Bolster
Flashlight Enthusiast
I've had to do a lot of work under my house, in a seriously undersized crawlspace. So tight you have to expel the air out of your lungs to wriggle through places. Since I have to do soldering under there, it's good practice in confronting a fear of dark, tight spaces, spiders, and burning alive (if I catch something on fire with the propane powered solder torch) all at once. And it's in California, so it's a hoot to contemplate the consequences of an earthquake while you're down there.
But I digress. Crawling means you need both hands for movement, so you can't hold anything. (I tie a line to a box of tools and drag it behind.) The only thing not in the dirt is your forearms, shoulders, and (with luck) head. I've been using a Zebralight Q5 headlamp with good success...it's a great, floody light (except it invariably runs out, in the middle of something important) but I would also like to mount a small flashlight on my upper forearm near the elbow. Such as a Fenix L2D or L1D. Since you crawl forward with forearms extended, this would be very helpful.
But I have not been able to find a solid, quality mounting option to get a light attached to my forearm. Can you help me out?
But I digress. Crawling means you need both hands for movement, so you can't hold anything. (I tie a line to a box of tools and drag it behind.) The only thing not in the dirt is your forearms, shoulders, and (with luck) head. I've been using a Zebralight Q5 headlamp with good success...it's a great, floody light (except it invariably runs out, in the middle of something important) but I would also like to mount a small flashlight on my upper forearm near the elbow. Such as a Fenix L2D or L1D. Since you crawl forward with forearms extended, this would be very helpful.
But I have not been able to find a solid, quality mounting option to get a light attached to my forearm. Can you help me out?
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