How many "backup" lights do you keep in the car/truck/boat/ATV's etc

When is it to many....??!!
< don't throw things at me! >

List how many lights you have at anyone time in each car/truck, etc...

Scorpion, E2D, G2 - in my daily driver.

1 G2 in each of 2 ATV's. (Plus a SC1 carrier w/ bulb).
1 Scorpion in the truck that never moves and drip oil...plus a Streamlight SL20X

Is this too much?! NAW!!! not enough!!

Mag 4c....EL XM3....and SL headlamp in my car.

With a Fenix L1P on my belt. Xtra cells for each also.

2 ROP's
1 HID spotlight
1 Modded Thor
1 SL
2 SF
2 modded PT-20
1 PT-40
1 CCFL/xenon/led
1 arc AAA
1 Lambda SMJLED

On my person

1 Custom Mcgizmo
1 Custom SF
2 Photons
1 Arc AAA
Spare batteries

I think I'm covered!

AlexGT

On my person.
-HDS Basic60LE
-Inova Keychain Light

In my laptop bag I bring to work.
-Inova X5
-Cheap Photon knockoff.

In my truck
-Streamlight Twintask 2L
-Mini Maglite with SMJLED bulb
-Cheap photon knockoff

In my wife's Lexus
-Streamlight Twintask 2L
-Mini Maglite with SMJLED bulb

In my MX5 Toy Car
-Surefire L1 with beam shaper

In my wife's purse
-Peak Matterhorn ultra snow

I follow the rule ..... one is none..... two is one......

Seems like that theory is a little short around here!!!!

frisco

In my car, 1 E1E, 1 G2, 1 SC1 with 6 CR123, 1 Red GloToob and 1 Blue GloToob.

I had a Freedom micro on my keychain and EDC a E2D.

Think I had more than enough for any one incident.

on me:
Ultrafire tactical light with 2x17670 +SF P91 for bright pocketable light.
Nuwai 5W 3x123 type- powered by 2x17500 for reliable long running medium output, serves as backup light if incan dies or drains.
usually at least 1 low output light- a 1xAA multi led or a 2xAAA low power type.. (RR)..


In the car- (latally)
modded colman flashlight (3x123>mag 6D bulb)
modded mag 2C (2x17500>6V PR bulb found at sears, works ok)
LEDbeam or Taskforce 3W- sometimes both.
Sometimes one of the spotlights (eithor thor or amondotech HID)

I like to have enough on/near me at any time that if any one of them fails, there is a backup that can serve the same duty...

Brinkmann Maxfire XL is my new primary car light.
10-LED 3AA is secondary backup/spare.
A 12V handheld spotlight with cigarette lighter plug cord, in the trunk.

I don't see a need for more than these for my given use/route.
There is also 1 or 2 lights on me.

In my car at the moment:

2AA NiTeck Military Tricolor Signal Torch, no where else to put it
MagCharger w/ Fivemega reflector & WA1160 Lamp + Red Traffic Wand.
SureFire G2 Yellow w/ G&P G60 LED.
LightForce 170 Handheld Spotlight w cigarette lighter and 12V Charger for the RCR123A and 17670 batteries on longer trips.
Looking for a AA waterproof light (diving)... maybe Princeton Tec Surge...?

On me at the moment:
SureFire E1E Black, E1L, E2D w/P61 and E1E w/KL4.

On keys:
Peak LED Kilmanjaro AA UP Snow, ARC AAA RGB, Photon Red LED and a Laser Pointer.

And of course, spare lamps and batteries (lithium & rechargeables) if I don't forget

PA

Where do you find all the room to keep all these flashlights in the car?

I have a Lumilite cheapie 2AA in the gap between the body and the spare tire.

One in each vehicle.

a surefire d3 in my car with some extra batteries, a nuwai 3 watt in my motorcycle... I always have a cr2 minimag with a tle-5 on my keychain... not that many for me

Currently in the wife's car - 3D mag with tektite LPR3, Fenix L1T
Currently in my truck - Fenix L2T with lithium AA's and a Tektite Epedition Star

Gee, I keep enough that I have a hard time remembering them all.

In the passenger compartment, I've got a Mag85/951, UltraStinger, Stinger, ROP/Lo in 2D.

In the trunk, I've got a ROP/Lo in 6D (w/ 11Ah batts!), Mag 4D stock, Mag 4D w/ 3D bulb, PrincetonTec Apex headlamp, Minimag w./ nighteyes upgrade, Pelican 3C light (don't recall the model), Dorcy Super 1W LED 3D, at least one Brinkmann Legend LX, plus what's in my 72 hour kit (another Brinkmann LX + some sort of AAA LED).

Oh, yeah. And a 2D giveaway light for someone who needs a light who didn't have the forethought to plan ahead for the dark of night.

I'm going to guess I've forgotten about a couple too.

And let's not forget extra batteries and/or chargers for about all.

John

:thinking: Hmmmmm let's see..........

In the daily driver:
Inova X5,
Inova 24/7
Inova T3
Surefire A2 (black)
Modded Arc LS (lux III, 667 ma),
SMJLED Mag 2 x AAA (there's a built in slot on the glovebox door for a AAA diameter light)
Space Needle II
Underwater Kinetics Light Cannon
Osram Golden Dragon Lantern

In the weekend/convertible:
Inova T2
Surefire A2 (natural)
"Flex" Mag (8 level Lux III)
Lux III 2 x CR123 mod in a body I think was made by Nuwai (a thrower with a deep reflector)

Now that you've asked, I can clearly see I need to put more flashlights in the convertible !

lol you guys are nuts

I'm probably a disapointment to many folks around here as I work on the "two lights" theory. So I have the following:

On person:
- Fenix L2P on a L1P body

In laptop bag or backpack:
- Spare battery for L2P
- SureFire L1 (backup light)
- Spare battery for L1

In Car:
- me and the laptop bag or backpack

Thinking about upgrading from the Fenix soon and standardising on the CR123 battery size so I can interchange batteries between the L1 and my EDC. Just gotta wait for McGizmo to get back into production (Hope Maui is nice Don).

Per Arne said:

Looking for a AA waterproof light (diving)... maybe Princeton Tec Surge...?
PA

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I have a Princeton Tec Matrix 2 LED headlamp. I've never used it diving (although I could), but it's a great light. It has a good beam, it never burns out, and has a decent throw and runtime for a 2 AA light.

I have a black 2C Maglite in my car with a xenon bulb and extra set of batteries and a blue 2D in my truck with same. Keep them both behind the seats.

I have a 1mcp Vector in my car and a 3mcp Dorcy spot in my truck.

I don't think I would want to keep very many expensive lights in my vehicles like some people do.

It might not be a bad idea to put some spare lithiums in each vehicle though, since I edc a surefire e2o generally.

I'll put that on the list..