Very cool bike, i knew mr fixer would like that!
Cool beam pic as well mr fixer, hope your having a fun time, nothing like stretching the LED on one of your beasts! Always puts a grin on your face, lighting all ahead up never grows old. Even when restricted locally, it is sometimes worth the effort to go where you have an open area.
Used the 219c triple mule to check flight carriers(lots of them) and repair(back to basic condition) ones that were bent/damaged...........deep joy! But lit under a nice flood, i would be happy polishing turds:thinking: oh hang on, maybe thats a little too far, the thought of the browns popping out...............nah take that back :laughing:
Well it was nice to blast some photons without concern for bugging the neighbors. And last night the humidity was down to September/October levels so I wasn't being blinded by my own flashlight.
Having a pair of PK tools here was like the first time I took a (long since gone) Trans Am style 66 Mustang to the mountains. The HL-4 and ROP Mag are like a 435hp 77 Cutlass I had once... big ole fuel hog that passed everything but a gas station, yet sure was fun going 0-100mph in.
Anyway my wife just returned from the big AZ and said "boy is it hot there"... 109 in the shade and still 95 at 2am.
She also said the people there are great.
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Later on;
Night 3 of "playing flashlight" along the river bank with virtually no clouds, no moon and low humidity. Perfect.
The idea was to play the role of a campground cop in or about 1955. So along for the ride were a TL122B from the 40's, a couple of machine age 2C lights that were a typical flashlight from hardware stores or local dept stores of the time. A generic Brite Star style and an Olin with a safety ring. And lastly a Franco miner light from about 1915.
Lit by the miner light.
Also a Pelican 2320 went along for spotting snakes 50 yards+ away.
Walking along the shore was a treat while noting the different era PR2 bulbs in the 2C's and a PR7 in the TL122. It was surprising how bright those old lights are and a very enjoyable experience while pretending to be some maintenance guy who is just going around making sure nobody is out and up to no good.
The Olin stole the show with the generic nipping at its heels. Probably a great 75' thrower with a 100 to 125' ability to see something amiss. Spill was awesome and provided sure footing amounts of light.
The TL122 was pretty good, and I can see how a camper or soldier of the time would be glad to have one.
The Franco... well that one is an indoor light. Great for lighting up rooms, but not real useful beyond 35' or so due to the floody beam. But in 1915, it sure beat the stuffings out of darkness I'm sure.
That is about 3' from the bulb.
So once you get a car length away things get dim quickly.
Later was the incan war. Pelican M6 vs a Brinkmann MaxFire.
Man, it was easy to see how the P60 module was such a game changer. They don't necessarily throw so overwhelmingly well vs the vintage stuff. But the overall brightness of the total package with a throw that was easily seen as better... combined with a light that easily fits into the front (or back) pocket of a loosely fitting pair of ****ies work pants... Oh man! It was exciting to pretend to be that security guy using a P60 type light for the first time.
I won't declare a clear winner between the two as the MaxFire was better at lighting a wider area and suffers from virtually zero artifacts (just like the LX-6 light), yet the Pelican does a fine job at both while providing an overall more pleasing beam.
I took lots of pix through the last 3 nights, but to me, posting them here would be like when your nephew brings over a 200 page photo album of his first childs first 30 days on planet earth.... I'll spare you guys from that...
tbh 40 days and 40 nights would not cover it all .............more of the latter of course! :laughing:
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