Re: "Ode to a Spy", or "Why the SW GG Spy IS worth every penny!" VERY PHOTO HEAVY!!
It's working.
It's working.
Call me crazy, but I intentionally carry my Ti Sapphire in the same pocket as my keys (and a bit of bike chain, to fiddle with), and my Ti Aeon in the same pocket as my mini multi-tool. The whole point of having a titanium flashlight is that you can treat it roughly with zero negative consequences. It seems a waste of the material and the money used to buy it if it's just going to be handled with white gloves. If I wanted a light that I valued purely for its surface finish, I'd buy one with rhodium plating instead of stonewashed titanium.I'm the same....I EDC my all my lights....and if not, then off it goes. I wouldn't toss any of my ti lights in the same pocket as my keys, but point well taken that the finish of this light can withstand a ton of abuse.
Nice new toy, Dan. I wouldn't mind seeing that gunner-grip pattern on a few other lights. Those pictures make me want another SPY something fierce. If only there were an option to have a McGizmo-clip hardpoint machined onto one of the sides, then I could really justify it, because then I'd actually carry it. For me it's just too big to drop into a pocket, regardless of whether the pocket is otherwise empty. Even my Ti Aeon occasionally bugs my right thigh, and it's tiny by comparison.
... The whole point of having a titanium flashlight is that you can treat it roughly with zero negative consequences....
There are tons of reasons why people buy titanium flashlights (durability, rust-proofness, weight, cool factor, etc.). So "treating it roughly" is not the whole point. And who said anything about handling it with white gloves? My point is simply that I handle my Ti lights as I do ALL my lights: normally, without worry, but also giving them their own pockets so that they don't invite scratches, dings, etc. by carrying them with other objects. That's hardly treating them with kid gloves!The whole point of having a titanium flashlight is that you can treat it roughly with zero negative consequences. It seems a waste of the material and the money used to buy it if it's just going to be handled with white gloves.
Congrats - good choice! Nothing wrong with that - I believe that you'll love it, whatever your motivation. I'm glad the testimonial helped!It's grown on me in the past few weeks, so I'm getting one. Is that so wrong? :laughing: Thanks, Dan, for your testimonial to this great light. :wave:
Now, having said that, I will say that I am buying a Spy 007 SWGG. Not so that I can throw it in my pocket with coins, keys, knives and whatever nonsense, but because I like the look of this light!
Weight and cool-factor are matters of taste, and as we all know there's no accounting for taste. Functionally though, I'm pretty sure durability and rust-proofness are included in my previously-stated goal of "being able to treat it roughly without negative consequences". Certainly nobody would be comfortable with dropping a fancy titanium light on the ground and leaving it out in the rain, but squeamish about putting it in their pocket with their keys and loose change, so I'm not sure what point you're trying to make.There are tons of reasons why people buy titanium flashlights (durability, rust-proofness, weight, cool factor, etc.). So "treating it roughly" is not the whole point.
Nobody literally mentioned white-glove handling, but that's how I choose to interpret dedicating an entire pocket to a single item. It suggests the item can't withstand contact with other items, and/or the owner can't withstand the thought of it contacting other items.And who said anything about handling it with white gloves?
Too funny, Greg, :thumbsup:0309 has been riding deep in my pocket with assorted nonsense
One of the primary reasons I like titanium as well, and as such, stonewashing is without exception, my favorite finish....I intentionally carry my Ti Sapphire in the same pocket as my keys (and a bit of bike chain, to fiddle with), and my Ti Aeon in the same pocket as my mini multi-tool. The whole point of having a titanium flashlight is that you can treat it roughly with zero negative consequences. It seems a waste of the material and the money used to buy it if it's just going to be handled with white gloves. If I wanted a light that I valued purely for its surface finish, I'd buy one with rhodium plating instead of stonewashed titanium.
I suppose I got over the "pristine finish" worry after I accidentally tossed my Haiku into the air and watched it slam onto concrete, with only the tiniest of dings to show for it. Carrying titanium in a pocket with other lightweight metal objects will do nothing by comparison.
Wow! What kinds of nonsense were in that pocket?A couple of weeks into my "pocketwashing" of the finish... No Gunner Grip, though...