Finally got out to the maze last night, the GF and I had a blast. She likes the gadgets as much as I do, sometimes I think more so.
This year was better than last, the corn was about 9' tall and there were several other groups in the maze, including at least 1 group we bumped into that had no flashlights at all :crackup:.
We weren't sure if we were going or not due to weather, but decided at the last minute to head out.
Ok, while I love doing these, I like to
cheat fully utilize my available equipment.
I have my Garmin GPS60cs, Icom IC-92, The large SOE Gear holster holds my M6-1185, the side light pouch is holding my 6PD-M60W, A2-Strion/GS and L2 are clipped under the flap. 8x spare 123's just in case were inside along with 2 Nite-Ize blinky reflective "tags". My Ra 100WW was on my belt and it all fits neatly in/on my Maxpedition Versapack with the entirety of the main center compartment empty. I love this bag. I wish the Cell phone holster and built-in light pouch were molle-attach points, but other than that it's great.
A multi-level light is a must, you don't need lots of light or throw when walking around, this is where the A2 is awesome. The floody 5mm leds are great and the extra punch of the incandescent to reach down the aisle. The Ra also does OK, but it's mix of throw and spill seemed to always be too much of a compromise, it would work well if I hadn't have had an A2.
The L2 was for my GF, since she lost the A2 I gave her last year I don't trust her with another one (Hi sweetie, I know you read this forum at work...). A multi-level light is a must.
The 6PD-M60W is nice, but as usual when I use this light I find myself wishing it were a 2-stage. I dislike the MD2 (maybe if I saw one in person I'd like it more) so I'm still looking for a worthy host for the M60W. It did do great for seeing down rows though, but I likely won't take it next time.
The M6-1185... Well what really needs to be said? I used it to down a long row to point out a punch that was needed for the scavenger hunt to another group in the maze and there were audible gasps, one woman asked who brought a car into the maze. It was a good thing I didn't have it in my hand all the time, there were some smart!@#% hiding in the corn scaring people. If I had of had my M6 in my hand they would have accidentally gotten :twak: before I would have thought about it.
On my next trip I'm going to ensure that I have the A2-UV with me. This particular corn maze you have a scavenger hunt, as you find certain areas you punch a hole in an issued card to verify you were there. Each punch is a different shape, and it's tied on to a rusty pole sticking out of the ground in the corn. I realized that a A2-UV will be great because it should cause the paper punch-outs on the ground to glow making the areas with punches very visible.
We didn't complete 100% of the ship (this year's theme), we skipped some detail inside the ship but we will be going back to finish it up another evening.
Here's what the GPS said it looks like:
