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    First smell of coffee

    Thanks for the response. Sorry to beat an old horse.
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    Open letter to Lumileds

    Some folks bet their lives on quality product(s). We will be doing business with ARC (Peter Gransee) because we trust him/his products. We are willing to pay premium price for premium product. Please help him meet our needs. -carl
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    First smell of coffee

    Could I possibly be wrong? Are there really no AAA lithium batteries to be had? Did I just awake? Got 5 ARC's AAA. Love it! Want one on my keychain and another in my PSK and another... and so on. But! I cannot find a single Lithium battery. Do you folks know if/where I might find some of high...
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    CNC Dan- I spent 4 months (Nov-Feb) in the Sierra's one winter testing my kit and skills. That was the most valued kit component during my first week for precisely that reason. Diet changes drastically and (my) biological reaction can be (was) rather pronounced in that regard. Lighthouse-...
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    Monanza- Check personal mail.
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    They are small pieces of reflective material usually sewn on back of the helmet cover about 1 inch apart. Otherwise known as cat eyes. They are also seen on other gear- usually head gear. Their simplest purpose is location of the guy ahead of you.
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    David (DieselDave) Straight talk, good walk. Ranger eyes are already in the pack (omitted because I was unsure others would know what the hell they were). I got half out long ago, but never got the other half out. I guess its just the "been there done that" feel in my crowd that keeps me close...
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    Chris (saunterer)- Input is always welcome. Move this to whatever thread is most appropriate. As to "country folk", I've been living off of the land since I was six (1949). I thought survival training a joke on the first pass through because it was all just "common sense" to me. I've since...
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    Reasonably Good Schools: www.simplysurvival.com http://www.jungletraining.com/militaryschool.htm
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    Tomas- Elegance is for the movies ...that you were effective is all that counts. Afterimage- Your "generalization" makes sense to me. David (W4DIZ)- There are good schools available to civilians that include practical application. I'll post a site or two in a bit. Chris (saunterer) "having...
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    Don (McGizmo) Excellent point. I think you are telling me that the Surefire puts out 60 Lumens and the LS puts out 5. Is that correct? Unfortunately, initial quantity will be too low to fund (or underwrite) development. That may change, but not in 2003. There will be extensive (field) testing...
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    saunterer- The kit purpose: survival. Kit contents somewhat specialized, not secret. Again, the concern here is that in publishing kit contents, someone goes off and assembles a similar kit without ever becoming proficient in using the contents. Anticipated use of this kit: SERE (Survival...
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    OK, so CNC Dan got me thinking. Just how many of you "flashaholics" admit to being accomplished in wilderness survival skills? By accomplished, I mean have both "classroom" and practical application experience.
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    PSK- Busse NO, SH or BM (Fixed Blade) 710S McHenry and Williams (Folder) in M2 (60-62RC) Wire saw First Aid: 5oz. Comes in a small zip-lock pouch with: Splinter grabber forceps Two safety pins Sting relief pad Double antibiotic ointment Three antiseptic towelettes Two sterile wound...
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    CNC Dan- Point made, point taken. No insult was intended. I will see what I can do.
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    Bushman- Thanks!!! I was beginning to think I might need to re-think the whole thing! But this is exactly what I needed. I wanted to strike a compromise between the Inova X5 and the Surefire, adding life to a single (rather than two) 123 batteries. Adding the AAA closes the loop (with a spare...
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    Don (McGizmo)- Two cell. Thanks for your comments. Lithium is a plus, no question there. How might (who might) make such a modification? I can re-open the eternalight eval. Raven- We cannot find one that isn't noisy! Doubleganger- Yes, it works. It also casts a reflection back on the unwary...
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    RailLight- Thanks. Peter- Total time used (TTU) is a tough one. So far, we see 9 to 20 hours. The 20TTU was an anomaly, but since the intended use of the kit (PSK) is exactly that, we need to pay attention to such use. We estimate the norm to be 14 hours at full power. Part of the desire for...
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    OK, folks, I'm just a simple guy with a simple desire. I am electronically challenged, so jargon or technical talk frustrates rather than informs me. That said, here is what I want: The brightest, longest burning, smallest, sturdy flashlight made. I think that may well be the ARC LS version 2...
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    No Jargon

    Great responses, given that I've provided so little for you to go on....Thanks! That said, I'll try to put some meat to my question(s). I've got an Inova X5. Nice light. I've also got a SureFire. Again nice light. Both are too large, and neither is exactly what I want. I also have a Princeton...

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