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    Best H9 bulbs for high beams

    I just wanted to chime in here and thank the board's knowledge on the H9/H11 conversion of a modification to use H9s in our 2017 Outback with the projectors. I've been using another mod for decades with the HIRs on our LandCruisers and this is another stellar one. I learned about it 90 minutes...
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    Recs for backwoods perimeter lighting for my Vanagon Syncro project?

    That's weird, I thought I did post it there. Just went to look for it and it was not there. Any idea where it ended up? Thanks, Doug
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    Recs for backwoods perimeter lighting for my Vanagon Syncro project?

    Just got this vehicle going after it sat under the previous owner for 8 years. Intention is to use it as a light expedition vehicle and moveable steel basecamp for things like remote camping, mountain biking and snowshoeing. As such, it will sleep my family "out there" for a lot of nights...
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    NEW Lowes Task Force 3W "CREE" 2C 150+ lumens (Part 2)

    Mine is still going strong. It's been a long and spectacularly snowy winter here in N. Idaho so all the flashlights have been getting quite a workout and this one's been a work horse. The low price means I have it around a lot because I'm not afraid of losing it like my $100+ lights. Ironic...
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    RayOVac Highbeam headlamp at Costco (item# 185790, LUX3AAHDLT-B)

    Hey, just a quick review of this excellent light. I've had mine for over 6 months now and used it in a variety of situations. Lately, I've used it for snowshoeing at night in temps from 25 to 0 degrees F and it's really come through. Still on the original batteries from when I bought it...
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    Headlamps under $50

    Ray O Vac 3W Luxeon is $20 or less with 84 lumens. I've used mine for 4 consecutive night snow shoe runs of 3 hours runtime each with no sign of dimming. I use it on low setting. Real thrower, not much of a spread pattern though slightly adjustable. Bonus is red LED on rear for use in...
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    LEDs light up spider eyes at 100 feet - wild!

    Good one on the blind spids - got a chuckle out of me. This effect is not limited to wolf spiders - these were ordinary everyday grass spiders. I'll look forward to checking for a wolf spider's reflections. One spider was actually a very large one and at the right angle you could clearly see...
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    LEDs light up spider eyes at 100 feet - wild!

    I'm sure others have noted this and similar interesting effects from the short wavelength of LED lights but this was worth typing. I just got home from a couple weeks in Florida and while there I played around with my Wolf Eyes Cree Explorer several nights. We were on an island and there's...
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    Wolf Eyes Explorer Q5 Cree?

    I'm considering getting a WE drop in Q5 when they make it available in the D36 I need for the Explorer I got from Pacific Tactical Solutions. The claimed brightness (260L vs current 190L) is phenomenal and remarkably the burn time is still close to original. Has anyone gotten their D26 yet to...
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    NEW Lowes Task Force 3W "CREE" 2C 150+ lumens (Part 2)

    No advantage? How about longer throw and higher output for less money?:huh: DougM
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    The sandpaper tail-cap rape (romisen RC-G2, deree CL1H) pics should work

    Re: The sandpaper tail-cap rape (romisen RC-G2, deree CL1H) No pictures - just blue squares with ? in them. DougM
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    NEW Lowes Task Force 3W "CREE" 2C 150+ lumens (Part 2)

    White. You can see by looking down the barrel in the package. Lots of black = black, mostly white with only a tiny ring of black = white. DougM
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    Cabela's XPG L1 500 lumen!!??

    This light is an incandescent, which would be better asked about on the incandescent forum. Ironically, I asked the very question over there about 10 minutes ago. Great minds think alike. Struck me as a boatload of lumens for $80 but we'll see what they say over there.. DougM
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    Cabela's 500Lumen XPG Li-Ion rechargeable a good light? (LED guy here)

    Saw this light in my local circular...
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    OMG - NEW Lowes Task Force 3W "CREE" 2C 150+ lumens

    Got my hands on a white board TF yesterday. Lowe's in Spokane, WA and Coeur d'Alene, ID have them. Mine's from ID. Played with it last night a bit and it is a serious thrower though I should note that we have snow and that definitely distorts things upward as to night illumination. You...
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