I Am A Maglite Fandude Oy Vey

[BlindFarmer]

Hello all you wonderful folks. I will admit that I am not a flashoholic, not from a collector perspective anywho. I would rather own a few quality lights that I will use, rather than have many to choose from. My EDC is switched out between a MagLite XL50 warm white spectrum and the 2AA warm white spectrum. I live on a small rural farm. There are no street lights, and it is simply dark out here. I finally purchased the MagLite 300L 4D 1000 lumen model. In the 30 years or so that I have been exposed to MagLite, I have never had one fail on me. Sure, the incandescent models are dim by modern standards, but I have never had one fail to work. It was that reasoning that led me to purchase the 300L 4D flashlight. Time will tell, we will see how it holds up.

 

[AstroTurf]

Thumbs uP!!!

 

[hsa]

@BlindFarmer. Well, you have all the light you need now! Just remember to unscrew the tailcap about 1/4 turn when you are not using it, it has parasitic drain. It will become second nature to you. It will last forever. Good choice.

 

[hsa]

^ Welcome to CPF.

 

[letschat7]

I've been wanting this model and I have a few NOS Mag 4Ds waiting to be modded next year.

 

[IMA SOL MAN]

Welcome! I'm a Maglite fan also, and have the long lasting 4D ML300L, also. I call mine Big Brutus. I have the regular tint ML50LX 3C, as well as other Maglites. You are among friends here, quite a few Maglite fans on this forum.

 

[vicv]

Welcome! I'm a Maglite fan also, and have the long lasting 4D ML300L, also. I call mine Big Brutus. I have the regular tint ML50LX 3C, as well as other Maglites. You are among friends here, quite a few Maglite fans on this forum.

I used the ML50LX last night in a snowstorm. Forgot how good the beam and feel on that light is. I've been on a neutral high cri kick lately.

 

[IMA SOL MAN]

I used the ML50LX last night in a snowstorm. Forgot how good the beam and feel on that light is. I've been on a neutral high cri kick lately.

Yep, it's a sweetie! 👍

 

[bykfixer]

Welcome aboard blind farmer.

Spectrum warm Maglites are nice.

Some of us here have asked Maglite to release other models in spectrum warm but so far crickets chirping.

 

[hsa]

^ If you ask for crimson colored grenade grip they will send the FBI after you. Worse than crickets.

 

[KITROBASKIN]

Welcome and well done on your flashlight choices!

 

[letschat7]

^ If you ask for crimson colored grenade grip they will send the FBI after you. Worse than crickets.

The FBI gave me back some of my lights.

 

[sween1911]

Hey @BlindFarmer thanks for sharing the Maglite love!

I never lost my 1990's era vintage love of Maglites. I have a bunch of them. You should have seen my face at my job a few years ago when a beautiful rechargeable Maglite LED showed up as one of the prizes for the drawing during our United Way drive. I put so many tickets in that basket. There were plane tickets and gold bars and I was like FLASHLIGHT! and all my coworkers teased me. I won, and that light sits proudly in my vehicle.

 

[xxo]

Welcome BlindFarmer you if you like Mags, you came to the right place.

 

[bykfixer]

Mmmmmmmagliiiiiiite's!!!
Note: all tail caps slightly loosened to thwart the parasitic drain. 🤙

 

[Lateck]

I too own several. Great lights and always work.

 

[bigburly912]

I have an ML300LX running on Nimh AA. Need to switch it up and try a new chemistry.

 

[xxo]

I have an ML300LX running on Nimh AA. Need to switch it up and try a new chemistry.

Li-ion is the way to go - one protected cell for the 2 and 3 cell ML300's or two protected cells for the 4 and 6 cell ML300's.

 

[letschat7]

Where did you get that holder at?

 

[vicv]

Where did you get that holder at?

He makes them. But I don't imagine he is supposed to promote his own stuff here.

printworkdesign is his eBay store