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  1. Richub

    What did you use your flashlight for today?

    I get to thinking "What/where the eff is this world/society going to?" a lot the past months. Being rude and unthankful seems to be the new mantra of the day these last couple of years... A few examples: - Last week I saw a lady searching a dark garden for something, and I got my Jaxman E2 out...
  2. Richub

    What did you use your flashlight for today?

    True, it is a TK45, awesome light. :)
  3. Richub

    What did you use your flashlight for today?

    What? No flashlight use in nearly three weeks? Amazing... ;) Used my Astrolux S41 to help a neighbor fix his bicycle in a dark shed without power. He was really grateful as he had no flashlight, and he had to go to work in an hour. :) I guess he'll be buying a flashlight real soon. My...
  4. Richub

    What did you use your flashlight for today?

    Last week I got to work a bit late. When entering the corridor to my workplace, I noticed the lights were off. Reaching out for the switch I realized the power was off. In the same second my other hand grabbed my Astrolux S41, switched it on to high, and I saw a coworker crouching in a corner...
  5. Richub

    What did you use your flashlight for today?

    Used my Astrolux S41 to connect a speaker wire from a small amplifier to the speaker unit in an old jukebox in my friend's house. That jukebox still looks great, but it's record player is beyond repair although the speaker inside it is still working perfectly. Now it's playing music again...
  6. Richub

    What did you use your flashlight for today?

    That is why I always charge all batteries of my EDC lights every saturday, regardless of use in the past days. This kept me from experiencing what you described here... If you have to use your lights a lot, you might consider charging them every second or third day like that.
  7. Richub

    What did you use your flashlight for today?

    Yesterday night I had a 'hilariously sad' use of my Jaxman E2. The sad part: While riding home I saw three young ladies obviously searching a dark lawn for something, so I got off my bike, grabbed my E2 and lit up the grass around them. Next thing I know I got cussed out for blinding them...
  8. Richub

    What did you use your flashlight for today?

    There is no heroism involved in being prepared for darkness, at least in my opinion... ;) Just a few situations where my lights came in handy: The other day I had to go to the bathroom at work, and the maintenance guy told me the power there would be back in about 30 minutes. I didn't have to...
  9. Richub

    What did you use your flashlight for today?

    Yesterday I was in a pet store which suddenly lost all power. As it was a big store, the back of the store was in almost complete darkness. I grabbed my Astrolux S41 out of my backpack and went to the back of the store to light the way for the other customers to get to the front of the store. A...
  10. Richub

    What did you use your flashlight for today?

    Just received my Astrolux S41, the Nichia 219B 5000K version, and now I'm just lighting up everything around me. ;) 300+ lumens of high CRI light just puts a big smile on my face. :D That S41 has exactly the same beautiful tint as my Nitecore Tip CRI which I like so much that I definitively...
  11. Richub

    Need a flashlight that will scare off raccons or pigeons?

    I can confirm that lasers will chase off birds, but since handheld lasers are illegal almost everywhere, you might get into trouble using them as deterrents... I never was able to chase off a mammal by pointing my 5mw green laser to the ground near them. They mostly just look at the dot, or...
  12. Richub

    Anyone think you're weird?

    I'm past the age that a stranger's opinion mattered to me... ;) To my friends and coworkers, I'm the "enlightened guy." A lot of them also have their own geeky habits, so that equals things nicely. In general, people have a tendency to think others are weird or strange if that person falls...
  13. Richub

    School me on UV

    I own the Convoy S2+ 365, and while the Nichia LED is rated at 3 W max, in the Convoy it is driven at around 750 mW. When holding the light close to your hands or lips, you can feel quite a lot of heat coming from the LED. The head will get warm after running a couple of minutes. The LED...
  14. Richub

    Does a flashlight app for a smart phone obsolete EDC?

    Not for me... Just compare the size of a Samsung Note 4 vs a Fenix E05. :hahaha: I see people use their phone lights quite a lot, but also saw a lot of phones kiss the ground too hard, and heard a lot of people swear too loud after that. :devil:
  15. Richub

    What did you use your flashlight for today?

    I ordered a Convoy S2+ with Nichia 365 UV LED recently, out of curiosity what my surroundings looks like when lit with ultraviolet. ;) After a few days of random use, I noticed a shop owner who had trouble to determine if a few 50 euro bills that a customer wanted to pay with were counterfeit...
  16. Richub

    What did you use your flashlight for today?

    A neighbor had to replace the lighting in his cellar, so he called me & my lights for assistance. :D My tailstanding Fenix FD40 set to flood beam was used as a general light source, and the Fenix E35 Ultimate edition was used where and when extra light was needed. The whole job was finished in...
  17. Richub

    What did you use your flashlight for today?

    You're not the only one, Bill... ;) I spent the better part of the evening with a friend and my Fenix TK35 and TK35 Ultimate edition looking out for a 7 week old black kitten that escaped outdoors in the dark. After two hours of searching we finally found him, tucked in under the pillows of a...
  18. Richub

    Small floodlight

    Also consider the Fenix E35 Ultimate Edition: Runs off a single 18650, has a nice cool white flood beam, and delivers up to 1000 lumens, bright enough to light up any room in a house. In Europe they cost about 45 euro, that would be around $50 in US dollars.
  19. Richub

    What did you use your flashlight for today?

    Tonight we were enjoying a nice summer evening, until a car with badly aimed headlights parked right in front of us to allow the kids to catch a few Pokemon, blinding everyone in our group. We asked if he could turn off his headlights for a while, and he just flipped us off. :( (Nice example...
  20. Richub

    Seven Criteria for an everyday flashlight.

    I got an FD40, and it's definitively too bulky to carry in a shirt/pants pocket. It does have a very broad smooth flood beam for indoor or short distances though. :D And enough throw to be of use at distances. My FD40 lives in my backpack, which I always have with me. It also holds my TK35...

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