PhotonWrangler
Flashaholic
I used my trusty PD35 on medium to find a tiny LED that I dropped on the floor. Using an LED to find another LED.
riceless:I used my trusty PD35 on medium to find a tiny LED that I dropped on the floor. Using an LED to find another LED.
Cool stuff mike, hard to beat a handful of lights and stretching their beams out and across an area...............never grows old
I would love to grab an arsenal of lights Mike and come join you on a flashlight expedition of beam variety excellence How cool would it be going through the last century of lights, comparing beams, CT's/tints and target things in the distance.............whilst talking flashlights!
Tonight was a battle royal in a nearby cul-de-sac. I failed to charge my phone beforehand so no pix. But I stood on the same manhole lid 300' from a basketball goal that is about 50' from a woodline.
A Streamlight ProTac (HL4 on 600 medium) vs 850 lumen Defiant vs PK Warrior 2 vs PowerTac Warrior 1050 vs SureFire EB1c vs Maglite XL50 vs Pentagon X3 with a LightKnot drop in.
The HL4 was not as bright as the Defiant at lighting the night, but the Defiant looks like you are lighting the night with a flashlight where the HL4 provides a nice diffused incan glow like the sun was shining dimly. Even the 2200 lumen high had a tough time beating the Defiant. It's a mighty bright light for $10-12. Oh I definitely prefered the HL4 beam, but cannot say enough good about that Defiant.
It absolutely destroyed both warriors in output even though both are 1000 lumen lights. The PK provides more overall light and better throw than the PowerTac. Both do well as pure white beam tint. The PK Warrior is quite the self defense tool as a bonus. No worry of a Bobcat ruining the fun.
The most amazing was the 200 lumen EB1 easily out threw every light I had with me. A shortbus rider sized pencil beam (ie oversized) throws a crazy distance. The Mag did it's best and the skinny beam was respectable, but it was a formula 1 car versus a bicycle when it went up against the EB1.
The X3 stole the show. It outshined even the Defiant. Both spot, spill and throw it was like Goldberg vs the Mulky brothers except for the Defiant. But the Defiant ended up in second place.
A podium finish for a $10 light? Not bad. The final podium spot went to the EB1 simply because it throws farther than my eyes can focus with a respectable spill using 1 CR123.
Fun with flashlights while lowering my cholesterol. What a life it is being a flashaholic.
AV, i see that pic and my 1st thought is rc40vn40....................but the tk75vnQ70 and rc40vnF will do nicely as back ups
Thats is a flood testing zone and some................
I can imagine!!! that is a perfect playground for light testing/beam pics!!
Hope your job was not to go round changing the bulbs!
The reason that I joined this forum was to find a flashlight that would be good to take on an airplane. Late last week I had to use someone else's flashlight to start an IV while flying home from Hawaii! I found out that there is not enough overhead lights on commercial airliners to start a IV.
Bkoyle
I had to figure out why the building unlocked when power went out.