Wow, why in the world do you carry a flashlight with you?
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Megatrowned
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longrange80
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I never carried a light with me until I got a new job that required it.now I never leave home with out one definitely a eye opener to its uses.
Verndog
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Pretty simple for me.
Seeing is believing!!
Seeing is believing!!
Verndog
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Hello neighbor!
Ya, if Mt. Rainier goes off I won't be needing my flashlight...I'll be pixie dust.
I suspect it has to do with their jobs - I used to carry a thumb drive when I worked in an office doing everything from clerical work to tech support. Now that I'm contracting, I don't carry one because of security restrictions and I will not have any occasion to use it on my employer's system.
I hate posting stories like this, but the tragedy would be compounded if nobody learned from his mistake.
Body of missing teen found in rock quarry
Body of missing teen found in rock quarry
Southpaw1925
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A quarter mile from his home ? Man this is a sad story. Had he fell and was disable and had a light w/ strobe/SOS would of helped to be located
Quiksilver
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probably wouldnt have fallen off the edge had his path been properly illuminated.
ive been on some cliff edges in the dark, and when you cant see your nose infront of your face (in the wilderness, under trees, at night) its easy to put a foot over the edge or just on some loose rocks or precarious footing.
Schmidtty
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when it comes down to it it always seems that someone wants to borrow my fenix e15 key chain light
naiter
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because normally, carrying a light during day could be unnecessary for them, but they are more likely to ask at that moment because they don't have one. seem s like a scoff "you shouldn't have a light on you and i'm jealous cuz i need one but I am unprepared" or at least thats what i hear them saying in those situations
why you never leave your edc light at home
im a nurse and was working night shift last night, i always carry a eagletac D25LC2 mini every where i go. as i was locking my front door on the way to work last night i realised it was still in my other coat pocket - i thought oh well i barely use it anyway, so at 3 am we have a total power failure and im left there in the dark on what has to be the first time i didnt carry a light in at least a couple of years, so after struggling to find fuse boxes with a pen torch which probably gives out about 0.5 lumens ive vowed never to leave the house without my eagletac ever again
im a nurse and was working night shift last night, i always carry a eagletac D25LC2 mini every where i go. as i was locking my front door on the way to work last night i realised it was still in my other coat pocket - i thought oh well i barely use it anyway, so at 3 am we have a total power failure and im left there in the dark on what has to be the first time i didnt carry a light in at least a couple of years, so after struggling to find fuse boxes with a pen torch which probably gives out about 0.5 lumens ive vowed never to leave the house without my eagletac ever again
jslacker
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Re: why you never leave your edc light at home
The old saying rings true here, "I'd rather have it and not need it than need it and not have it." Or "One is none, two is one."
The old saying rings true here, "I'd rather have it and not need it than need it and not have it." Or "One is none, two is one."
Echo63
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Re: why you never leave your edc light at home
You need a little backup light.
I have a Muyshondt TI Aeon on a paracord lanyard almost 24/7 - it's bright enough and has enough runtime to be my only light, but is small enough and light enough that I don't notice it
in the past the lanyard has been home to a SF T1A Titan and a very early 1w Fenix single AAA light.
This is addition to my normal EDC light.
My work ID lanyard also has a tiny little "speck" light on it, it's maybe 1/4" diameter and 3/4" long and throws enough light to be useful, similar to a photon.
Having a backup light has saved my butt on more than one occasion - I remember chasing an offender, back when I was a security guard.
The bulb in my primary light died' so I dropped it in its holster and grabbed my Backup 6P, had it lit up just in time to see and avoid a chain gate that I would have hurt myself on, If I didn't have a backup light
You need a little backup light.
I have a Muyshondt TI Aeon on a paracord lanyard almost 24/7 - it's bright enough and has enough runtime to be my only light, but is small enough and light enough that I don't notice it
in the past the lanyard has been home to a SF T1A Titan and a very early 1w Fenix single AAA light.
This is addition to my normal EDC light.
My work ID lanyard also has a tiny little "speck" light on it, it's maybe 1/4" diameter and 3/4" long and throws enough light to be useful, similar to a photon.
Having a backup light has saved my butt on more than one occasion - I remember chasing an offender, back when I was a security guard.
The bulb in my primary light died' so I dropped it in its holster and grabbed my Backup 6P, had it lit up just in time to see and avoid a chain gate that I would have hurt myself on, If I didn't have a backup light
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sidecross
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Re: why you never leave your edc light at home
My EDC are an Eagletac D25LC2 and an Eagletac G25C2. :thumbsup:
My EDC are an Eagletac D25LC2 and an Eagletac G25C2. :thumbsup:
Re: why you never leave your edc light at home
I'm very particular about where I set my pocket-junk when I call it a night. A bookcase I have to walk by every day is home to my EDC knife collection, my pocket flash lights, wallet, and keys. The only thing that isn't there is my phone, which gets charged on my bed under my pillow. If I dpn't stick to this, odds are I will forget something. Or worse, lose something.
I'm very particular about where I set my pocket-junk when I call it a night. A bookcase I have to walk by every day is home to my EDC knife collection, my pocket flash lights, wallet, and keys. The only thing that isn't there is my phone, which gets charged on my bed under my pillow. If I dpn't stick to this, odds are I will forget something. Or worse, lose something.
Flashlight Dave
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Re: why you never leave your edc light at home
I have a similar story I have mentioned here on the forum before. I was in a grocery store after work when the lights went out. It was completely dark even when I looked out the windows of the store. It was like being in a cave. Not sure what happened to the emergency lights. Anyway, I was frozen unable to move because I could not see. The cashier came to the rescue with a cheap $2 plastic piece of junk flashlight. From then on I vowed to carry a light on me at all times. That day I chose not to take my light to work and it was the one day I needed it the most.
I have a similar story I have mentioned here on the forum before. I was in a grocery store after work when the lights went out. It was completely dark even when I looked out the windows of the store. It was like being in a cave. Not sure what happened to the emergency lights. Anyway, I was frozen unable to move because I could not see. The cashier came to the rescue with a cheap $2 plastic piece of junk flashlight. From then on I vowed to carry a light on me at all times. That day I chose not to take my light to work and it was the one day I needed it the most.
jellydonut
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Re: why you never leave your edc light at home
I won't ever do it because like you experienced, the one time I actually need it will be that one time I left it behind.
I compensate for such occasions by always keeping a Zebralight in my jacket and a spare light in the car, but still..
I won't ever do it because like you experienced, the one time I actually need it will be that one time I left it behind.
I compensate for such occasions by always keeping a Zebralight in my jacket and a spare light in the car, but still..
