Flashlight

[furtech]

[Hey Jeff! You might be interested in this...]

After reading the rave-reviews on the Surefire flashlights, and needing good lumins nightly for dogwalks (and being a tech-geek), I ordered their model 6P. I'm amazed that flashlight technology has made such a recent leap: the LED lightsource is freakishly futuristic-- there is no dark spot and the light is eerily luminescent. I have no idea how to use a "kubaton" (hi, Jeff), but I may be going back to my reliable 3D maglight: I dropped the 6P on the ground tonight (asphalt) and it broke. Not into pieces, but it no longer turned on. The light would no longer go on in any of the positions and fiddling with it brought momentary light, but only after repeated bapping on my knee. Even then, it finally wouldn't turn on at all (good thing-- my knee was getting sore).

So I'm puzzled: *this* is supposed to be a military-grade light? My sympathies to any who would try to use this in a life-or-death situation (I just couldn't paint bunnies for Cody or find Frieda...erm). I'm sending this light back with a snarky note. Also disappointed that they don't provide a red filter or strap with this model.

Comments

Lights

[burrwolf.livejournal.com]

I've got a Surefire 6p myself and I love it. I use it only for work where I work the graveyard shift.
However, if your looking for just a dog-walking light. Might I suggest a new mountain-bike headlamp. The small, compact ones like Catseye put out insane amount of light for there small size.

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[furtech.livejournal.com]

I want my flashlight to be useful for more than just light: sometimes as a hammer, sometimes as a defensive weapon, sometimes as a dog-attack stick. A 2d or 3D Mag is perfect for that.

Re: Lights

[burrwolf.livejournal.com]

Oh well in that case yea, a Mag is fine. Surefire's defenatly arn't ment to be clonked over someones head, best you can do is blind someone :P

Re: Lights

[skorzy.livejournal.com]

Get a collapsible aluminum baton?

Re: Lights

[furtech.livejournal.com]

The other thing a 3D Maglight is good for is as a dog bite-stick. I learned this technique at a Klinghoffer session: you hold a stick (or other rigid thing about 14" long) straight out to a charging/attacking dog. The dog instinctively bites at the part of you closest to it (which it mistakes the stick for) and gets a nasty surprise when it bites the stick...and further shock when you don't react in pain.

It's a gutsy maneuver...I'm not sure if I have the canjones to pull it off, but I've seen demos and trust Klinghoffer's research.

Aluminum batons and anything defined as a weapon are likely illegal to carry/carry concealed in L.A. You'd be surprised at the list of things that are illegal to be caught with. Even a baseball bat can get you in trouble unless you have the rest of the equipment to go with it.