call me an 'Enlightened Person' for a reason, LOL. 
My regular lights nowadays are:
A Fenix E05 in my jeans pocket.
A Fenix PD31 in my EDC backpack.
Add to that a random number of additional lights added in my pockets or EDC bag, depending on my mood.
My regular lights nowadays are:
A Fenix E05 in my jeans pocket.
A Fenix PD31 in my EDC backpack.
Add to that a random number of additional lights added in my pockets or EDC bag, depending on my mood.
TorchTester
Newly Enlightened
Yes, always.
Where I'm from day is usually followed by night.
Where I'm from day is usually followed by night.
I always carry a light, any one of my HDS lights, 200 rotary, 170 tactical or 140 twisty. My backup is a peak eiger level 8 which is carried side saddle in my leatherman charge holster. While at work, I'll have my catapult v-2 nearby. Sometimes my regular work days will run into the night.
burntoshine
Enlightened
exactly!
i carry 3 lights and spare batteries with me no matter what time it is. when i ride my bicycle at night, or go camping and such, i carry more. you never know what could happen to you. there could be cave-ins, structure failures, or you could get stranded somewhere. it's rare, but if it did happen to you, wouldn't it be great to have hours upon hours of light? i carry a few other items, too. everything is small enough to easily fit into my pockets without being bulky.
i carry a Steve Ku titanium (run #2) Liteflux LF2XT (blue trit in tail), a 7777 MiNi CR2, and a 7777 SS Preon Revo; all neutral white. (in jeans, the mini cr2 and revo will fit in the small coin pocket with enough room between for a tiny bag containing two cr2s and one AAA) the LF2XT clips inside my right pocket; haven't lost it yet.
Morelite
Flashlight Enthusiast
Sure do, usually it is a TNC 26650 Ti host with a VID quad XP-G drop-in in a side pocket or beside my wallet in a back pocket and a Spy007 in a AOTH holster on a belt or the V10R-Ti in a front pocket.
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Coop57
Enlightened
Yep. Always with me is my VIC Alox Farmer with an attached Maratac AAA.
I only have one flashlight. A Surefire E2D LED flashlight. I would carry it with me, but it's a bit on the large side. Can you guys recommend a good small LED light? I prefer something that uses 123a batteries. Something not too much larger than the battery itself. I was looking at the Fenix E15. Can you guys recommend something else so I have more options to look at?
Thx!
Thx!
xian13
Newly Enlightened
I always carry my Nitecore Extreme clipped to my pocket day or night.
ODatsBright
Newly Enlightened
Yes, I carry a light or two during the day. Usually my neutral tint Quark CR2 and recently my high CRI Preon2. Before that was a neutral white Quark Tactical with a AA body and 14500. I never know when I have to look into a dark computer case or find myself in a dark condemned house for work.
Yes, in my back pocket every day for the last ten years (give or take). I started with a Streamlight Stinger and switched to a Night-ops Gladius several years ago, and a G2 and G3 LED modded in my "man purse" along with a Streamlight TLR-2 for my GLOCK. I work in a pawn shop and there is always something to find in a dark safe or serial numbers hidden in dark corners, and the older I get the more light I need to read fine print. My co-worker used to make fun of my "CSI light", now he carries a 6PX every day himself.
kadinh
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Try a HDS light. I have various surefire and 4sevens lights, but I ALWAYS reach for my HDS rotary and have it with me every day.
mr.snakeman
Enlightened
I EDC three lights during the day, one main and two back-up. At present my main light is a SWM V10R Ti with a Steve Ku 1865 Ti extention tube and my two back-up lights are a ti Gavina and a ti LF2XT #3. All are used daily.
yeah I carry an Eagletac T20C2 at the casino I work at. Comes in handy when there aren't really any windows for sunlight to shine through. Oh, and when the power goes off it is completely dark because all off the slot machines turn off too!
kaichu dento
Flashaholic
It sounds like you want something minimal and you may reconsider battery types. I do like a lot of single CR123 lights, but there are some great lights available in AAA, AA and CR2 which you may or may not want to consider.
At any rate, for the smallest lights around it's hard to get more compact than the NiteCore EZAA, EZCR2 and EZ123. They're out of production, but can be found generally without taking too awfully long, depending on what kind of time frame you're willing to commit to the search.
There was a link here somewhere to a site that still had some of the EZAA's for about $25 and I'd suggest grabbing one of those to carry while you looked for your perfect light. The EZ-series is an absolutely fantastic light with a couple of unique characteristics that keep them popular with many of us and while I just sold an EZ123, I'm not letting go of my warm AA and CR2 versions.
Simple as pie two level UI - twist on for low, and a little bit further for high.
This is one of the lights that I really wanted to suggest to him, but it's absolutely huge for someone wanting something in the size range of a bare CR123.
Richub
Enlightened
I would say: Go for that E15!
I have it, and it's smaller than most other single CR123 lights I saw. And it's bright.
I also love the tint, it's cool white, but close to neutral white. Can't beat the price too, btw.
*I do not need a tactical light or enormous lumens for my edc, and i have a thing for single AAA led lights, so i rotate between the fallowing.
ldo1
preon 1 with clicky
pelican 1910, this is my favorite
microstream
arc AAA
*I prefer a single mode light with momentary and clicky is important as well. I know the AAA lights are not as bright as the sun, but a light that is no bigger then a chapstick and can crank out 27, 39 and 70 lumens fits my edc needs perfectly. If there is light that i need in my rotation that fits my criteria, by all means , let me know what i am missing.
ldo1
preon 1 with clicky
pelican 1910, this is my favorite
microstream
arc AAA
*I prefer a single mode light with momentary and clicky is important as well. I know the AAA lights are not as bright as the sun, but a light that is no bigger then a chapstick and can crank out 27, 39 and 70 lumens fits my edc needs perfectly. If there is light that i need in my rotation that fits my criteria, by all means , let me know what i am missing.
kaichu dento
Flashaholic
Ironically you don't have to go back all that far for a time when most of these would have been considered high output lights and now you can carry such a thing anywhere without hesitation, and the batteries can last for months when you use them as often, yet sparingly, as I do.
