bluflaam777
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In high population west coast, mmMMmmyep
rare, but yep it's a thing.
rare, but yep it's a thing.
What did you use your flashlight for today?
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Hooked on Fenix
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Yes, in California it's common. The energy companies get sued when fires start in high winds when something blows into or knocks down their power poles. Now, to avoid getting sued for starting the fires, they preemptively shut the power off when the winds reach a certain threshold and humidity is low.
Power came back on yesterday afternoon. Today, my car refrigerator came in the mail. Testing it now on the Oupes battery pack. Set at 38 degrees on eco mode (about 25 watts), used up 20% of the power in 3 hours, 10% was in first thirty minutes bringing it down to set temperature. I'm good to go for next blackout, living out of my car, or moving somewhere cheap without much space (it has A/C cord too.) Next campout, I'm going in style.
Found a crack in the block of a big ol 15L engine today using my new FireArc Customs Pulsar.
The FFL505a 3500k round die emitter is the best 5050 emitter in years in my opinion. Throwy, rosy, high CRI. What more could you ask for.
The FFL505a 3500k round die emitter is the best 5050 emitter in years in my opinion. Throwy, rosy, high CRI. What more could you ask for.
Woke up at 1am and grabbed this old Bushnell 1aaa circa 2014. It lit my way down the hallway then the kitchen and what-not. It was a fairly throwey 50 lumen light.
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My brother-in-law has one of those bad boys. Pretty cool little light.
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At least it happened a couple weeks later than the last two years when the power was shut off on Thanksgiving two years in a row. California's power grid is going down soon. The power company doesn't even sell power anymore. They just own the lines, bill you, and reroute power they bought cheap from solar companies (or from your rooftop solar). They're really pushing people to get battery backup systems, but home owner's insurance can be lost if you do (fire hazard). Had a battery storage facility fire in Escondido, CA near a hospital not long ago and now everyone has the not in my backyard attitude to having any more facilities built. They've tried to ban almost every form of energy under the sun and we're running out of options.
It came in a two pack from WalMart with a 500 lumen 2x123 light if you remember those.
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I still use my 2 123A Bushnell light from Walmart. Has a nice warm tint. The 1 AAA was bluish tint but very reliable. My nephew ended up taking that one. After awhile, the Bushnells get less use because they have sort of sharp edges and are uncomfortable to hold and tear up your pockets, but they are good reliable lights. Like the lockout feature for backpack carry.
Jean-Luc Descarte
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Forgot to post this: earlier this month, used my H4 to see what I was doing while putting together the Christmas tree for this year. The ceiling lights alone weren't cutting it. At least until the ambient temperatures got so hot that I had to take it off my noggin to let my forehead breathe (Xmas in tropical summer for you). At least by then I was done with the more finicky parts of the tree, so I didn't need the extra light anymore.
Well, had to use a different H4 at work.
FOLOMOV EDC-H4 on the brightest setting to check to see why the Sprinkler Room door had not been properly closed and locked as it should be. Yeah, some lazy member of the Maintenance crew left it that way. I corrected the issue.
FOLOMOV EDC-H4 on the brightest setting to check to see why the Sprinkler Room door had not been properly closed and locked as it should be. Yeah, some lazy member of the Maintenance crew left it that way. I corrected the issue.
I definitely like the little lock out switch too.
sween1911
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Last weekend at Sween1911HQ untangling extension cords and trying to get the lights on my outside tree lit up for the Holidays with the help of my Surefire L1...
sween1911
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Had my birthday over the weekend, I'm now fifty-(mumble)-something.
Used one of my Energizer headlamps to illuminate the grill to cook my birthday feast....
Before:
After:
Used one of my Energizer headlamps to illuminate the grill to cook my birthday feast....
Before:
After:
sgt253
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Happy Birthday! Now that's a birthday dinner! All the best.
Oh yeah, cool lights too!
Oh yeah, cool lights too!
Had my birthday over the weekend, I'm now fifty-(mumble)-something.
Used one of my Energizer headlamps to illuminate the grill to cook my birthday feast....
Before:
After:
Happy boythday.
I'm halfway to 50, and that realisation made me nervous at how fast time seems to go. Happy Birthday mate
PhotonWrangler
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Today I walked into a dark room where the light switch was on the far side of the room. PD36R to the rescue.
About 20 years ago, worked in Manhattan. Standard & Poor's building. Huge skyscraper (well, outside of NYC; it would be). The offices, huge, open floor-plan monstrosities with cubicles low enough to let you see from one end of the floor to the other if you stood up. Some "genius" decades earlier actually wired the lights to switch on at the opposite end of the floor if you hit a switch at one end. Loved patrolling those floors.
A powerful flashlight with a good combination of Flood and throw was an absolute necessity at night.
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