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Hi guys
Just looking for some general advice here.
I'm in a bit of a pickle. I have a friend who lives in a property surrounded by bush.
In recent times she has had a creepy old man stalking and waiting outside her house (as well as many strange people, due to the area she's in).
She's asked me to set out to find a good flashlight for the job. I wouldn't say one explicitly for self defense, but one that can illuminate the area well enough for her to get a good look at this *******, as well as enough to blind him or send him running (perhaps a bloody bright LED with a fast strobe?)
Here's what is required in the flashlight:
Reliability: She's not very technical, so she needs something she can pull off the charger (or if necessary, have rechargeable NimH batteries or something) she can just stick in and click, and know that every time (or 99% of the time) it will turn on.
Safe: A flashlight that doesn't mess with ridiculously and dangerously high voltages. Being in the bush, there's lots of elements that need to be considered. One would be the elements of Australian weather. We get humidity, heat, rain and dry seasons. I'd be wary of getting anything that has a slight chance of exploding if dropped or a bulb that may catch the ground alight if broken or anything like that (may cause a bushfire), as well as one that cannot produce lethal shocks once again, in case there's an accident.
Bright: A torch with a nice high lumen-count. Over 500 lumens would be nice, the brighter the better (but not as far as to violate the two above factors as they're important).
Good battery life: We all have fun here squeezing 650 lumens out of our Maglite Solitaires even though they last for 2 minutes, but if possible, would need something with a nice decent runlife. I wouldn't expect too much for a bright bulb, but I'm guessing perhaps 60-120 minutes (or more).
Originally I had set her up with a Maglite 3D + Seoul P7 mod but the LED eventually failed, turned to a bluish tint and began to burn her hands (I was surprised how hot it burned). My next idea was to just settle for a Led Lenser P7, but I'm just worried, I want something that is really going to let this old guy know to bugger off (something dazzling or to impair his night vision entirely).
Oh by the way, before you Americans suggest it: Self Defense is not an option in Australia. Fitting the torch to a shotgun or fitting even a bevel on the front would become a huge legal issue here. I carry my Maglite 4D (with the hopes that I needn't use it in self-defense) but I know that in the worst case, it's a flashlight, and it is not equipped to be used as a baton or battering weapon. It's only made to be used to see in the dark.
Anyhow, this is why I require a nice strong torch.
Can anyone help me out or is this an unrealistic expectation for a flashlight?
Just looking for some general advice here.
I'm in a bit of a pickle. I have a friend who lives in a property surrounded by bush.
In recent times she has had a creepy old man stalking and waiting outside her house (as well as many strange people, due to the area she's in).
She's asked me to set out to find a good flashlight for the job. I wouldn't say one explicitly for self defense, but one that can illuminate the area well enough for her to get a good look at this *******, as well as enough to blind him or send him running (perhaps a bloody bright LED with a fast strobe?)
Here's what is required in the flashlight:
Reliability: She's not very technical, so she needs something she can pull off the charger (or if necessary, have rechargeable NimH batteries or something) she can just stick in and click, and know that every time (or 99% of the time) it will turn on.
Safe: A flashlight that doesn't mess with ridiculously and dangerously high voltages. Being in the bush, there's lots of elements that need to be considered. One would be the elements of Australian weather. We get humidity, heat, rain and dry seasons. I'd be wary of getting anything that has a slight chance of exploding if dropped or a bulb that may catch the ground alight if broken or anything like that (may cause a bushfire), as well as one that cannot produce lethal shocks once again, in case there's an accident.
Bright: A torch with a nice high lumen-count. Over 500 lumens would be nice, the brighter the better (but not as far as to violate the two above factors as they're important).
Good battery life: We all have fun here squeezing 650 lumens out of our Maglite Solitaires even though they last for 2 minutes, but if possible, would need something with a nice decent runlife. I wouldn't expect too much for a bright bulb, but I'm guessing perhaps 60-120 minutes (or more).
Originally I had set her up with a Maglite 3D + Seoul P7 mod but the LED eventually failed, turned to a bluish tint and began to burn her hands (I was surprised how hot it burned). My next idea was to just settle for a Led Lenser P7, but I'm just worried, I want something that is really going to let this old guy know to bugger off (something dazzling or to impair his night vision entirely).
Oh by the way, before you Americans suggest it: Self Defense is not an option in Australia. Fitting the torch to a shotgun or fitting even a bevel on the front would become a huge legal issue here. I carry my Maglite 4D (with the hopes that I needn't use it in self-defense) but I know that in the worst case, it's a flashlight, and it is not equipped to be used as a baton or battering weapon. It's only made to be used to see in the dark.
Anyhow, this is why I require a nice strong torch.
Can anyone help me out or is this an unrealistic expectation for a flashlight?
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