How Much Thought Have You Put Into Your Flashlights?

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Another thing about the warm tinted lights, when following a blood trail, the blood shows up much better than with a cold tinted light. I have had lights of the same model and by the same manufacturer that had different warmth in the beam than others. I prefer the warmer ones.

Yes, the blood does stand out better. That is why I always keep a warm light inside my FAK's so when working on a wound at night I will get a more accurate visual of what I'm looking at.
 
Out in the open pastures a good bright light is worth it's weight in gold, in my neck of the wood I'm in a densely forested area that has a lot of moisture were a super bright light would be a hindrance
All my lights have a dim setting. I use the dim setting in the woods and in the stand.
 
I understand all these points, and agree somewhat....but a few minor quibbles.

My maglight has different filters that I can place over the lens, so I can get different kinds of light.

Also, a really bright light is sometimes a bad thing. I don't neccesarily want to advertise my position to the whole world at night if I'm out and about.

Excess light can betray your position and situation. It also compromises the grey man persona that I try to cultivate for myself.

Also, having a variety of lower end (but not cheap!) flashlights allows me to barter and trade.

Also, parts can be swapped out on broken lower end lights, so that I can have something that will always function.
 
One point about flashlights that I would like to see addressed:

Those hand crank flashlights have a rechargable battery, and rechargable batteries tend to be good for 500 to 700 charges.

I want a hand crank flashlight that I can take apart with, say, a swiss army knife, and switch out a bad battery with a new one from my stock.

If anyone has any ideas on this issue (including faults with my reasoning), please let me know.

Thank you.
 
Excess light can betray your position and situation. It also compromises the grey man persona that I try to cultivate for myself.
The SK98 and SK68 use a lens to focus down to the point where the beam is actually an image of the led. With it zoomed in like that, you aren't throwing a big field of light. They are not like an ordinary flashlight that has a fuzzy bright spot in the center of a wide field of light. There is no wide field of light to give off your position unless you zoom it out.
 
Most current lights have a very low or "moonlight" mode which consists of only 1 or 2 lumens. This is perfect for moving around the house at night without ruining your eyes. Several of my lights are "infinite variable" meaning you can control exactly what level of brightness you prefer by using a rotating dial or ring, some you just hold the button down and release at the level you like. It operates just like a dimmer switch. However, if you needed full intensity you can double tap and achieve full brightness instantly. These are very convenient and are my favorite UI.
 

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