Need a powerful led flashlight

I'm far from being an expert.

I did some research on candlepower forums, those guys are specialists, but also they favor some headlamps I can't afford, like the $300 ones the caver s use.

Their advice was that most of us need flood not spot.

I bought the $12 rayovac at Home Depot and used it for at least a year. I saw what they meant, it is a spot and that meant it was less than optimal f or some jobs. It had a low setting at 35 lumens and a high at 100, I never needed the high. It was great for under the sink, under the car hood, pic king up dog poop, getting to the dark spots in the back yard, etc.

My family got me the Petzl Tikka for Christmas, which is the brand you alwa ys see on National Geographic or Science channel stories. It has 5 levels of brightness and is regulated, meaning some kind of electronic control ove r current flow so you get a steadier light or something. Again I only need the lower two levels and so battery life is awesome. And candlepower was right about flood, for what I do that turns out to be much better. I don't know what it cost, I'm afraid to ask, but I'm guessing $30 or so.

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I was buying harbor freight well before here was a store here.

Greg

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gregz

Hi Stormin,

Sorry for the delay. I was busy carving the initials CAY in my seal bat. (If they confiscate my bat, I can always use my new flashlight. Blind them and SMACK 'em!)

Make sure and keep the beer bottles around. If you clean them up and especially if he smells Brigham Tea in the air, he will know just exactly which rascally gentile you have been hanging around with. And like all good Bishops, he will be "disappointed" in you.

If you keep him busy, I will sneak out and stick a couple of bumper stickers on his rear bumper: one says "Obama/Biden" and the other says "I brake for Unicorns". Oh the humanity!

-T

Oh yes, I know about the freezer full of unicorn meat too. My lips a sealed.

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Todd

Hi Jerry,

That would indeed work. But it would be a lot easier just to trade him a box of Krispy Kream's for his flashlight. Two boxes and I'd probably get his belt bucket too.

-T

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Todd

I just run over the unicorn with my truck, honest! Now, don't get me in trouble over that, will you? Same way I ran over the baby seals, the spotted owl, and the Alaskan Condors.

And it was just an accident, I was testing my 10 LED light from Walmart when that drunken hunter shot that

4 pointer buck the other night with the long range rifle. I only know him a little bit, from the bowling league. Just coincidence. Nothing to blame for, don't hold it against me.

- . Christopher A. Young learn more about Jesus .

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Stormin Mormon

You secret is safe with me! :-)

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Todd

Did you ever determine if you had water in your crawl space? Enquiring minds want to know.

- . Christopher A. Young learn more about Jesus .

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Stormin Mormon

Hi Stormin',

On Tuesday, the plumber proclaimed it dry. On Saturday the water removal guy removed the old visqueen and declared no more leaks. On Saturday, the water removal guy, put down lime and new visqueen and declared everything fixed.

This Saturday, I will test my new mega blaster flashlight down the crawl space and see what I see. My plan is to check once a week for a while.

You know, you never really realize how much you rely on your plumbing, until it doesn't work.

You got to get one of these mammoth flashlights to fill out your collection! They are BIG, they are HEAVY, they are BLINDING, they are AWESOME!

-T

House and neighborhood smells much, much better now.

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Todd

I sensed early in this thread, the objective wasn't seeing in a crawl space. It was to justify buying a toy.

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Stormin Mormon

Survived without one for fifty years. I'll be okay.

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Stormin Mormon

No, no you won't. It will tear at you mercilessly! :-)

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Todd

Hmmmmmm. Never had a sewer pipe break under your house have you and you are partly right. My current flash lights would only shine about 10 feet.

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Todd

Not to mention the thought of Todd having, how can we say this politely, having a b-i-g-g-e-r flashlight than Stormin'. Think of what the neighbors would say, "Yes Stormin' that is a big flashlight, but is it as big as Todd's? His is LED too."

-T

Just pulling your chain. :-)

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Todd

Does that explain why I spent 72 hours in the psych ward, after the cops tazed me? The psychiatrist says I was standing in the bank yelling "Flashlight, flashlight" for about half an hour.

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Stormin Mormon

The one I mentioned is bright enough to see a racoon in a tree at about 70 feet.

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Stormin Mormon

If it is any consolation, I looked for it at Wally World and could not find it.

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Todd

I hate it when they do that. When they gave your the Rorschach test, did you tell them everything looked like a "Flashlight"?

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Todd

Sorry to hear. The couple Walmarts I've been in, had them. But, it's good that you tried. I'd suggest go back and look, but you've got the mega blaster you wanted.

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Stormin Mormon

But, of course!

Reminds me of a church story I heard some where. Class teacher is describing a mystery some thing. Eats ground nuts, runs up a tree, bushy tail, and some other details. Picks on a kid who's been in her class for a while. What is it? Boy replies "I know the answer is Jesus, but it sure sounds like a squirrel, to me!"

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Stormin Mormon

Just to follow up on my plan to buy one of these. I went to Home Depot, and I almost bought it just to try it out and see how bright it is (sounds like it is mighty bright). But, the thing is so huge I just couldn't see my self lugging it around. I must have spent 15 minutes altogether going back and forth to that flashlight and the flashlight section in HD trying to decide. In the end, I decided not to get it.

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TomR

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