BuddTX
Flashlight Enthusiast
Baby Pin IS waterproof! (or at least Washing Machine proof!)
Well, I was about to e-mail Mr. Bulk with the sad news:
“Mr., Bulk,” I would have written, “It is with great sadness that I must inform you that my dearly beloved Baby Pin, sadly, is MIA.” I have looked everywhere, and, while I am fairly sure that I did not loose it, it is MIA, somewhere in my house”. “
While this is of little comfort, we did find several other flashlights that WERE MIA, and have now been found!”
I was about ready to write this letter this Monday Morning, to Charlie, but there was some good news Monday Morning as I was getting some fresh undergarments out of the dryer.
I DID find my beloved Baby Pin, in the pocket of a pair of shorts that I had washed. YEA!
AND IT STILL WORKS! Now, if it was damaged, I just would have had to “take my lumps”. That is what you should expect to do, when buying a modified light.
I was going to write a glowing review of the Baby Pin, but I could not write about something that I did not have in my hand.
Well, now it is in my hand, so I can write a review!
The first thing that you notice is how SMALL it is!
It is soo small, well you could easily loose it, or accidentally leave it in your pocket when doing the laundry and not notice that it is even there . . . .
It is shorter, and thinner than my McLux, another light that I am very proud to own.
Mr. Bulk's Baby Pin Page
Now this is certainly the BRIGHTEST 1 watt LS that I own, and I own some real nice lights, (3 Custom Made Mr. Bulk LGI’s and a Turnkey McLux are among the top contenders. . .)
AND, it is a very white light, not the blueish white that we have almost come to expect of LED, but a very white light. Very nice.
Now, the Beam is not what we have come to expect from Low Dome (batwing) LED light with the NX-05 optics, with that “intense center glow” followed by the “less intense” outer glow, which by the way, is very nice for closer lighting. This light, with the Fraen 30mm optics, gives a true beam, much more well defined than any NX-05 optics, but still with ample side spill. If you have never seen a high dome LS, be prepared to see a “square” beam of light, with a smaller, slightly off center round beam within the square beam. This is life with a HD LS.
It takes a lot for me to be impressed by a 1 watt LS, and this light impresses me.
It DOES get a little warm, bty, warmer than a light should get, but it is so small that moving it around in your hand is not a problem, even when using it for extended periods. I took a 45 minute walk with the light, and had no problems holding it, it just was noticeably warm.
It also fits very nicely in a Nite-Ize headband.
(We just like showing this picture on CPF!)
The only 1 watt light that impresses me more than this light, (and is MUCH MUCH LARGER) is this light, a one of kind mod made by dat2zip. But alas, this is a one of a kind, not available for sale light, that I only was lucky enough to see because of a pass around that I participated in.
Pass Around: PM6 R2H with Downboy 400
"Brightest 1 Watt" and "Tiniest 1 watt" light are two words that I would not have expected to apply to the same light, but appears that Mr. Bulk has succeeded again to push the limits of LED lights.
I should say, WAY TO GO MR BULK!”, but what I am really thinking is “I Wonder What will he come up with next?”
Oh, bty,
WAY TO GO MR. BULK!
Well, I was about to e-mail Mr. Bulk with the sad news:
“Mr., Bulk,” I would have written, “It is with great sadness that I must inform you that my dearly beloved Baby Pin, sadly, is MIA.” I have looked everywhere, and, while I am fairly sure that I did not loose it, it is MIA, somewhere in my house”. “
While this is of little comfort, we did find several other flashlights that WERE MIA, and have now been found!”
I was about ready to write this letter this Monday Morning, to Charlie, but there was some good news Monday Morning as I was getting some fresh undergarments out of the dryer.
I DID find my beloved Baby Pin, in the pocket of a pair of shorts that I had washed. YEA!
AND IT STILL WORKS! Now, if it was damaged, I just would have had to “take my lumps”. That is what you should expect to do, when buying a modified light.
I was going to write a glowing review of the Baby Pin, but I could not write about something that I did not have in my hand.
Well, now it is in my hand, so I can write a review!
The first thing that you notice is how SMALL it is!
It is soo small, well you could easily loose it, or accidentally leave it in your pocket when doing the laundry and not notice that it is even there . . . .
It is shorter, and thinner than my McLux, another light that I am very proud to own.
Mr. Bulk's Baby Pin Page
Now this is certainly the BRIGHTEST 1 watt LS that I own, and I own some real nice lights, (3 Custom Made Mr. Bulk LGI’s and a Turnkey McLux are among the top contenders. . .)
AND, it is a very white light, not the blueish white that we have almost come to expect of LED, but a very white light. Very nice.
Now, the Beam is not what we have come to expect from Low Dome (batwing) LED light with the NX-05 optics, with that “intense center glow” followed by the “less intense” outer glow, which by the way, is very nice for closer lighting. This light, with the Fraen 30mm optics, gives a true beam, much more well defined than any NX-05 optics, but still with ample side spill. If you have never seen a high dome LS, be prepared to see a “square” beam of light, with a smaller, slightly off center round beam within the square beam. This is life with a HD LS.
It takes a lot for me to be impressed by a 1 watt LS, and this light impresses me.
It DOES get a little warm, bty, warmer than a light should get, but it is so small that moving it around in your hand is not a problem, even when using it for extended periods. I took a 45 minute walk with the light, and had no problems holding it, it just was noticeably warm.
It also fits very nicely in a Nite-Ize headband.
(We just like showing this picture on CPF!)
The only 1 watt light that impresses me more than this light, (and is MUCH MUCH LARGER) is this light, a one of kind mod made by dat2zip. But alas, this is a one of a kind, not available for sale light, that I only was lucky enough to see because of a pass around that I participated in.
Pass Around: PM6 R2H with Downboy 400
"Brightest 1 Watt" and "Tiniest 1 watt" light are two words that I would not have expected to apply to the same light, but appears that Mr. Bulk has succeeded again to push the limits of LED lights.
I should say, WAY TO GO MR BULK!”, but what I am really thinking is “I Wonder What will he come up with next?”
Oh, bty,
WAY TO GO MR. BULK!
