Heres a story for all you EDCers. I was in Hawaii in Sept-Oct when the big earthquake hit on oahu. I had brought my E1L along on vacation, and I had several more lights at home that really wanted to get in my suitcase, but I figured, "ok, this is a trip with the wife, leave my 2 new P1s at home and my other surefires." So long story short...the earthquake hit and power went out on the whole island. Talk about a dark place to be in the world. Get ready for the nightmare...I couldn't find my flashlight. All night my wife and I with our 2 year old child are huddled around a portable DVD clinging to its last ounce of power. I was frantic. Where was my light???!!! I felt like such a failure. So the next day when the stupid sun came out I found my E1L in my bathroom bag, which i had put it in last minute to avoid any hassles at the security check. From now on I travel with at least 3 lights and always have 2+ by the bed, 2+ in the car and at least one on me at all times. Done.