What did you use your flashlight for today?

[Samy]

Tonight:

1) Used my 4Sevens Preon 2 to find my way to the car after work. Then used it to find my glasses and phone charger inside the car.
2) Left the Preon 2 in the car as i always do when i get home and then used my Fenix E01 on my keys to navigate my way to the front door of home where my wife was waiting with our 5y/o with 'our' Klarus ST20 they were shining around for fun.
3) After getting changed out of work clothes i used said ST20 to take out the trash then later to go and feed and check on the dogs
4) Heard a loud noise and strange animal out the back so i used my Zebralight SC51 on low to sneak out the back and then blasted the backyard with the Fenix TK41. Turned out to be a possum and a bird having a fight.
5) I am about to sneak into bed with my Zebralight SC51 and will try not to wake up the mrs

I managed to use 5 lights tonight, all within reason!

Man i love having multiple quality lights! It makes life so much more enjoyable at night!

[Duraflametree]

Yesterday I used a LD20 and a PD20 on a headband to take down my parents' Christmas lights after work. Today, I used my P2D to find the audio cable I hook up to my phone after it got lost under my desk.

[Burntrubber87]

Me and my clicky removed an auto honda transmission..and then helped disassemble it.

[TheRegulator]

Read a book with my Quark X AA.

[nbp]

Me and my clicky removed an auto honda transmission..and then helped disassemble it.

My Clicky helped me change the oil in my Honda today. It's not all beat up like that one. Maybe some day it will be. Although I did drop it a couple times today on the concrete. It takes quite a bit to ding up that anodizing, actually.

[climberkid]

Burntrubber, I love the condition of that clicky. That should be an offered finish. "Well used" :dielaugh:


Alex

[Vortus]

Why strobe? Read on. Got to use a bunch of lights early this morning. Just showered and fueled the truck. Did a quick inspection/tire thump with the Elektrolumens bng. All good so I roll on. About an hour later another driver radios me that I'm throwing sparks and my air lines on the trailer are hanging low. 10-4, so I slow down and hit the nearest off ramp. Decent shoulder but beggars cannot be choosers. Edge looks soft so gonna stay roadside. Rush hour is starting and traffic is picking up. So with the bng in my left hand, olight t10 in my right hand, SS L2 in my right pocket. Black diamond of my forehead. Left pocket has my Spyderco harpy. And a coil of shute cord and duct tape in my jacket. Sure enough, the air line hanger springs broke. So the bng on the ground lighting up the trailers underside. Cars were not moving over so I set the t10 on strobe and set it near the road facing traffic. Traffic gave me room after that. Didn't need the l2, the bng and headlight were enough. But made a quick road fix with the cord and tape. Gathered up my stuff and rolled on.

[jamie.91]

Used my quark mini 123 on medium to light up under my desk why I soldered some wires for my speakers/sub

[Monocrom]

Well, last night finally got to use my custom Milky-modded L1 "extreme" for something important.

Just exited the mall with an expensive gift for a family friend who has been helping us out lately. I literally just exited the mall when a warning light on my dash goes off. I head to a nearby gas station, and take a look at my tires with my custom modded L1. One of the front ones looks a bit low, but I can't really tell 100% if that's the one causing the warning light to stay on. Turns out my digital tire-gauge won't switch on. The manual one I have is acting up too. Long story short . . . I decide to put a bit of air into each tire. Also, it was around 20 degrees outside. (Yup! Nothing but fun.)

Thankfully it wasn't a blowout or a slowly deflating flat tire. And I did get to use my latest Milky-modded SureFire. One-of-a-kind that didn't let me down.

[american]

I used it to illuminate an area of darkness

[Launch Mini]

What a coincidence. Me too.

[dajab77]

Just used my new 4Sevens Quark 123 to light up the computer desk to hang a gift.

[OCD]

Glad everything worked out o.k. Vortus. Keep on truckin, good buddy!

[Richub]

Used my Fenix TK35 to signal a car driver to turn his headlights on.

