Need a bright flashlight
09-18-2003 | 04:24 PM
#12
Nontypical Buck
Joined: Feb 2003
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From: Arlington TX USA
RE: Need a bright flashlight
Try this one. It is VERY bright especially for it' s size. I blows my 4D cell mag light away. Be warned though, it uses the 3 volt lithium batteries at $10.00 for a pair and it likes them, but I am still amazed at how bright it is.
http://www.thebrinkmanncorp.com/acb/showdetl.cfm?&DID=8&Product_ID=579&CATID=2
http://www.thebrinkmanncorp.com/acb/showdetl.cfm?&DID=8&Product_ID=579&CATID=2
09-18-2003 | 07:50 PM
#13
Typical Buck
Joined: Feb 2003
Posts: 718
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From: Arlington WA USA
RE: Need a bright flashlight
About twenty years ago I needed a new flashlight and bought one of those Eveready Flashlights at a local grocery store along with plenty of extra batteries and bulbs. I had planned to hike three miles up a steep rocky trail and knew I would need the flashlight an hour into the hike.
When I fianlly brought out the light it was already pretty dark in the mountains [when it gets dark, it gets dark] though brand new, the flashlight didn' t work and still didn' t after replacing batteries and bulbs several times. The trail was too steep and narrow to try to camp there . . . I had no option to descend to the trailhead and camp there. I quickly learned that you don' t hike these kinds of trails in the dark, you crawl.
It took me nearly 2 1/2 hours to crawl back to the trailhead. I swore then and there that I would never be without the best flashlight money could buy. After the weekend hunting trip was over I drove to Seattle and the local REI Store. They introduced me to the Mag Light and I have owned no others since. I have three different sizes and they have never failed me once. I have 2 ' AA' , one on my camo table and one strapped to my daybag; I have 1 3 ' D' cell and also 1 ' AAA' Solitare. I don' t leave home without them.
Last year I added Piinceton Tec LED headmap for hiking in the dark and it has perfomed flawlessly too. All are more than adequately bright and, in my opinion, are the ultimate in relaibility and more than worth every penny spent on them.
When I fianlly brought out the light it was already pretty dark in the mountains [when it gets dark, it gets dark] though brand new, the flashlight didn' t work and still didn' t after replacing batteries and bulbs several times. The trail was too steep and narrow to try to camp there . . . I had no option to descend to the trailhead and camp there. I quickly learned that you don' t hike these kinds of trails in the dark, you crawl.
It took me nearly 2 1/2 hours to crawl back to the trailhead. I swore then and there that I would never be without the best flashlight money could buy. After the weekend hunting trip was over I drove to Seattle and the local REI Store. They introduced me to the Mag Light and I have owned no others since. I have three different sizes and they have never failed me once. I have 2 ' AA' , one on my camo table and one strapped to my daybag; I have 1 3 ' D' cell and also 1 ' AAA' Solitare. I don' t leave home without them.
Last year I added Piinceton Tec LED headmap for hiking in the dark and it has perfomed flawlessly too. All are more than adequately bright and, in my opinion, are the ultimate in relaibility and more than worth every penny spent on them.
