Lurveleven
Flashlight Enthusiast
You may have enjoyed yourself with shining your lights on white walls and/or by doing side by side comparisions outside, but I can promise you there are nothing more fun than getting out there with other flashlight users and make their lights look pathetic /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
The other night I was finally called out on a nightly SAR mission so I finally got the chance to try out some of my lights in real use. I "only" brought 4 lights, 6 if including headlamp and keychain light. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/jpshakehead.gif
1. Stinger with FM 168A adapter and TL-3 bulb.
2. HP Stinger with FM 168A adapter and CA1499 bulb.
3. Mag74 on 7AA and with FM 3" head.
4. Pila GL2R.
I started off using the TL-3 Stinger, the first thing happening was that the person next to me suddenly found out that it was time to change the batteries in the Mag 3D she was using. After she had changed the batteries I got asked "Is there something wrong with my bulb?". She later followed up with statements like "I cannot see anything with this shitty light". Really priceless statements, and they put a big smile on my face. She ended up borrowing my GL2R.
Later, toghether with someone else, on the top of a cliff, I got someone to hold the TL-3 Stinger while I got the CA1499 Stinger out of my backpack since I needed more throw. And guess what, he refused to give it back (I didn't get it back until the mission was over).
Even later I brought out the Mag74 and this was the light that got the most attention, I shined it at someone 100 yards away and suddenly heard loud swearing /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crackup.gif
When the mission was over a lot of people complained that they couldn't do a proper job because it was so dark and they couldn't see very far. I could not say the same /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif This just shows how important good lights sometimes can be.
Sigbjoern
The other night I was finally called out on a nightly SAR mission so I finally got the chance to try out some of my lights in real use. I "only" brought 4 lights, 6 if including headlamp and keychain light. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/jpshakehead.gif
1. Stinger with FM 168A adapter and TL-3 bulb.
2. HP Stinger with FM 168A adapter and CA1499 bulb.
3. Mag74 on 7AA and with FM 3" head.
4. Pila GL2R.
I started off using the TL-3 Stinger, the first thing happening was that the person next to me suddenly found out that it was time to change the batteries in the Mag 3D she was using. After she had changed the batteries I got asked "Is there something wrong with my bulb?". She later followed up with statements like "I cannot see anything with this shitty light". Really priceless statements, and they put a big smile on my face. She ended up borrowing my GL2R.
Later, toghether with someone else, on the top of a cliff, I got someone to hold the TL-3 Stinger while I got the CA1499 Stinger out of my backpack since I needed more throw. And guess what, he refused to give it back (I didn't get it back until the mission was over).
Even later I brought out the Mag74 and this was the light that got the most attention, I shined it at someone 100 yards away and suddenly heard loud swearing /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crackup.gif
When the mission was over a lot of people complained that they couldn't do a proper job because it was so dark and they couldn't see very far. I could not say the same /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif This just shows how important good lights sometimes can be.
Sigbjoern
