faucon
Enlightened
- Joined
- Apr 30, 2006
- Messages
- 269
I see how many of us still have respect for our vintage Surefires, even if we don't use them as often as we once did. But they were the first high-quality lights I ever owned (before them I thought you couldn't do better than a Maglight!) and they were the pioneers in making the kind of rugged, serious lighting tools we all enjoy now. I still remember how astonished I was at how bright they were, relatively speaking, compared to what I was used to. If I'd had the funds, I'd probably have bought one of every Surefire they made back then. I almost forgot that I also have an old L1---the one with the oddball 'square' beam profile. So I'll keep my L4 near the front door to grab when I need quick light. I'll keep the others too. I may have many more modern lights that are more useful today, but there's something about the build quality and versatility of vintage Surefires that I'll always appreciate.