Why is Pelican seldom mentioned????

[recercare]

I wonder why people never suggest Pelican lights. The Pelican King 4000 with 100.000 candlepower and 10-12 hours burntime seems like a mighty competitor to Streamlight Litebox and Trek 6000. The Pelican Black Knight M11, powerfull enough to compete against SureFire 9N, Ultrastinger and Magcharger. So, i am really curious why Pelican is not mentioned more often. Any ideas??

 

[HunkaBurninLove]

recercare,

Good question. I'm just an average guy who enjoys flashlights and I have several Pelicans (see my previous topic regarding Overall Opinion on Pelican Flashlights).

So for me, the Pelican's work just fine. Now if I were an everyday user (security guard, law enforcement, fireman, etc) I may have a different opinion. I don't know how the Pelican's last on a day in/day out basis, but several people have already commented that the quality of some of the Pelican's are not that great.

My observations on comments through this bulletin board seem to lean toward SureFires or Streamlights. I just recently bought several Streamlights and they are pretty decent lights. I'd like to get a Surefire, but presently don't have enough $$$

. I'll have to wait until the economy picks up.

Neal

 

[**DONOTDELETE**]

in the mean time you can watch the pelicans dive-bombing into the Pacific ;>)

 

[oscar]

I have a Browning light that is suppose to be made by Pelican. It used 2 C cells and is a very bright light.

 

[Azreal911]

That browning light is probably the pelican pelilite, I have that for 3 yrs now and it's still going, didn't change the bulb yet and used it only for camping. they are good, but i think the reason most wouldn't use them for everyday use is because of their very tight beam pattern that's made for underwater use instead of above ground. they are really nice lights and the quality is good.

 

[Brock]

I guess the biggest reason is the beams are so tight, and there is little or no spill to the sides so a lot of people can't use them as "regular" flashlights. I like tight beams, but I think it is the lack of side spill that I don't like. They are GREAT for SCUBA diving, where you need a tight beam to see anything at a distance.

 

[PeLu]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by recercare:
I wonder why people never suggest Pelican lights. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

I used them as backup lights many years, as they are really waterproof. I did not like the narrow beam too much, so I switched ofer to a Pelican imitation. It looks the same as the 2 AAA penlight, but it is possible to turn the reflector around to get floodlight (and to switch it to a read light without changing the cap).

 

[Azreal911]

hey i was wondering if anyone here has a pic of the beam pattern for the 2aa pelican magnum flashlight? i just wanna see how bright and tight is it really like compared to a maglite. i like the magnum but i want to see how bad is it really for normal use.
thanks.