A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away ...
My interest in flashlights probably began in 1977 when I was four years old and watched "Star Wars" for the very first time. That's when I first saw it – when the whole world first saw it – a lightsaber: The weapon of a Jedi Knight. Not as clumsy or as random as a blaster, but a more elegant weapon for a more civilized age.
Since then, I've been on a quest to find the smallest and brightest flashlight that I can carry ...
I became interested in LED flashlights in particular during the summer of 2001. I was watching a show called "Popular Mechanics for Kids" one Saturday morning and the show featured covert operations. One of the characters, Charlie, built a red LED flashlight from Radio Shack parts. He mentioned Navy SEALS use red light because it is the best for night time vision.
That intrigued me, so I went on Yahoo and eBay to search for red LED flashlights. I was ready to buy a small single cell AA white LED flashlight with a run-time of 40 hours, but fate intervened and I found my way to CPF and all the good review sites out there. Craig's site, The LED Museum, had a review of the Arc AAA and everyone was talking about it on CPF.
I waited a few weeks until I finally gave in and bought an Arc LE. That was the first time I spent $40 for a flashlight. Over the next few months I also bought a turquoise Arc, an Arc CPF SE, an Arc LS, and a Surefire E2e. And so, my quest continues ...
The Force will be with you ... always
My interest in flashlights probably began in 1977 when I was four years old and watched "Star Wars" for the very first time. That's when I first saw it – when the whole world first saw it – a lightsaber: The weapon of a Jedi Knight. Not as clumsy or as random as a blaster, but a more elegant weapon for a more civilized age.
Since then, I've been on a quest to find the smallest and brightest flashlight that I can carry ...
I became interested in LED flashlights in particular during the summer of 2001. I was watching a show called "Popular Mechanics for Kids" one Saturday morning and the show featured covert operations. One of the characters, Charlie, built a red LED flashlight from Radio Shack parts. He mentioned Navy SEALS use red light because it is the best for night time vision.
That intrigued me, so I went on Yahoo and eBay to search for red LED flashlights. I was ready to buy a small single cell AA white LED flashlight with a run-time of 40 hours, but fate intervened and I found my way to CPF and all the good review sites out there. Craig's site, The LED Museum, had a review of the Arc AAA and everyone was talking about it on CPF.
I waited a few weeks until I finally gave in and bought an Arc LE. That was the first time I spent $40 for a flashlight. Over the next few months I also bought a turquoise Arc, an Arc CPF SE, an Arc LS, and a Surefire E2e. And so, my quest continues ...
The Force will be with you ... always