I have been going through a phase of messing around with dropins for a while, and I have been having a lot of fun with it.
However, I realised yesterday that what I really need most is an AAA light for my keychain.
The (windowless) bathroom light went out at work, but thanks to the trusty Black Cat I always have on my keychain, I was able to save the day.
All this drama caused me to have an epiphany - I obey the cardinal rule of always having a flashlight on my person, but if I'm honest, most of the time, that flashlight is the one on my keychain.
For those that don't know, the Black Cat is a cheapo Chinese light, probably made by Tank007. It's actually not that bad at all, in fact I quite like it.
It's a bit worse for wear after being carried in my pocket for around four years though, and in that time there appears to have been great leaps in the technology of AAA lights.
Although I like the Black Cat, I have come to realise that ninety percent of the time, it is actually my primary light, and I think I should get something a bit better.
I've been looking at various lights since yesterday, and I see that I am spoiled for choice.
One thing they seem to have in common though is that the majority of them are twistys.
I have an aversion to twistys because of the single twisty light that I own.
It's a Tank007 something or other in CR123 size.
It's actually pretty awesome in a way. It's very bright with a 16340, and it is extremely small.
The only thing is, it turned itself on in my pocket a couple of times.
When I tried unscrewing it further to prevent this, it ended up falling apart in my pocket instead, which is very dangerous considering I had coins in the same pocket.
I really liked it, but felt I couldn't trust it, so it ended up in a drawer, and I haven't bought a twisty since.
Another thing that worries me is wear on the threads. Doesn't all the screwing and unscrewing eventually wear out the threads to the point that the light doesn't stay off or stay together properly?
I really like the idea of a twisty light for my keychain, and I really want to like twistys in general, but this bad experience has put me off somewhat.
As a yardstick, my Black Cat (which is a tail clicky) has a 100% track record.
This light has never switched itself on in my pocket in over four years of carry.
In fact, none of my clickies have ever done this. The only light that has ever switched itself on in my pocket has been the one twisty that I own.
Just thought I'd put that out there, as the prevailing wisdom appears to be that the opposite is the case.
So, are twistys great and I just got a bad one?
However, I realised yesterday that what I really need most is an AAA light for my keychain.
The (windowless) bathroom light went out at work, but thanks to the trusty Black Cat I always have on my keychain, I was able to save the day.
All this drama caused me to have an epiphany - I obey the cardinal rule of always having a flashlight on my person, but if I'm honest, most of the time, that flashlight is the one on my keychain.
For those that don't know, the Black Cat is a cheapo Chinese light, probably made by Tank007. It's actually not that bad at all, in fact I quite like it.
It's a bit worse for wear after being carried in my pocket for around four years though, and in that time there appears to have been great leaps in the technology of AAA lights.
Although I like the Black Cat, I have come to realise that ninety percent of the time, it is actually my primary light, and I think I should get something a bit better.
I've been looking at various lights since yesterday, and I see that I am spoiled for choice.
One thing they seem to have in common though is that the majority of them are twistys.
I have an aversion to twistys because of the single twisty light that I own.
It's a Tank007 something or other in CR123 size.
It's actually pretty awesome in a way. It's very bright with a 16340, and it is extremely small.
The only thing is, it turned itself on in my pocket a couple of times.
When I tried unscrewing it further to prevent this, it ended up falling apart in my pocket instead, which is very dangerous considering I had coins in the same pocket.
I really liked it, but felt I couldn't trust it, so it ended up in a drawer, and I haven't bought a twisty since.
Another thing that worries me is wear on the threads. Doesn't all the screwing and unscrewing eventually wear out the threads to the point that the light doesn't stay off or stay together properly?
I really like the idea of a twisty light for my keychain, and I really want to like twistys in general, but this bad experience has put me off somewhat.
As a yardstick, my Black Cat (which is a tail clicky) has a 100% track record.
This light has never switched itself on in my pocket in over four years of carry.
In fact, none of my clickies have ever done this. The only light that has ever switched itself on in my pocket has been the one twisty that I own.
Just thought I'd put that out there, as the prevailing wisdom appears to be that the opposite is the case.
So, are twistys great and I just got a bad one?