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    Nightstand Flashlight (Rebooted)

    Nightstand huh? SF G2 LED; 2xAA Mini-Mag LED; Wal Mart special 2xAA LED, single mode; a $5.00 3xAAA Enegizer penlight that my kid gave me foru Christmas last year (pretty bright actually); and a $3.99 1xAA light from Wal Mart. Also a Streamlight TL-2 which may or may not be attached to a Glock...
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    Cheap Lights - Utility & Gifts

    I may have to turn in my flashaholic card after this post, but here goes. Had to things happen today which gave me pause. I have been *agonizing* few weeks over which two lights to get my 70-year old mother who lives alone. I wanted an EDC-sized light for her purse and a larger light for her...
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    CPF Gear

    Saw the banner for CPF and my heart jumped. Thought I could score a CPF-branded light - no joY. Isn't this a no-brainer; having a CPF light? Three variations would cover a lot of ground: a Malkoff M-60/30 based light that'll accept 18650's; a AA powered LED light 1x with a 1x extender as an...
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    Valentines? Light as gift? **UPDATE page 3**

    Re: Valentines? Light as gift? I read the the first post to my wife, who is also a musician (pianist). She wants to know what instrument your wife plays, because if she is lugging something like a cello around, she might need a headlamp instead of a handheld light. Oh, she also said that you...
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    UltraStinger advice needed

    Torch, I feel your pain. I have a similar situation. I used to live across from a large public park. I used my Ultra Stinger to run folks out of there at night. (Teenagers cutting up and smoking dope.) The US really reached out even with a fair amount of ambient light from street lights. I have...
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    Best Portable/Affordable Spotlight (boating)

    Cootshooter - coming in late to this. Apologies. I see you've placed an order and you'll probably be fine with what you got. FWIW, I posted a thread a couple of weeks ago about jug fishing all night. Ended up using a Streamlight Ultra-Stringer intermittently all night to spot the jugs in the...
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    Short Report: Ultra Stinger, Lite Box & others

    I spent all last night jug fishing on the river with some other guys. The deal is, you rig lines and hooks to floating jugs, bait them up, put them out, then go check/re-bait at various intervals. (Catfish would be the target here). All of this is done in the dark, on the river. I took enough...
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    HIDs vs. LEDs in common usage (round 2)

    A couple weeks prior to SHOT I posted a thread asking when we would see HIDs overtake LEDs. The response to that thread was surprisingly energetic. The nerds on the board (and I mean that in the best possible way :D) quickly started referencing the technical aspects of HID that lost me - but...
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    Streamlight UltraStinger

    Yup, my Ultra Stinger resides in the charger which is affixed to the nightstand. Because it is always ready to and offers the coveted guilt-free lumens, it is my go-to light even when I don't *need* that much output. It is a great starter light and offers much utility. The two nits I will pick...
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    one cell weaponlight?

    This is something I don't understand. That is why manufacturers continue to develop/improve two-cell *pistol* lights when, as was stated, you can get 100+ lumens from a single cell. It seems that it would be fairly simple to engineer a light that would be no wider through the body than the...
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    How long until HID overtakes LED?

    That's pretty interesting. Looking at the SF Beast, I thought that there might be a way to scale it down to an M4 size while retaining the most of the massive output. Same thing with the Polarions. It seem(ed) to me that if engineers could get around the issues with momentary-on and size issues...
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    How long until HID overtakes LED?

    I'll start by stating I don't know jack about HIDs - other than what I read on the SF site last night. SF states that HIDs are uber-effecient. Apparently the catch is that it takes a burst of energy to get things going (am I getting too technical for you?). Understanding where we are with HID...
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    Prowlers in my yard last night

    Good on the pup! Give her a pat for me. RE: the light. I have noticed that there is something metaphysical and metaphorical about shining light on those who operate in the dark. There are those, who in every sense, shun the light and cannot abide it. On the other side of the coin, there are...
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    Question about Streamlight litebox

    I bought a litebox a few years back to use as an area light for power outages and camping; and also in the event I needed the long runtime to track a wounded deer at night. The truth is that it doesn't see much action due to it's size and weight. I still keep it around as a back-up and for...
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    SureFire A2 Rescue Center - Current Residents

    Why go from flat to round? Cheaper/easier/quicker to manufacture.
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    This Fenix T1 is pretty nice. (pics)

    Nice Busse! I'm a Swamp Rat myself. :D
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    To SFers : Are you user or owner only?

    Two Surefire's: 6p & 9P - both are used regularly and given no quarter, but not abused. I have no "safe queens" whether talking flashlights, knives, or guns. All get used. Cheers.
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    Tail clicky for minimag: terralux vs. kroll

    Just to muddy the waters a bit more, I just bought two Ram switches because I liked the lower profile. They seem to be okay, but there is little to no tactile feedback on the "click."
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    Surefire 6P Duty Light Upgrade's

    Whatever else you do, get an M60 LED drop-in from Gene at Malkoff Devices. You might have a small wait, but it will be worth it, I promise. Sign up for his email list. I prefer bezel down carry so that the light is properly oriented for a rapid "draw" if needed. That said, mine rides in a vest...
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    TerraLux Upgrade Issue

    I decided to put together an upgraded Mini Mag for the paw-in-law for Christmas. Got him the Flag Lite (very cool) with the MiniStar2 Extreme.TLE-5EX from Battery Junction, all with the Ram switch and a glass lens. It came together very nicely. While I was at it, I thought I would go ahead and...

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