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    Novatac Classic Vs. EDC-120P (long review, initial impressions)

    I just got one of the NT Classic flashlights from the Battery Junction clearance sale, so I figured I'd do a quick comparison between it and my trusty old NT EDC-120-P, the ol' 120P may look battered and worn (I think I got one with the subpar HA), but it's merely a cosmetic issue and therefore...
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    MagLED XL100, are you *trying* to make me hate you?

    Last night, on a whim, I decided to give the Mag Instrument XL100 a try, as the motion control interface looked intriguing.... Pop the light out of the package (a pox on the evil clampacks, thank Og for my Spyderco Spyderhawk hawkbill knife, no clampack stands a chance!) and unscrew the...
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    Bringing my Eternalight out of retirement...

    Yes, the Eternalight is old technology, 5mm LED, heck, they're not even Nichia DS, why would any flashaholic still use such a dinosaur? Well, there are still things it does better than any other light in my collection, long runtime, dimmable (then again, my NT120-P is also dimmable), and more...
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    Flashlights on a Plane (which to bring?)

    I *might* be getting a job offer at an Apple store in NH, the Genius (technician) position, I stopped off at the Salem NH store to look around and get a feel for things, while I was there, I talked to a few employees about the work environment and such, one thing I found out was people hired for...
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    The importance of multiple backups....

    We're in the midst of yet another snowstorm here in New England, we had a storm yesterday that dumped about 8-10 inches of light fluffy powder, champagne powder in fact Today, we're in the depths of another snowstorm, this one's dropping wet, heavy snow, perfect snowball snow, we now have...
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    PT EOS (Luxeon) Vs. EOS (Rebel)

    I absolutely love my old Luxeon PT EOS, it's just so incredibly useful, just the right amount of light on low for navigating inside, a decent throw outside on high, and there's the luxury of having both hands free that the headlamp design is well known for the only thing I didn't like about the...
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    Pine Mountain Firelog review (hey, it *IS* incandescent...)

    We're in the depths of a multi-day, potentially even multi-week long power outage up here in York, Maine, brought on by a massive ice storm that blew through on 12/11/08, the entire New England area has been hammered, but Central Maine Power, in their infinite incompetence, didn't take the storm...
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    The New England ice storm of 2008

    The New England Ice Storm of 2008 Right now we're reeling from the aftermath of a massive ice storm that plowed through the New England area on 12/11/08, Maine has been hit especially hard, over 220,000 homes are without power, mine included, York County, where I live has been absolutely...
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    Almost had quite the scare this afternoon

    I was out getting supplies for my Aerogarden and homebrew hydroponic rig, I'm growing cherry tomatoes in the Aero and a mix of lettuce, spinach, and peas in the homebrew rig Since we're due to get some snow tonight and tomorrow, I stopped off at my storage unit about two hours ago, to get my...
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    I think I'm cured....so what have i missed in new technology.....

    It's funny, after a couple years suffering from an acute, terminal case of Flashaholitus Accumulutus, I think I've found a combo that's cured me, or at least put me into serious remission, heck, I've even been able to trade off some of my surplus flashlights and knives to fund my firearm...
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    Weaponlights, gun-mounted or standalone?

    I recently picked up a used Taurus PT-99AF (A Beretta 92 series with adjustable rear sight, made by Taurus in Brazil**), this is a relatively new version 99, it has the integrated rails on the front of the frame, so I've been considering a gun-mounted weaponlight for it, probably the Streamlight...
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    Has your EDC "stabilized"?

    It's funny, I've recently realized that my EDC items (flashlights and blades) have finally stabilized, I'm no longer buying new lights just to have something new, I've concentrated on actually *using* what I have, and I've found that my EDC has become rather predictable, in short, I've finally...
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    Wildlife encounter *AND* a power outage last night....

    Up here in southeastern New England we've been having strong, but fast-moving thunderstorms for the past couple weeks, in fact, on Thursday, there were confirmed TORNADO funnel clouds in Epping and Exeter New Hapshire, as well as in Eliot Maine..... this is in New England, tornadoes in New...
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    Yet another "dead" battery runtime test (NT 120-P/SF E1L-SR)

    I've been fighting off the stomach flu the past couple days, while I wasn't hurling up the contents of my empty stomach, and doubled over in intense "Alien ChestBurster-esque" pain, I had to do *something* to pass the time So, I grabbed a couple of "dead" batteries (2.8V, 0% ZTS), and dropped...
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    Carbon Cell AAA runtime test (Arc AAA-P DS + Fenix E01)

    I found a couple Sunbeam brand Carbon cell AAA batteries, so I figured "why not see how long two popular long-runtime AAA lights will run on these junk batteries?" the test will be from full to empty, total runtime tests both Sunbeam batteries register 1.65 volts, and ZTS at 100% test has...
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    It's Novatac Day!

    Tomorrow my first Novatac arrives, a black 120P :D , technically, it's already here, it's sitting in the local post office awaiting delivery, hopefully it'll be delivered first thing in the morning I haven't looked forward to an arriving flashlight like this for a long time, the last eagerly...
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    Keychain flashlight battle #2, Fenix E01 Vs Arc AAA....

    I just picked up a couple Fenix E01 keychain lights, as their runtime looks quite impresive, especially on lithiums I've had the E0 in the past, and was never fully impressed with it, it was a nice light, but mine just felt, well, cheap and "delicate", due to it's light weight, thin-walled...
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    The urge for a Novatac is growing, but which one?

    I've been fighting it off, but I feel my resistance dropping to terminally low levels, especially with the "stimulus package" tax rebate thingy on the way, it's pretty much a given that at some point within the next two weeks, I may be ordering a Novatac, the A2 can't stave off my urges much...
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    The SureFire L1 Lumamax Cree edition, neither here nor there....

    The SureFire L1 Lumamax Cree edition, neither here nor there.... I picked up a Cree L1 a couple nights ago, I've always wanted one of the new Cree L1's, I had high hopes for it, but I can't help feeling vaguely.....let down in actual usage . yes, it's nice and compact, definitely shorter than...
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    Making a Flashaholic, the hard way...

    One of my co-workers just got hit by a drunk driver tonight, his car's totaled (as is the moronic drunk's car, but who cares about her, not me) (he had a '07 Mazda 6), the thing withstood essentially a 100 MPH impact, and he was able to walk away with minor bruising.... the car, it's dead...

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