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  1. brachypelma44

    Cheap long range thrower that could be useful for spotting big foot!

    I know! Even after they die of old age or whatever, nobody has ever found their remains. No bones...nothing. SUPER good at hide and seek.
  2. brachypelma44

    Which AA LED lights currently owned are your favorites?

    Convoy T3 titanium.
  3. brachypelma44

    Why do you EDC?

    Eagle Scout. You know why.
  4. brachypelma44

    One is none

    Eh, ~30 people a year pull soda machines over on themselves and get crushed to death. Life isn't for everybody.
  5. brachypelma44

    21700 or 18650 - just starting out

    This is pretty good:
  6. brachypelma44

    21700 or 18650 - just starting out

    Unless you have a specific need for a light to be really small and lightweight, I'd start with 21700 lights (or even higher if you like the idea.) I actually think the ergonomics are even better with 26650/26800, as those lights are often around the same thickness as the old D-cell maglites...
  7. brachypelma44

    Name the most important thing you have found out in your life!

    I honestly doubt we will get there before destroying ourselves. We have shown no ability to develop a balance with our ecosystem. Our M.O. is to take and pollute and overbreed until everything is ruined, and I see no signs of that changing.
  8. brachypelma44

    Name the most important thing you have found out in your life!

    Never work any job that permanently injures your body and leaves you in pain for the rest of your life. It's just not worth the money.
  9. brachypelma44

    Why do you still want a fixed body light, and not light pod ?

    Because ergonomics matter.
  10. brachypelma44

    Pick me a charger.

    I got mine for $40 apiece here, and it took less than a week from order to arrival. Power bricks for both. It can be hard to tell exactly which version of something you're getting on AE, and I doubt the returns system is very fast.
  11. brachypelma44

    Pick me a charger.

    Vapcell S4 Plus is my favorite. I bought a couple of them. Charges at up to 3A per bay, displays plenty of info for whichever bay you're viewing, auto/manual control, and there's a notification beep when the batteries are done charging (I like this, some people don't.) There are also capacity...
  12. brachypelma44

    Best 18650 these days?

    I'm honestly not sure if they still make protected 18650s. The reason for a battery to have protection built in is just in case a flashlight doesn't have LVP, but they pretty much all do now. Anyhow, for most 18650 lights, the Sanyo NCR18650GA 3500mAh 10A is the best overall IMO. If you have a...
  13. brachypelma44

    Why 21700 instead of 26650

    More, actually. The Vapcell K62 is 6200 mAh. The highest 21700 cell I've seen is 5000mAh.
  14. brachypelma44

    Do you remember your first?

    My first "real" flashlight was a 4 D-cell maglite in the mid-late 1980s. I don't know where it ended up, but it sure was nice to have at the time. Before that, I had some junky Radio Shack yellow and black plastic flashlight with a magnet on the side.
  15. brachypelma44

    most disappointing flashlight?

    Convoy makes some great lights, but the S11 sucks pond water. Ugly dark beam artifacts including a black ring in the corona, and the tail switch is too recessed. If your thumb isn't lined up perfectly with one of the open sides, it hurts to press down on it (because your thumb hits the metal...
  16. brachypelma44

    Looking to upgrade from a Maglite, what do you use?

    Maybe something like the Convoy L6. Not a small light by any means. High CRI version here if you prefer. It takes two 26650 batteries, which are large-ish li-ion cells. The best ones have a capacity of 6200mAh each: Vapcell k62 Most chargers that do 18650 and 21700 can also fit 26650, but not...
  17. brachypelma44

    Headlight vs flashlight

    It's probably 95:5 in favor of flashlights, but when you need your hands free, headlamps are great.
  18. brachypelma44

    Your favorite brand of LED flashlights

    I started getting into LEDs several years ago with Zebralights, but the exaggerated green tint and low CRI make for a fairly ugly beam, and I have become something of a tint snob. Nowadays, my favorites are Convoy, Acebeam, Hanklights, and Sofirn, but if you're going by the brand that I've...
  19. brachypelma44

    anyone esle have to sell lights to pay bills? and food?

    Indeed. Most of my clothing comes from thrift stores for close to nothing.
  20. brachypelma44

    anyone esle have to sell lights to pay bills? and food?

    If I sold all of my lights, I'm not sure that the proceeds would cover one of my regular trips to the grocery store. They're just not worth very much, and they're useful literally half the time, so they would be one of the absolute last things I sold. Right before clothing and shoes (which are...

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