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manitou
   
location:
Mississauga/Toronto/Waterloo
Gender: Male
I was born with an inherent knowledge of every abandonment in the world!
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<Reply # 200 on 12/13/2006 4:24 AM >
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I duct tape a foglamp to my head.
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Then you'll be interested in my new invention. I have taken a construction helmet, duct taped two halogen spotlights to it and wired the lights to two car batteries for maximum power. The batteries are held in a backpack; all together this weighs no more than 45 pounds. You'll have to be careful not to look at anyone while wearing this though, the heat produced is sufficient to set hair on fire.
www.dkphotogroup.com
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bujo
location:
saskatchewan
Gender: Male
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<Reply # 201 on 12/13/2006 5:31 AM >
| | | | damn man thats a lot of candle power, isn't it a little excessive?
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manitou
location:
Mississauga/Toronto/Waterloo
Gender: Male
I was born with an inherent knowledge of every abandonment in the world!
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<Reply # 202 on 12/13/2006 6:39 AM >
| | | | It would be excessive if I actually did carry around that rig. I was being mildly sarcastic when I posted that. It would be nice to have some light weight version of that though.
www.dkphotogroup.com
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aikidoadam
location:
kailua
Gender: Male
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<Reply # 203 on 12/13/2006 8:21 AM >
| | | | Surefire makes incredible lights if you are willing to invest the money. this company supplies the military and FBI, so thier products are top of the line. Also, if it breaks (excluding batteries, and lamps) they replace it, no questions asked. I currently own an E2d, which is 2 litheum celled, about the size of a AA maglite, with a 65 lumen output (as bright as a 3 c celled maglite). although my light is powered by an xenon bulb, they also make a variety of LED lights that are also extremely bright. One of thier lights has a xenon bulb and then 3 LEDs for high and low light. Check them out www.surefire.com
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Captain Obvious
 
location:
among the tank farms
Gender: Male
in ur xbox...there are midgets
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<Reply # 204 on 12/13/2006 12:35 PM >
| | | | Thanks guys! Manitou, that link was very helpful.
I ordered him a lamp -- now I can scratch that item off my gift list!
Thanks!
Nov. 24, 2007--The city of Cleveland, Ohio, announces that it has developed tactical nuclear weapons, and does not wish to hear any more jokes.
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Deuterium
location:
PNW
Gender: Male
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<Reply # 206 on 12/14/2006 1:37 PM >
| | | | Posted by aikidoadam
Surefire makes incredible lights if you are willing to invest the money. this company supplies the military and FBI, so thier products are top of the line. |
Our DoD has like unlimited budget ;)
Also, if it breaks (excluding batteries, and lamps) they replace it, no questions asked. I currently own an E2d, which is 2 litheum celled, about the size of a AA maglite, with a 65 lumen output (as bright as a 3 c celled maglite). although my light is powered by an xenon bulb, they also make a variety of LED lights that are also extremely bright. One of thier lights has a xenon bulb and then 3 LEDs for high and low light. Check them out www.surefire.com
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I have a Brinkmann Maxfire LX, which cost $20 at Wal-Mart, comparable size to E2D and brighter than E2D. It is made of plastic, but the weakest link to abuse while use is still the light bulb. It also runs on 2 x CR123A. You get to say "I have a Surefire" but other than that, the difference is $20 vs $110.
reviews-
Surefire:
http://www.flashli...s/surefire_e2d.htm
Brinkmann:
http://www.flashli...mann_maxfirelx.htm
Posted by Hellbore
When I went draining with Chronos the other day he had a brand spankin' new Inova X03 that he got for an early Christmas present.
It was impressive how bright it was but mostly, it was a throw monster...That thing had some serious optics and the beam had a VERY long throw. I want one...
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I think I know the one you're talking about. Target sells the XO3 in "try me" type package and I played with it. I think you'll like the Streamlight Luxeon 4AA light even more since it throws even further.
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startedsmoking
location:
Edinburgh, UK
Gender: Male
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<Reply # 208 on 12/15/2006 5:43 AM >
| | | | Nothing but a zippo lighter and the charr of my cigarette...
Actually, as i've posted several times before, i use:
AA minimag
AAA Mag
Zippo lighter
Bic Lighter
Marlboro Reds
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Zwobot
location:
Stambach, RLP, Germany
Gender: Male
Mr. Explosion, Mr. Explosion, ja der reist um die ganze Welt!
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<Reply # 209 on 12/19/2006 10:36 PM >
| | | | Posted by darth_operator
My favorite lamp is made by Petzl. Also, everyone I UE, and camp with use Petzl headlamps and swear by them as well.
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Definitely. Petzl Headlamps are the way to go if you're looking for quality. Especially the ones with LEDs and a halogen spot. I have a Myo3 with three LEDs and a spot and it's perfect. The spot is strong enough to light up objects far away, yet the LEDs provide decent proximity-lighting, for example if you're fumbling around with your camera, rappeling equipment etc.
Edit: btw, i use it for UEing as well as for hiking, some night-mountainbiking
and jogging.
-Zwobot
[last edit 12/19/2006 10:42 PM by Zwobot - edited 1 times]
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DopeNess Monster
Noble Donor
location:
Clare, Michigan
Gender: Male
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<Reply # 211 on 3/8/2007 8:51 PM >
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Interesting first post. Think I'll just use that link you provided and order a dozen, maybe 2 dozen, what the hell it's Christmas.
Think I'll have some spam for breakfast too. It's hard to believe just how good gelatinous, congealed spam can taste, even after soooo many times.
Welcome to UER.
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Hahahaha! Interesting ONLY post. I'd say you nailed that one.
"push the seat back a little lower,
watch light bend in the blower.." -Clutch
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Deuterium
location:
PNW
Gender: Male
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<Reply # 212 on 3/9/2007 9:20 AM >
| | | | RiverRock 2AAA from Target is very good. When used with rechargeable battery, the low mode is just bright enough to see and very good for discrete use and on high, it's bright as a regular flashlight.
This thing is very light weight and you can hardly tell you have it on and it's less than $20.
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