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    Extreme Cold Effects on Flashlights

    I started using only Lithium cells in the winter. AA, AAA, Cr123A, whatever it takes. I find that anything below 0C and the alkalines start to suffer. I used my G2 when I went camping last February and the temperature at night was around -15C, the light worked fine.
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    Which of your lights gets the most use?

    I have several 2AA Mags scattered around the house, so they get the most action, by far.
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    Flashlight Nightmare!!!

    My nightmares usually involve doing housework chores. :D Never had a flashlight dream yet.
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    Which 1 cell Surefire do I want?

    The best prices I've found on SF in Canada is from The Shooting Edge in Calgary. Call them up and they'll send it out to you the same day.
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    How do I check if Surefire E1B is new?

    It should have come in a welded clamshell package with a paper board outer package. If I received a Surefire in anything but a sealed factory package I would return it immediately.
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    Power outage must have lights

    During the "Ice Storm of 1998" we were without power/heat for 18 days. All I had for light was a cheapo flashlight and candles. I survived just fine. Now, I have $500 worth of flashlights, batteries, headlamps and better candles. I figure I'm set for life, whatever it can throw at me.
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    So I found out today that my fiance is pregnant...

    Congratulations. My daughter turned 2 in June. She LOVES flashlights and currently has a Pelican Tracker, a 2AA Maglite and a cheapo clicky LED. Whenever we go to the "sporting goods" store and go to the flashlight aisle she approaches wide eyed and says "oooooh, look at that one". :)
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    Surefire needs to come out with AA cell based lite

    The major disadvantage that alkaline has to lithium, for me, is that alkaline doesn't work in sub-zero temperatures, which is what we have 4 months straight up here. I'll still buy alkaline lamps, but they tend to be of the more disposable variety, like Maglite 2AA, for household use.
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    I caused some Light-envy last night!

    My buddy had the fire department show up at his apartment building last week to deal with a stuck elevator. They had trouble opening the door with their prybars so my bud walks up to them with his own prybar and hands it to them. Once they had the door open the FD shone their torches into the...
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    What is your entire torch collection worth ?

    I went off the deep end a few months ago. Before that $30 was an "expensive" torch. 2AA Maglite X 4= $32 3C Maglite= $25 Pelican Tracker= $15 Fenix P1D= $60 SF G2= $32 SF G2 with P61 lamp=$60 SF LI= $130 SF E2DL= $130 A couple of Princeton headlamps= $50 ========================= So roughly...
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    Taking the plunge - its Surefire time! But which one?

    Bag checks in NYC Subways?! Holy Jeebus! That's still going on! And everybody accepts this as normal? and legal? Does anybody ever refuse to be illegally searched, and what do the cops do about it ? Sounds like NYC is even more police state than Canada. Found this...
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