Anonnn
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I want to create some kind of comprehensive list of homemade accessories we have all come up with over the years and the applications for which they can be used. I am always looking for more ways to use my flashlights and more reasons for doing so. I figured if we can tap into all of our unique and creative capacities, we can all benefit in the realm of our shared obsession. I will start:
1. Those clear plastic water bottle caps can be used as an extremely inexpensive light diffuser.
2. Cable ties (Zip Ties) work as a great way to mount your flashlights. The adjustable kind, although hard to find, work best because you can keep them in place and reuse them. You can use these on your bicycle handlebars for a BRIGHT bike light. All you have to do is tie one cable tie around the bike handlebar. Then place another cable tie between where the first one meets the handlebar and simply tie that second one around your flashlight. Tighten both of them down and you have a sturdy mount.
I use this same method regularly to mount my flashlight onto the steering wheel of my car so that I can use it as a dashboard light (my original one flickers and goes out all of the time).
I have also used these cable ties to turn my flashlight into a "headlight" after someone backed into the front of my car and took out my real headlight. This method has received many laughs and kept me from getting pulled over many a time.
3. The knurling on your flashlights can be used as a file. This might come in handy during an EHRF (emergency hangnail recovery situation).
1. Those clear plastic water bottle caps can be used as an extremely inexpensive light diffuser.
2. Cable ties (Zip Ties) work as a great way to mount your flashlights. The adjustable kind, although hard to find, work best because you can keep them in place and reuse them. You can use these on your bicycle handlebars for a BRIGHT bike light. All you have to do is tie one cable tie around the bike handlebar. Then place another cable tie between where the first one meets the handlebar and simply tie that second one around your flashlight. Tighten both of them down and you have a sturdy mount.
I use this same method regularly to mount my flashlight onto the steering wheel of my car so that I can use it as a dashboard light (my original one flickers and goes out all of the time).
I have also used these cable ties to turn my flashlight into a "headlight" after someone backed into the front of my car and took out my real headlight. This method has received many laughs and kept me from getting pulled over many a time.
3. The knurling on your flashlights can be used as a file. This might come in handy during an EHRF (emergency hangnail recovery situation).
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