JTElectric
Newly Enlightened
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- Feb 10, 2010
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Hello, winter's coming, and I just made my annual sweep of flashlights at my friends/neighbors homes, someone has to make sure the batteries aren't leaking or dead! I, like many (it should be ALL! :nana
of you keep at least one light in all my vehicles, my work truck has 3, not counting any that may be in my tool bag or on my person. I recently had some alkaline AA's go bad and ruin the light I keep in the glovebox of my 70 Chevelle. So, I decided to switch to all lithium batteries in lights that are seldom used, and started using Eneloops in my carry lights and lights I keep around home or work.
So, I have one vehicle that I am flashlight-less in, but it seldom gets driven, but I want to put a light in the glovebox anyhow. I prefer Nitrolon Surefires for my vehicles, but at the moment I don't have any! :shakehead So although my first choice would be for G2Ls or the new G2X Surefires, (because they're much easier on cold hands!) I'm thinking I may stick a Quark Mini in the gloveboxes intead. One benefit of using a tiny Aluminum light versus a Mag is that it can be dropped into a pocket to warm up quickly!
I love the Mini 123 for it's brightness, but If I break down somewhere and needed a battery, It's always lots easier and cheaper to find AAs, so I'm leaning towards the Mini AA, with a spare Energizer lithium in some sort of plastic tube to keep them clean and together.
I will probably order myself a Surefire G2X to stick in my truck, since that's all that really gets driven in the winter, and the 4D Maglite I keep in there is MIGHTY cold! I'm just thinking the strobe/SOS modes might be handy to keep in a vehicle if I'm changing a flat or have to tow someone out of a ditch.
So, just wanted to hear what other people carry around in their vehicles! Thanks for looking, Justin :thumbsup:
of you keep at least one light in all my vehicles, my work truck has 3, not counting any that may be in my tool bag or on my person. I recently had some alkaline AA's go bad and ruin the light I keep in the glovebox of my 70 Chevelle. So, I decided to switch to all lithium batteries in lights that are seldom used, and started using Eneloops in my carry lights and lights I keep around home or work.So, I have one vehicle that I am flashlight-less in, but it seldom gets driven, but I want to put a light in the glovebox anyhow. I prefer Nitrolon Surefires for my vehicles, but at the moment I don't have any! :shakehead So although my first choice would be for G2Ls or the new G2X Surefires, (because they're much easier on cold hands!) I'm thinking I may stick a Quark Mini in the gloveboxes intead. One benefit of using a tiny Aluminum light versus a Mag is that it can be dropped into a pocket to warm up quickly!
I love the Mini 123 for it's brightness, but If I break down somewhere and needed a battery, It's always lots easier and cheaper to find AAs, so I'm leaning towards the Mini AA, with a spare Energizer lithium in some sort of plastic tube to keep them clean and together.
I will probably order myself a Surefire G2X to stick in my truck, since that's all that really gets driven in the winter, and the 4D Maglite I keep in there is MIGHTY cold! I'm just thinking the strobe/SOS modes might be handy to keep in a vehicle if I'm changing a flat or have to tow someone out of a ditch.
So, just wanted to hear what other people carry around in their vehicles! Thanks for looking, Justin :thumbsup:
