What was the ONE light that got you hooked...

F250XLT

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Tell us about the ONE light the started you down the road to being a flashaholic.

For me, it was the introduction to the original HDS. When I saw a pic of it, I thought it was very intriguing. When I was finally able to play with one, it was all over. Still one of my absolute favorites, I will always have a few in my collection.
 

derfyled

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Same here, HDS U60XR...

It still my favorite one, even if I own many other fine lights. There is just something magic about that little tank, like the buzzing noise on the highest level...
 

Darien

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For me, it was a 3C m@g that I modified with a KIU socket with the WA1185 bulb, modamag reflector and stainless recessed tail cap (forgot who made those) driven by AW batts. Amazing! Modded M@G's were what hooked me. Still loving the hotwires.
 

The-David

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Surefire kl4. Handed it to someone at work, in a dark patrol car. He points it at a white paper he was filling out and pushed the switch... Lit up most of the parking lot we were in just with the bounce back!

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Flashlight Dave

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I guess for me it was the surefire L2. Other than being a bit long it was perfect with a floody beam and two stage momentary twisty. I would just pull it out and lightly tap the end and shine it for a second or two to light my way.
 

skyfire

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maglite mini 2xAA in a metallic blue color. cant even remember how old i was when i asked my parents for it.
 

mhs

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In 2004, when I was 14, in month periodical I saw article like: "News in LED flashlights". I was playing with crappy incandescent torches since I can remember, but It was the first time I saw real high end flashlights - Streamlight tactical series TL-2, TL-3, their led versions and TwinTask. At that time, the one that fascinated me the most, was Streamlight TwinTask 2L - xenon bulb and 3 leds in one head was something so unusual and ingenious and impressed me so much I couldn't sleep after seeing that. The prices were so high, but from that moment I knew in future I must get it somehow... And that's how it all began :)
 

reppans

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Quark for me... moonlight did it, love dim lights that run forever on a AA
 

Kirkgar

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Quark MiniX123 did it for me. Never had a light this small and versatile - it goes everywhere I go.
 

Cataract

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It was a Rayovac sportsman extreme rated at a whopping 45 lumens (my new EDC is rated like 10 times that). I already had two 1-year old rayovacs, but before seeing that one, I thought I had bought the last flashlight of my lifetime. BOY was I wrong! Two weeks later I was already shopping for more and more...
 

davyro

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I started out with Mags years ago but the light that turned me into a full blown flashaholic was my first HDS,i'm actualy sitting here with it in my pocket now.I just love it & always will.
 

AnAppleSnail

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WF606A or something; some DealExtreme light that put about 300 mA through a Cree XP-E in an OP reflector. But it was the brightest thing I'd ever had...

I'll try to recall what light I first used in a long dark tunnel. Hrm.
 

dc38

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I think it was a little black plastic light with a red logo, It came in a clam pack with a larger 2c black with yellow stripe and 3d black with blue stripe light, also a 2AA light with a teal stripe...way back when I was a little kid. I still remember it, super aggressive knurling, plastic lens, head screwed off to put in one AA cell that seemed to last forever. I'm sure I've been a pure blooded flashaholic, even moreso than my dad since birth. Sadly, I managed to forget it at a table at a chinese restaurant out in queens or brooklyn...I was only 2 or 3 at the time and the loss was tremendously traumatic :( I still sigh when I think about it now. sigh. At least I still have the large 2c and 3d flashlights i guess :/ Compared to even the more expensive budget plastic stuff that's put out today, these lights can hold their own quite well. I think I'll mod one for old times sake lol
 

bltkmt

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Mine was probably the Draco - amazing little thing that blasted a ton of light. I owned two and never should have sold them.
 

ChrisGarrett

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I had MagLites, but once I picked up a little Fenix P1D, it grabbed my attention as to what these newer iterations could do and do it in a smallish package vs. my 6D MLs.

Chris
 
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