went out last night and took few lights with me just in case.

i started to laugh at myself last night as i was driving to the job site.

it was in middle of the woods.. whole 3 miles of the center of the town . middle of the night. the job was said to take 3-4 hours max. (we were out in 1.5h).

dismantling the karaoke equipment, the small stage, taking the tables and chairs to storage and cleaning up the place. it was a big lodge, with electricity and running water.. not a place you really "need" a flashlight.. good to have..but not neccessity.

so i had on me my normal edc stuff.. the lummi raw, the quark AAt and then i added up the Lmini2 as i thought if i need the output and runtime it is a must.

then thought that i test the romisen g2 for 1st time in darkness as there is a big field next to the lodge and forest etc.

then i took zebralight h501 as i thought i might need handsfree work too (wasnt there when they put the system up so i wasnt sure)

then i had forgotten the itp eos into my wallet.

and the d10 was already in jacket pocket (forgot it was there).

and then i took the maglite 2d too.. just incase there were left over partyers who would like to have a fight.. hah.. (excuse.. i wanted to play with it and show it to my co-worker with original bulb and the terralux dropin.)

you see why i was laughing at myself.. i carried 8 flashlights with me as i drove into well lit location, few hundred yards away from nearest house and few miles from city.

now, i just did little calculating.. on high mode i could of had atleast 8-9 hours or runtime.. (and sun was to rise in 7 hours). +what ever the maglite would of putten out.

and on low output.. i would of been ok for something like 12 days in a row without turning them out! (this is with low of quark..not moonlight which is plus 8 or so days! ahhahaha)

OVeRKiLL dont you agree! (yeah even you fellow flashaholics should)

*i am sick! i must be.*

this wont happen again! hahahhahah. i will count them better next time!

or instead of 8 lights i take only 4 and SPARE batteries!! yeah! that should sort me out of harms way. right? hahahh..


***those whom are interested.. basically i needed only 1. but used 4. (romisen for testing, maglite for show and tell, lmini2 and d10 to actually show light where i needed it. and d10 just because i needed to light the floor as i walked with my hands full of stuff.. and it was hanging from lanyardso it pointed the floor . lmini2 was used to scan the outside area for trash and under the table when disconnecting the wires. total use time of lights: 20minutes or so.***

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I don't see what the problem is here :shrug:




:thumbsup:

Nope I see nothing wrong with this situation :twothumbs

You foget the lanterns.

I found it... No HID

This sounds like me when I'm preparing for a short vacation. Imagine every scenerio, and pack two lights for each.

Sounds like very healthy thinking. :shakehead

Geoff

Sounds good to me, better to have it and not need it then need it and not have it.:thumbsup:

You really did take 4 with spare batteries, they just happened to be in battery holders that looked just like more flashlights, and if two is one, than four is really just two... I personally think you may have been a bit under- gunned...You may want to bring a backup next time just in case! This justification works for me. (no problem at all, btw.)

There is not a thing in the world wrong with you!

It was night...dark, you need lights!

Yep, you'll totally get the best totally sane advice from us.

Thats funny.I wonder how many of them were clanking together as your walked along.

Which L-Mini II did you take, warm or cool?

yeah sanity is s commonplace in this place. especially when talking about flashlights.

hmm.. clanking together.. hmm let me think.. umm probably none.. two for a while maybe..

jacket:
left outside chest pocket lmini2 turbohead warm tint. (when used on-off, it was on my trouser left pocket where i keep carkeys)
right outside chestpocket romisen g2.
inside chest pocket zebralight..

trousers:
right sidepocket via lanyard &keybak, d10. (and spyderco)
left sidepocket keychain, lummi raw warm tint. (and Sog)
left side belt holster, quark aa t warm.
left thighpocket wallet with itp eos.

right thigh pocket has cellphone, and jacket side pockets were empty.. so basically i had good space for few more lights. hhahah..

maglite was in the company cars floor or dash. i left my own car further down the road.. just incase it was crowded parkinglot.. and i had my car flashlights (backups) and spare batteries in it then.. hahah. they do not count as they were half a mile away.

HID= dont own one. and not a big flooder p7/mce either.. its one of those things i think i might still need to have. and then i am set with flashlights.. i have everything i need.

What?! No spare batteries?!

SEEK PROFESSIONAL HELP IMMEDIATELY!!!

You have issues my friend!

Nice story NonSenCe!

You make me feel good, I am not alone!
For the moment I am waiting for the arrival of 8 new flashlights, and I received 2 earlier this week. I need them for the autumn and winter just in case...

Regards, Patric

Having just read the contents of your pockets, by any chance have your friends nicknamed you "lumpy" ?

...and I'm guessing you don't often pass through metal detectors, and if you do, P L E A S E don't be the guy in front of me!

"here is one.. here is one..here is one.. heres two. oh this one too.. this one. that one.. did i forget some?" i will wear them searchers down.. try and find all! hahah :twothumbs

lumpy. no. not to my face atleast. (im a big guy so they are rather well concealed on my girth. and in each pocket.)

weird. that i have been called

and normally i dont carry that many on me. 2-4 is the actual amount in my pockets. 4-5 if i know/think i need them. 5+ is weird in my mind too. hahahh.

--today i had only d10, quark and raw on me.--

*i am a nut. and i need to get this thing in control. i fight the urge to buy them. and now to carry them. it seems that its getting worse, this flashaholism of mine. hahah..*

Wow, nice edc setup!

Reminds me of when my budding flashaholic nephew asked me how many lights I had in my car; on the spot I counted 17 in my head but later realized I'd missed a few

It was a clever question for him to ask; I right away gave him a Fenix L2D because I suddenly felt I could spare it!

NonSenCe said:

OVeRKiLL dont you agree! (yeah even you fellow flashaholics should)

*i am sick! i must be.*

this wont happen again! hahahhahah. i will count them better next time!

or instead of 8 lights i take only 4 and SPARE batteries!! yeah! that should sort me out of harms way. right? hahahh..

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I can't see how it hurts to have more flashlights than you need - better that than to need a light and not have it.

Why carry spare batteries without having a torch around them, you never know - you might need that torch.

There are plenty of people here that keep more than 8 lights in there car. I carry 3 EDC lights even when going out during the day.

I carry 3 to work, plus 2 headlamps, batteries, charger......