What did you use your flashlight for today?

[blah9]

My wife and I cleaned off some mats we were going to bring inside for a home gym tonight using the light from my Armytek Wizard Pro Warm. We had them outside so they could offgas the rubber smell before we brought them inside. The light really did the trick as it usually does when I call upon it. It was a lot of work but I'm looking forward to getting the rest set up!

 

[sld]

Damn, sounds crazy!

The tow truck driver had to shoot one the week before while changing a tire for someone not far from there. The Bear came out of the woods charging him and the client. I believe he said 5 rounds from a 45 to stop it! He also showed us an F150 at their shop that hit a bear on the same road. Neither truck nor bear survived.

 

[Repsol600rr]

Used my tool ti today to hacksaw the chain locking my uncles sailboat up becuase he lost the key to the lock. The boats kept in an area under his house that was quite dark with no lights. Got the job done with some help from the light before going out for a sail which I haven't done in a couple years at least and at least 7 years for this particular boat.

 

[Hugh Johnson]

Used my D4 Nichia to provide supplemental light in a dark area while caulking in the bathroom. Tried very hard not to stain it and succeeded.

 

[PhotonWrangler]

I'm using my PD35 on low for a motherboard replacement. It's been extremely handy for reading the fine print on the mobo, lining up the mounting screw holes, identifying the connectors and other stuff.

 

[FortyCaliber]

Not today , but over the weekend, I used the SF E1b to find a friends ball in the bushes from an overzealous putt at miniature golf.

 

[PhotonWrangler]

Walked around at work today with my PD35 doing surveys in some dark and spooky places. The flashlight made them a little less spooky and much less dark.

 

[Scribe]

Let my daughter give my Boss 70 a run around the dark house. She loves flashlights and is only 2.

 

[flatline]

Set up a new printer. Used the flashlight to see where to plug all the cords in the back. Way easier than pulling the dumb thing away from the wall.

Oddly enough, it was easier to get the printer to work with my Linux box than it was with my wife's MacBook.

--flatline

 

[trailhunter]

Set up a new printer. Used the flashlight to see where to plug all the cords in the back. Way easier than pulling the dumb thing away from the wall.

Oddly enough, it was easier to get the printer to work with my Linux box than it was with my wife's MacBook.

--flatline

Sounds like an HP

 

[flatline]

Sounds like an HP

The printer is an Epson workforce wf-3640. Now that it's set up, it does a pretty nice job.

--flatline

 

[bykfixer]

I have one of those for work. After installing an app to my phone I could print pdf's from my phone.

 

[tokaji]

Just inspected the water pump with my e2l-a in sunlight.

 

[ven]

For a change, used a couple of LED lights last night(seen as been mainly/mostly using incand for over a week), sc600 mkIII 4500k HI and md2 tri with m61 for searching through the pond, the HI worked best(no surprise with the extra throw/output). Still i am taken back by the CW m61....................that is one nice beam, cool yes, cool ...............very cool! Really like single modes right now, think around 400lm with than general type beam just works so well .

 

[troutpool]

Watched a tarantula walk slowly across the driveway last night. I had a low level of light dialed in to my HDS Rotary 170N, so as not to agitate or alarm.

 

[PhotonWrangler]

Watched a tarantula walk slowly across the driveway last night. I had a low level of light dialed in to my HDS Rotary 170N, so as not to agitate or alarm.

Note to self: Stay the hell away from Arizona.

 

[trailhunter]

This thread is going to skyrocket during and lost hurricane florence - Charge your batteries people!

 

[Phlogiston]

Good point. I'm reminded of these useful threads:

Sub_Umbra's classic about water and the aftermath of Katrina in general:

http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?121453-An-Emergency-Water-Epiphany

Poppy's thread about lighting and power outages:

http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb...mens-How-many-batteries-(for-lights-and-more)

And this recent one about lanterns for hurricane power outages:

http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?447570-Extended-Hurricane-Outage-(1-Week)

 

[blah9]

Used my Armytek Wizard Pro Warm the last two nights to work on installing a battery backup sump pump. I am so excited that it's done now. Was a lot of hard work for someone who never worked with PVC plumbing before and had to deal with a radon mitigation system in the way, but after some early mistakes I finally got it all working with no leaks! The headlamp was perfect and so much more convenient than a drop light since it just put the light wherever I needed it.

It's also a really cool system. Connects via a cellular connection so if the power goes out, the main pump fails, etc. I get texts, emails, and app notifications letting me know. I can finally relax and not go checking on the basement every storm which has been something I am doing a lot since buying our first house (which has a finished basement)!

Hope everyone is managing okay with the storm!

 

[AMD64Blondie]

Black Diamond Storm (2018 350-lumen version) to walk down to 21st Century Pizza.(It's a very good local downtown Portland,OR pizza joint.)

Caught a case of the late-night munchies,and the Storm was perfect for the 10 PM 2-block walk down.