This black car was coming towards me in my neighborhood, and didn't have any lights on. I pulled out my TK35 set to high (346 lumen), and aimed it to the ground between that car and me. The driver, suddenly seeing a pedestrian with a pretty bright headlight, quickly got the message and turned his lights on.

He even pulled down his window to thank me for the tip.
Nice people still exist.

[PlayboyJoeShmoe]

At 01:28 this morning nature called. Quark 123 in Moonlight mode does the trick!

Last night carried Chicken and Dumplings to the neighbor across the road. Quark 123 in low did the trick!

[Nyctophiliac]

Used my Firstlight Tomahawk MC clipped to my shoulder bag strap when cycling through the night traffic on a Boris Bike (London Hire cycle) - Suprisingly good at getting one noticed by taxis and lorries etc.

[PlayboyJoeShmoe]

Used my Quark to see whether the burner under a machine was a Beckett or Wayne. Thank goodness it's a Wayne!

[climberkid]

Used my OTHER Eagletac (P20A2 MK2) to illuminate the entire involved area of a brush fire I put out. Was able to light the entire area up as I put down a heavy layer of foam. I tuned it off for just a second and found out my Lt. Had a stream light Survivor shining on it the whole time! Had no idea. Haha it was wonderful.

Also used the strobe mode to signal the brush truck which driveway to turn down and he didn't miss it!
I love this obsession.


Alex

[Xacto]

Used a Surefire 6PD with Wolf Eyes 4 mode dropin while cleaning behind my book cabinet. Later I used the Defender bezel to smash an old plastic display case that was collecting dust and had no use. To make it take up less space in the garbage bin (and to test the bezel ;-) )

Cheers
Thorsten

[dajab77]

My six year daughter said "Dad lets practice tennis", I said it's too dark, she being the smart one said "use your flashlights". Great Idea!!! Used my Zebralight H51 it did the trick.

[climberkid]

double post

[JohnnyBravo]

Just walked into the garage to shred some papers in the shredder. Almost turned on the main lights, but then remembered I had my Trustfire F22 Stainless Steel w/ IMR 14500 in my rt pocket of my sweats. Turned that on, and then tail-stood it while I shredded. Sometimes I look for reasons to NOT use my home's lights, but one of my torches instead!

[Harry999]

I used my new Zebralight SC600 to read my Kindle. The Lee Filter I have inserted makes it a beautiful tint. I am looking for excuses to use the light!

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[scottyhazzard]

Used a solarforce lego with an XM-L on low to fix the 'fridge. Hard to believe a fancy $3k 'fridge can be absolutely crippled by dust. Thank goodness for Google to search out problem solving 'fridge repair site, vacuum cleaner, hand broom, led light and a little gumption. Only food lost was eggnog, milk and some left overs. This year I'm starting a new regimen, from now on when daylight savings changes occur I'm gonna change the smoke alarm batteries and clean the condenser coils on the 'fridge.

That XM-L on high was way too bright to see anything but white when I was behind the 'fridge. Had to drop my drawers a bit to expose some crack like a true refrigerator repairman My wife and daughter got a good laugh and we saved some money not having someone come out on a Saturday.

[dajab77]

Used my Zebralight H51 to read a menu.

[deklan]

Used my Zebra H51FC to light up some family members while I took some photos instead of using the ghastly built-in camera flash. Photos turned out quite well too

[tam17]

Used my Fenix LD15 with a dc-fix diffuser to check my clothes washer. Damned thing started to splash water back through the dispenser drawer while spinning. I've put it to observation and prepared to call the repair shop, but luckily it turned out that washer was just heavily overloaded with laundry.

Cheers,

Tam

[Bozzlite]

Used my Quark AA to take the trash to the street. It's a long way to the street, no street lights.

[davidt1]

Been using my H51w to fix my car in the driveway for two days now. Out of my 4 small EDC lights, it's the only one bright enough to pierce through the ambient light so I can see in the deep crevices underneath the dashboard.

[jamesmtl514]

Gave my 3P with M31W to a 3.5 year old to play hide and seek in the dark.