Re: Eastern power outages (Aug 14)
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Beretta1526 said:
OK, I've only just now gotten around to posting anything of meaning in this thread.
After having no power in my office for an extended period of time, our electrical department (who now no longer make jokes about the flashlights, woo hoo!) and a few other people have determined that my McLux with McFlood is the best overall light for a power outage, second is the Arc LSL, and third is the Arc LSH. We also found that a headlamp is great, but when working with other people, you tend to turn your head where YOU want to look, and that can blow someone else's night vision and take the focus off what you are trying to see.
I had an E2e-CJ, McLux / McFlood, Arc LSL, Arc LSH, 2 Arc AAA's, SF L4, SF M6, and several random loose LED's taped or connected to whatever batteries we could scrounge up. Something else that came in VERY handy was my FreePlay Radio. It has AM/FM and Short Wave bands, a solar panel and a CRANK for power generation, and a 3-LED light that has a reeled cord and a magnet on the back to stick it to stuff.
The M6 was great to light the stairwell temporarily when the emergency lights ran out of juice. It lit up 4 flights and all the landings quite well.
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I once took a mountaineering class, the instructor felt the best flashlight in the woods was a headlamp. BUT, he also said he never wears it on his head, but hangs it around his neck. He felt the light beam should go in the direction the body is heading, not bouncing around with head movement.
GregR
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Beretta1526 said:
OK, I've only just now gotten around to posting anything of meaning in this thread.
After having no power in my office for an extended period of time, our electrical department (who now no longer make jokes about the flashlights, woo hoo!) and a few other people have determined that my McLux with McFlood is the best overall light for a power outage, second is the Arc LSL, and third is the Arc LSH. We also found that a headlamp is great, but when working with other people, you tend to turn your head where YOU want to look, and that can blow someone else's night vision and take the focus off what you are trying to see.
I had an E2e-CJ, McLux / McFlood, Arc LSL, Arc LSH, 2 Arc AAA's, SF L4, SF M6, and several random loose LED's taped or connected to whatever batteries we could scrounge up. Something else that came in VERY handy was my FreePlay Radio. It has AM/FM and Short Wave bands, a solar panel and a CRANK for power generation, and a 3-LED light that has a reeled cord and a magnet on the back to stick it to stuff.
The M6 was great to light the stairwell temporarily when the emergency lights ran out of juice. It lit up 4 flights and all the landings quite well.
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I once took a mountaineering class, the instructor felt the best flashlight in the woods was a headlamp. BUT, he also said he never wears it on his head, but hangs it around his neck. He felt the light beam should go in the direction the body is heading, not bouncing around with head movement.
GregR
