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hello everyone,
it's starting to get winter again - which in switzerland is quite a dark and cold time of the year... i just started looking into a nice flashlight when i stumbled over this page. i have to admit - and now please all you torch experts have a seat before continuing reading - i'm the person who has no clue about flashlights and up to today bought something cheap in the local department store.
reason for checking into something 'real' is that i got fed up with these low light 5$ things - final trigger was my new cellphone (sony-ericsson k750i), which has a light stronger than my average flashlight...
a little sidenote: if my wife saw me putting so much time in looking into 'such a simple thing' as a flashlight - i guess she would send me to the doctor ;-)
well, i want to get to the point: i'm looking for the non plus ultra amongst the flashlights. it should accompany me on long walks at night, on a little trip from my bed to the fridge as well as shining a bright little spot on my neighbor's house 50 yards away ;-) - it should be the brightest thing possible whilst still having a decent battery life (i don't want to run out of light halfway through my little hikes...).
can someone enlighten me with some ideas? ideally, you experts would agree on two or three models, this would make the selection easier for me...
alright, that's it. looking forward to your replies!
:thanks:
swiss
it's starting to get winter again - which in switzerland is quite a dark and cold time of the year... i just started looking into a nice flashlight when i stumbled over this page. i have to admit - and now please all you torch experts have a seat before continuing reading - i'm the person who has no clue about flashlights and up to today bought something cheap in the local department store.
reason for checking into something 'real' is that i got fed up with these low light 5$ things - final trigger was my new cellphone (sony-ericsson k750i), which has a light stronger than my average flashlight...
a little sidenote: if my wife saw me putting so much time in looking into 'such a simple thing' as a flashlight - i guess she would send me to the doctor ;-)
well, i want to get to the point: i'm looking for the non plus ultra amongst the flashlights. it should accompany me on long walks at night, on a little trip from my bed to the fridge as well as shining a bright little spot on my neighbor's house 50 yards away ;-) - it should be the brightest thing possible whilst still having a decent battery life (i don't want to run out of light halfway through my little hikes...).
can someone enlighten me with some ideas? ideally, you experts would agree on two or three models, this would make the selection easier for me...
alright, that's it. looking forward to your replies!
:thanks:
swiss