wweiss
Enlightened
The quest for more lumens and throw is the flashlight Hedonic Treadmill.*
My message count shows that I'm relatively new to this forum. I am not new, however, to the use of flashlights.
My first flashlight was a new, 1962 Eveready 2 D Cell Right Angle Khaki finish Boy Scout Light with Small Safety Lock side Switch, Ring Hanger and Vertical Log. I now have an Alpha ready-made, C2 Prime, 3 Wizard Pro, TN32 UT, Predator Pro v3, ZL SC600w III HI, S2R Baton, S Mini TI Baton, TN12 (v2016) and a Streamlight ProTac 3.
The Boy Scout light, a heavy clunk in my hand, probably produced at best maybe 30 lm with 2 new D batteries. Throw was about 25-35' and CRI was 100. With these specs, it lit the long, winding and scary rocky pathway to and from the latrine every night during my first two weeks ever away from home at Boy Scout camp. I loved that light, with it's hefty bulk, color and "official" coolness - it did the job. That huge reflector also did something else – it was a broad enough beam to give me 'situational awareness' in the very dark woods. It gave me a sense of well-being that many of my lights today do not. Except for two, maybe three. Even in Yellowstone.
The S2R Baton (terrible tint), S Mini TI Baton (NW) and the Wizard Pro(HI CRI).
Why these? They all have great 'situational awareness' factors. Here in rural SW Connecticut where I am in the process of moving, dog and woods walking is an art and a science. There are many Fox, Eastern Coyote, Skunk and Raccoon. And maybe a Bobcat. These lights give me effectively 160° of 'awareness' with more than enough far out front Lux to satisfy my own perceived ability to deal with any glowing eyes and confrontation. This means enough time to fumble the air horn out of a deep pocket and give "them" a blast. Enough time for my wife to do it as well.
Of all my lights, the ones most EDC'd are those that have a wide 'SA' factor and at least 500 lumens.
All the others, those magnificent throwers, sit on the sill, waiting....
("The hedonic treadmill, also known as hedonic adaptation, is the observed tendency of humans to quickly return to a relatively stable level of happiness despite major positive or negative events or life changes.") read, "new lights" for "life changes"
My message count shows that I'm relatively new to this forum. I am not new, however, to the use of flashlights.
My first flashlight was a new, 1962 Eveready 2 D Cell Right Angle Khaki finish Boy Scout Light with Small Safety Lock side Switch, Ring Hanger and Vertical Log. I now have an Alpha ready-made, C2 Prime, 3 Wizard Pro, TN32 UT, Predator Pro v3, ZL SC600w III HI, S2R Baton, S Mini TI Baton, TN12 (v2016) and a Streamlight ProTac 3.
The Boy Scout light, a heavy clunk in my hand, probably produced at best maybe 30 lm with 2 new D batteries. Throw was about 25-35' and CRI was 100. With these specs, it lit the long, winding and scary rocky pathway to and from the latrine every night during my first two weeks ever away from home at Boy Scout camp. I loved that light, with it's hefty bulk, color and "official" coolness - it did the job. That huge reflector also did something else – it was a broad enough beam to give me 'situational awareness' in the very dark woods. It gave me a sense of well-being that many of my lights today do not. Except for two, maybe three. Even in Yellowstone.
The S2R Baton (terrible tint), S Mini TI Baton (NW) and the Wizard Pro(HI CRI).
Why these? They all have great 'situational awareness' factors. Here in rural SW Connecticut where I am in the process of moving, dog and woods walking is an art and a science. There are many Fox, Eastern Coyote, Skunk and Raccoon. And maybe a Bobcat. These lights give me effectively 160° of 'awareness' with more than enough far out front Lux to satisfy my own perceived ability to deal with any glowing eyes and confrontation. This means enough time to fumble the air horn out of a deep pocket and give "them" a blast. Enough time for my wife to do it as well.
Of all my lights, the ones most EDC'd are those that have a wide 'SA' factor and at least 500 lumens.
All the others, those magnificent throwers, sit on the sill, waiting....
("The hedonic treadmill, also known as hedonic adaptation, is the observed tendency of humans to quickly return to a relatively stable level of happiness despite major positive or negative events or life changes.") read, "new lights" for "life changes"
