I moved to a new house not too long ago; while I was rummaging around trying to find batteries for my computer mouse I discovered that a fair amount of them either didn't make it to my new place or got stashed in a box I can't find. The solution? A trip to the BatteryJunction.com website, of course! Figured I might as well make my primary annual purchase of CR123A's for my lights and some assorted batteries for other stuff in the house (eg. remotes, smoke alarm, thermometers, clocks, etc). That kind of got me wondering- just how large is the battery stash of the average CPF'er?:devil:
Most of my lights run on CR123A cells. I do of course have some that run on AA, AAA and even one oldie that takes C's (I don't use the latter much but it's a decent beater light). I opted to get a fresh set (runs on three) while I was placing an order to help reach the level required for free shipping, a not-trivial issue when buying lithium cells online. Since they're so compact I do have a few AAA lights that I use for EDC, exclusively powered by Lithium batteries. So I wound up ordering 30 x CR123A, 12 x Alkaline AA, 2 x Lithium AAA, 3 x Alkaline C and 3 x Alkaline 9v. That brings my own stash up about 55-50 CR123A (almost all Panasonic), 12 Lithium AAA, 6 Lithium AA and a decent assortment of coin cells. The one notable things I forgot was a couple of the CR2 cells that power my Aimpoint PRO.
So what's your "stash" sit at? For simplicity you can list the total number of batteries you keep on hand or just the number you keep for your most used type. For example if you mostly use AA lights feel free to list just the number of AA you keep.
This could be 'illuminating'!:devil:
Most of my lights run on CR123A cells. I do of course have some that run on AA, AAA and even one oldie that takes C's (I don't use the latter much but it's a decent beater light). I opted to get a fresh set (runs on three) while I was placing an order to help reach the level required for free shipping, a not-trivial issue when buying lithium cells online. Since they're so compact I do have a few AAA lights that I use for EDC, exclusively powered by Lithium batteries. So I wound up ordering 30 x CR123A, 12 x Alkaline AA, 2 x Lithium AAA, 3 x Alkaline C and 3 x Alkaline 9v. That brings my own stash up about 55-50 CR123A (almost all Panasonic), 12 Lithium AAA, 6 Lithium AA and a decent assortment of coin cells. The one notable things I forgot was a couple of the CR2 cells that power my Aimpoint PRO.
So what's your "stash" sit at? For simplicity you can list the total number of batteries you keep on hand or just the number you keep for your most used type. For example if you mostly use AA lights feel free to list just the number of AA you keep.
This could be 'illuminating'!:devil: