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    Please recommend a light for a Scout

    I checked out the Tube, and it looks good (though more like a primitive bug than a tube). The reviews on Amazon show many unhappy people, though, who said it was not durable and failed in less than a year, all pointing to a wire breaking off the board. I have a Photon II that has been rattling...
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    Please recommend a light for a Scout

    This is the thing. I'd spend for a Zebralight, but I expect him to lose this first light. He won't appreciate a great light at 14. Youth is wasted on the young!
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    Please recommend a light for a Scout

    Re: Please recommend a light for a Scout/WE HAVE A WINNER I did see that. I was unable to get the original, Lumintop is selling the 2.0 on Amazon. Would have preferred the original, because it came with both the clicky and a magnetic tail cap.
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    Please recommend a light for a Scout

    Re: Please recommend a light for a Scout/WE HAVE A WINNER All of these suggestions have been good, and I have checked each out. I have settled on the Lumintop Tool AA, which will run AA, has three useful modes, a diffusor and a tail clicky, which the boy will like. And a reversible clip to fit...
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    Please recommend a light for a Scout

    Absolutely, good advice.
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    Please recommend a light for a Scout

    This is a Philmont trip!
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    Please recommend a light for a Scout

    My 14-year-old Boy Scout is taking a week-long camping trip in New Mexico in August, and I'd like to get him a light. He has a Fenix E01, and I'd like to get him a second light with 2 or three modes. I'd like to keep it inexpensive; he's not ready for a Zebralight. Besides the cost of a ZL, he...
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    Zebralight SC5 and SC5w First Impressions

    If your hot spot is white, do you notice the purple tint in the spill in real-world use? Is it only apparent on a test surface (i.e., a white wall)? I hope I am not stereotyping, but I have always assumed that when someone chooses a cool-white light over a warm or neutral light, that the user is...
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    Zebralight SC5 and SC5w First Impressions

    The light feels good in the hand. I notice it is heavier than the SC52w, but the weight goes well with the size. Unless it becomes unreliable or fails, I don't much care about it.
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    Zebralight SC5 and SC5w First Impressions

    My first impression of the SC5w is that it's a great light. Feels good in the hand, has the ZL interface, switch button has a perfect feel. And it's bright. I compared it to an SC52w. The tint is similar, perhaps a little more neutral. The beam spot is tighter/smaller at the same distance...
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    Zebralight Reliability

    I voted Rock Solid/Stone Cold Reliable. My samples are three lights, an HL51Fw that has regular use for task work and occasional campout, an SC52w that has had EDC for two years, and a new SC5w, works out of the box but no long-term data yet. I agree with the poster who said he had three...
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    *NEW* Surefire Titan-A (1*AAA, 15/125 lumen)

    Yes, it's your father's Oldsmobile, AAA-size I think this light is a dud. Here's why: Overpowered. An AAA light is a near-field task light. It's not an expedition light, it's for taking out the trash, finding something under your car seat, and so on. 125 lumens is overkill for that kind of...
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    AA rechargeable State of the Art: Eneloop Pro, Tenergy 2600, Amazon High-Capacity

    Flashlighters, I haven't followed the AA/AAA rechargeable market for a couple of years. What's the skinny on the three listed above? How would you rate them? Do the cheaper ones approach the Eneloop Pro? Will all of them be happy on a MAHA 9000? Thanks!
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    Should I Play the Zebralight Tint Lottery Again?

    ME: Doctor, Doctor, it hurts when I do this! DOCTOR: Don't do that.
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    Foursevens Atom Ao with red Led?

    Re: Foursevens Atom A0 with red Led? I bought one of these, have had it for six weeks. My first and only red LED light. I have no particular application for it right now, but will try it outdoors as the weather improves. It's labeled Atom A0, but it seems otherwise identical to the Preon P0...
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