New McGizmo Owner

MikeSalt · Jan 13, 2016

Well, I was going to wait until this springs's bonus to buy directly from Don. However, Toby in Germany had this beauty up for sale, and being in the EU, it won't have to travel far:

Just got to wait patiently by the letterbox now

ssypien · Jan 13, 2016

Nice congrats! I have my first on its way as well, looking forward to it!

MikeSalt · Jan 13, 2016

ssypien said:
Nice congrats! I have my first on its way as well, looking forward to it!

Congratulations to you too. I thought I'd better join the club since I've been here for 9 years. Kudos to you for ordering one even before the CandlePowerForums bug took hold; Welcome to the forum.

ssypien · Jan 13, 2016

MikeSalt said:
Congratulations to you too. I thought I'd better join the club since I've been here for 9 years. Kudos to you for ordering one even before the CandlePowerForums bug took hold; Welcome to the forum.

Thanks! I was lucky to score an older Mule [emoji16]

nbp · Jan 13, 2016

Very nice! One of the best EDC lights out there! What emitter does it have?

thelawless1 · Jan 13, 2016

Welcome to the Haiku club!

Str8stroke · Jan 13, 2016

The Haiku is a timeless classic. It is not a stretch to say: Any serious light collector should own one. The original light sabre of lights. That SF clip is the icing on the cake. I laugh, the average Joe wouldn't spend $200 on a clip, much less a light! Ha!

Footnote: I put the Hanko Twisted Trident in this "Must Own" category too.

MikeSalt · Jan 13, 2016

nbp said:
Very nice! One of the best EDC lights out there! What emitter does it have?

Nichia 119 Hi-CRI. Having had a moment or realisation about light quality, this was the natural direction for me to go.

Dirty wage guy · Jan 13, 2016

No disrespect to you gentlemen and to each is own, but I personally can't bring myself to desecrate my McGizmos with the Steelflame nonsense. Hopefully that trend passes soon as the very sight of their gaudyness makes me want to hurl. :barf:

I love those McGizmos though fellas! Congrats on your new lights and keep the pics coming!

Tejasandre · Jan 13, 2016

That crusader clip is awesome!

MikeSalt · Jan 13, 2016

I'll be sticking to the diamond etched clip it comes with. I like the classic McGizmo style. But the Steel Flame clips are cool.

Exeter354 · Jan 13, 2016

Congrats! That's a great first McGizmo!! I got the exact same one for my first (minus the clip...still need to get one of those diamond etched beauties!). But it didn't stop there...a mule followed shortly thereafter, followed by a sundrop, then a Makai. Had a sapphire too for a while. Still have all of them except the sapphire. Hope your Haiku brings you years of service and joy!

MikeSalt · Jan 14, 2016

I'm already quite heavily invested in 18650 Li-ion cells, so for a thrower, I could see an AquaRam being added to the collection (not a fan of the aesthetics of the TerraRam for some reason). A mule, or at least a head is a definite possibility, but, as good as the Sapphire is, a Sapphire will never displace the Lummi Raw Ti from my keyring.

Str8stroke · Jan 14, 2016

I have both the Aqua and Terra. I bought the Aqua first. Mostly due to it being slightly shorter, and less moving parts, yada yada yada, but I find my self using the Terra more. I like the Aqua when walking the dog. Twisties work well walking. But at the end of the day, I am a clickie guy.

MikeSalt · Jan 14, 2016

I think it is that the AquaRam is shorter that it looks a little more balanced to me than the TerraRam. Not many photos of the TerraRams kicking about to make a comparison.

Me+Light=Addiction · Jan 14, 2016

Well this just calls for a comparison photo between the AquaRam and TerraRam...

MikeSalt · Jan 14, 2016

According to my estimate on shipping times from Germany, I'm hoping there might be a package waiting for me at home tonight.

MikeSalt · Jan 14, 2016

Ah, no such luck. Maybe tomorrow.

RedLED · Jan 15, 2016

Welcome to the club, send dues to: Don Mc Gizmo, the beaches of Maui, HI.

Just joking...you have some fine lights there I use my Haiku everyday.

We usually whistle new people aboard, but the whistle has gone missing.

MikeSalt · Jan 15, 2016

This looks promising, not expecting anything else from Germany.

Whatever it is, it's lightweight.

And the big reveal.

Just playing with it at the moment :twothumbs

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