Another "new" flashlight

[Pat-inCO]

Well . . . it's been a long time since I was able to spend time playing with
flashlights. Since I am out of town a few miles, and the neighbors are not
really close (compared to where I was in CO, they are a LONG way away)
I'm finding out just how much light some of the ones I have, put out.

Had some coyotes starting a singing group out across the street (175 feet
to my mailbox) so I turned off the house lights, waited almost a minute
for them to go back into full output, and shined the Nitecore P30 set at
400L. Amazing how quickly it got quiet.

That got me started playing with a few others and I ended up with the
Emisar D1S, rated at 1300L and focused at just over 700M. WOW! Forgot
just how much light that is! 8) Long story short, I ordered another one
(comes from China - - for $35 delivered). Same old "problem" of three to
four week delivery. Sigh. Now to look up where I got the batteries from
(HIGH drain 18650s).

Still a whole lot of fun here in the desert.
http://www.w0ipl.net/D1andD1S.htm

 

[Doc Holliday]

I run a Solar Force L2P with crenelated striker bezel, 5-mode Cree XMLT-6 bulb and Ultrafire 3000 mAh 18650 batteries. Not as good as what you've got, but still pretty powerful.

Light up the night.

 

[pete44ru]

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When I call predators at night, I use a hand-held 6V utility "spotlight" (legal here) that's easily 30 years old now.

For my use, a powerful light is contra-indicated, as I just shine the light straight "up" (except in fog).

When a called critter gets in range, generally the first thing I see (I also have another hunter at my back) is it's red eyes, far off.

It's pretty cool to watch a predator slowly making it's way in towards the calling.


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[Pat-inCO]

Light up the night.

Yes it does. Amazingly so.

I mentioned the Nitecore P30, which costs about twice as much, but runs
on standard protected 18650s. Got one of those for my daughter and she
is very happy with it. Main thing is that the P30 will also run with two
CR123s. Why worry? Here in the oven, you can . . not . . leave Li-Ion
18650 (any flavor) in your car. It gets FAR too hot for them. The CR123s
will not give problems with the heat.

Oh the joys of modern technology. :wink:

 

[WendyZXZ]

Pretty nice flashlights especially the D1 being small and handy!

 

[Rick Courtright]

Hi,

Does anybody remember when the biggest decision involving a flashlight was choosing the brand of batteries to feed it? And the Sunday comics periodically had a "survival story" (from Ray-O-Vac if memory serves) where somebody was saved from bears, icebergs, falling trees and who knows how many other perils because his flashlight still worked after quite the number of hours to alert the rescue teams?

Rick C

 

[caryc]

I purchased one of those Atomic Lanterns hawked by Hunter Ellis. I did some plumbing work under my kitchen sink and that thing was just right to provide light in there.

They are worth purchasing.

 

[Pat-inCO]

I purchased one of those Atomic Lanterns hawked by Hunter Ellis.
I did some plumbing work under my kitchen sink and that thing was just
right to provide light in there.

The "Atomic" hand helds are good for anything on or very near the floor.
You have to have them pointed down to get the light to fall out. ( :wink: )

The thing that I find most interesting is that the length of throw seems, at
least to me, to be the primary attribute of any real use. I keep mentioning
the Nitecore P30 mostly as a point of reference. At full output (1000 lumen)
it is rated at a bit over 700 yards. Now that I'm not "in town" but rather in
a more rural area, I find that I don't need the 1K lumen, in the P30, but
run it at 400 lumen because at that setting it covers everything I have
need of.

The Eimsar D1S is the same shape as the P30, but most dimensions are
just a little less, but full output is 1300 lumen. The really nice part with it
is you have a variable output that you set for yourself AND the heat-sink
is large enough to handle full output until the battery runs out.

The smaller version, the D1, is right at pocket size, has the same output
as the D1S, but due to the smaller reflector has a max range of about
400 yards. It, however, gets rather hot if you run it at full output for any
length of time.

FUN toys that are quite useful, and not horribly expensive. 8)
(compared to guns and ammunition)

 

[Doc Holliday]

Get yourself a UV drop-in bulb and see how many scorpions are in your back yard at night.

Sometimes I go hunting for them.

 

[bogus bill]

If it doesn't have "Tactical" in its name or advertising, it aint worth chise.

 

[caryc]

If it doesn't have "Tactical" in its name or advertising, it aint worth chise.

Better yet "Atomic Tactical".

One that really gets me is Richard Carne advertising that miracle expanding hose. First they show that bullet proof vest and then he starts talking about the hose.

What has the bullet proof vest got to do with the stuff the hose is made of? The hose won't stop a bullet.

 

[6GUNSONLY]

Been trying out a green-beam light for shooting hogs at night. It's good to about 75 yards. I've only used it twice so far - shot one hog with it. I was able to keep the light on the hog, about a 200 lb. boar, for a couple of minutes while I waited for a good shot. He didn't seem to notice the light at all, which is the idea of the green light. I have it mounted in front of the gas block on my AR carbine with a pressure switch on the right side of the magazine well. Pretty handy setup.