Jeffrey586
Newly Enlightened
Does anyone have any experience with these. I cannot really tell which is better, the PA survival light or the Onestar????
PA Lights & Onestar
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txwest
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The Onestar has 6 or 7 brightness levels (although there's not a lot of apparent difference other than the brightess & lowest). You should consider it a 3 level light. The Survivor is 2 level & a flasher. I've had them both & would choose the Survivor. They both have the "always on" function. This light is great as a bedside light for getting around the house at night without messing up you night vision or wakeing anyone up. Also a good tent/camp light if you go camping. The Pal doesn't get discussed much here because it's not "flashy" (except in the flash mode
) but I think a lot of people on the board own & use this light. TX
My own preference is for the Onestar. I've no use for the flasher mode, but with the Survival light I've got to step through that mode in order to shut it off. In fact you've got no way of using any mode with out stepping through the others either while you are turning it on or turning it off. With the Onestar, you press the switch, holding it until it steps through the brightness levels from dim to the level you want. The next press shuts it off and back into the dim constant on mode.
txwest
Flashlight Enthusiast
Jeff,
Someone on Ebay is selling them in lots of 6 for $60. They make great Christmas or BD presents. The Pal is one of those items you don't know you need until you get one, then you wonder why you went so long without it.
TX
Someone on Ebay is selling them in lots of 6 for $60. They make great Christmas or BD presents. The Pal is one of those items you don't know you need until you get one, then you wonder why you went so long without it.
TX
Jeffrey586
Newly Enlightened
Thanks,
I really do not care about the flashing feature. So I guess maybe the onestar is the better suited than the PA Survivor???? Are they the same as far as brightness??
Im sure Ill end up getting more than one as I can see tons of uses for the always on feature. (ever park at the Richmond Raceway and then try to find your car after the night race?)
I really do not care about the flashing feature. So I guess maybe the onestar is the better suited than the PA Survivor???? Are they the same as far as brightness??
Im sure Ill end up getting more than one as I can see tons of uses for the always on feature. (ever park at the Richmond Raceway and then try to find your car after the night race?)
txwest
Flashlight Enthusiast
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Jeffrey586:
(ever park at the Richmond Raceway and then try to find your car after the night race?)<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Jeff, this is exactly where the flash mode would be handy. The always on mode shows up well only in total darkness. This parking area is not going to be totally dark. In the flash mode, it flashes to full bright but still gets an advertised 200 hrs run time. I found an opaque plastic bottle that fits on the end of mine. Then I put in a small amount of seran wrap to help disperse the light. In the flash mode, it makes a nice blinking glow. I figure when I go camping it'll be nice to leave flashing at the camp, if you leave, to help find your sight when you come back. Come to think of it, in the days of the drive-in theater, it would have been nice to have flashing in your back window to help find your car. TX
(ever park at the Richmond Raceway and then try to find your car after the night race?)<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Jeff, this is exactly where the flash mode would be handy. The always on mode shows up well only in total darkness. This parking area is not going to be totally dark. In the flash mode, it flashes to full bright but still gets an advertised 200 hrs run time. I found an opaque plastic bottle that fits on the end of mine. Then I put in a small amount of seran wrap to help disperse the light. In the flash mode, it makes a nice blinking glow. I figure when I go camping it'll be nice to leave flashing at the camp, if you leave, to help find your sight when you come back. Come to think of it, in the days of the drive-in theater, it would have been nice to have flashing in your back window to help find your car. TX
The_LED_Museum
*Retired*
An added bonus is that these little lights can finish off the used batteries out of smoke detectors, toy car remote controls, stun guns, and transistor radios. Why throw out a battery that's only half or thre quarters dead?
txwest
Flashlight Enthusiast
No wonder my smoke detectors never work. I've been takeing the batteries out of my Pal & putting them in my smoke dector.
TX
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