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04-29-2020, 10:24 AM #1Registered User
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Everyday carry flashlight?
Anyone carry a small EDC flashlight? What do you carry?
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04-29-2020, 10:25 AM #2
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04-29-2020, 10:26 AM #3
oh, flashlight.. nevermind.
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04-29-2020, 10:40 AM #4
Yes. I carry a penlight at work daily.
Streamlight Stylus Pro. It’s like $20 on Amazon. Fits in a pen slot in my vest. It is bright enough for my daily tasks; shining up into dark ceilings, down into dark vaults, reading plans in dim lit rooms... I use it a few times a day and replace the AAAs a few times a year. It is a lot better than the LED Maglite it replaced; in battery life, brightness, and focus.
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04-29-2020, 10:43 AM #5
If youre okay with something a little larger than a pen light, my edc light has been a fenix pd35 tac for the last two years. Super bright, but a little bigger than I'd pocket if I wasnt at work.
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04-29-2020, 11:40 AM #6
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04-29-2020, 12:30 PM #7Galibier Designcrafting technology in service of music
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04-29-2020, 12:37 PM #8
Yes. It’s called iPhone.
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04-29-2020, 01:05 PM #9Galibier Designcrafting technology in service of music
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04-29-2020, 01:10 PM #10Banned
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04-29-2020, 01:18 PM #11
I rarely use a classic flashlight anymore, but use a headlamp a lot: bright, hands free, light, long service from a few batteries and illuminates what I am looking at.
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04-29-2020, 01:41 PM #12
The specific application I require a small light for requires being able to lay the light down to illuminate the stylus on a phono cartridge.
It's extremely precise work for the turntables I sell, and at one point in the process, I use a 240x USB microscope on a stand that's vernier adjustable in all three axes (photo, below), so yeah, a $20 flashlight isn't a lot to ask.
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04-30-2020, 04:46 PM #13Registered User
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4sevens quark mini 123 on my car keys (which are literally always with me since I live in my car). Phone lights are good as an area light in a pinch, but using one for extended periods drains the battery quick and they don't have any throw at all for moving around in the dark.
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04-30-2020, 09:28 PM #14
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04-30-2020, 09:48 PM #15
Thrunite TI3. Simple, tiny and goes forever on a single AAA.
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04-30-2020, 09:51 PM #16
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05-01-2020, 05:37 AM #17
Shout to these guys https://www.luxproflashlights.com/flashlights.html Local Bluffdale company, true small business (yes made in China). Very high quality for the price. I wonder in your situation is a re-chargable is the way to go?
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05-01-2020, 07:14 AM #18
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05-01-2020, 08:31 AM #19
What do you have against 1963?
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05-01-2020, 09:57 AM #20Registered User
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05-01-2020, 11:03 AM #21Registered User
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If I am gona need a flashlight its pretty hard to beat a headlamp and it can hang around my neck if i'm not using it
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05-01-2020, 12:44 PM #22
Biolight Powerlight Mini had redefined my idea of what a flashlight should be.
Fits in a pocket nicely and also provides back up power for my phone if needed.
I have a few different Streamlight's, but i don't consider them EDC.
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05-01-2020, 01:06 PM #23Registered User
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05-01-2020, 01:23 PM #24
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05-01-2020, 01:38 PM #25
This. It's been mentioned upthread but nothing beats a headlamp. I get such a kick out of watching people use flashlights and flail about putting them down trying to aim them at something if they need to use their hands. Attach the damn thing to your head, it will always point in the direction you're looking in, and if you really want to you can put it down and aim it wherever you want.
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