Carrying a flashlight during daylight - Page 3

purple88yj · February 2nd, 2008, 11:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Ti Carry

Yes, i survived and no zombies where trying to get me but i was helpless without a light.

Ti

It's amazing how the mind can play tricks on you, especially in unfamiliar places.

Tubby45 · February 2nd, 2008, 11:32 PM

I carry a Brinkman Maxxfire in my long pocket in carpenter jeans or in a Galco light holder. I bought two duty gear light holders but they fit a Surefire or Stinger so I'm going to get a Cabela's Surefire knock-off.

You never know where you are going to need it. Lights go out in a building? Looking in nooks or crannies in your engine compartment? Messin' with Sasquatch?

Longbow · February 3rd, 2008, 12:05 AM

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Originally Posted by sojourner

Have you had any problems where the end caps just quit working for you. I.e., not being able to turn the light on or off? My second one just failed on me and I am waiting for a 3rd tailcap from surefire. And I don't abuse the light.

None at all, I have had it for about 6 months and I am always playing with it and blinding my self all the time

It's been great!

SIGguy229 · February 3rd, 2008, 12:13 AM

I carry my E2D and have a 6P LED in my briefcase or rucksack...as I work in a darkened room without windows.

JohnKSa · February 3rd, 2008, 12:42 AM

For years I've carried a flashlight anytime I have my pants on. Used mine just a minute ago to look under the stove. I carry a Fenix L1T V2.0. It's small and light enough (runs off a single AA) to carry inconspicuously and comfortably on the belt and bright enough (90 lumens) to be a decent tactical light as well.

TN_Mike · February 3rd, 2008, 12:54 AM

I carry my Tach Torch every day in the daylight or night time. It is always with me no matter what.

Why you ask? For one, I use it at work a good deal but I don't have to have a flashlight that is as bright as the Tach Torch is for work. I use it at work because I don't want to carry 2 flashlights.

For another reason, have you every been in a large store when the power went out? Stuck in a tunnel in traffic? Had to look into a dark space some time for something? I used it today to signal my wife where I and the kinds were inside a Costco store. We were at the back of the store and she was almost at the front of the store trying to figure out where we were. She saw the light blinking and knew immediately it was us.

There are many reasons why you should always have a flashlight with you. A good, bright one. I prefer the high output LED type myself but a good Xenon light is a good option too.

MNBurl · February 3rd, 2008, 09:36 AM

I always carry a Gerber 1 AA LED in a pocket holster with my extra mag for my P3AT. When carrying my primary then I add my Cyclops.

QKShooter · February 3rd, 2008, 10:18 AM

There is a small LED attached with my keys that is with me whenever my keys are with me which is almost always.
That is usually the only accessory light that I have with me in daylight just in case we have a surprise Solar Eclipse.

cupsz71 · February 3rd, 2008, 10:24 AM

I carry a Garrity LED along w/my Gerber combo set. I work w/electronics most days and the light comes in very handy in tight spaces & in all lighting situations. I also have one in both my personal vehicles and my work truck.

Hat3d1 · February 3rd, 2008, 10:50 AM

Mini-mag 2-aa with a LED conversion kit.

February 2nd, 2008, 11:32 PM	#22
Tubby45 Distinguished Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: In the reloading room Posts: 1,902	I carry a Brinkman Maxxfire in my long pocket in carpenter jeans or in a Galco light holder. I bought two duty gear light holders but they fit a Surefire or Stinger so I'm going to get a Cabela's Surefire knock-off. You never know where you are going to need it. Lights go out in a building? Looking in nooks or crannies in your engine compartment? Messin' with Sasquatch? __________________ Freakshow Manufacturing LLC Licensed 07 FFL with Class II SOT pending California CFLC compliant

February 3rd, 2008, 12:13 AM	#24
SIGguy229 Distinguished Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 1,832	I carry my E2D and have a 6P LED in my briefcase or rucksack...as I work in a darkened room without windows. __________________ Patriotic dissent is a luxury of those protected by better men than they Sacrifice: Congress thinks having to stay late to vote is sacrifice. Ask the Sailor, Soldier, Airman, or Marine meeting his child for the first time what sacrifice means martyr is a fancy name for crappy fighter

February 3rd, 2008, 12:42 AM	#25
JohnKSa Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: TX Posts: 48	For years I've carried a flashlight anytime I have my pants on. Used mine just a minute ago to look under the stove. I carry a Fenix L1T V2.0. It's small and light enough (runs off a single AA) to carry inconspicuously and comfortably on the belt and bright enough (90 lumens) to be a decent tactical light as well. __________________ Did you know there is a TEXAS State Rifle Association? Check out Black Bear Flashlights. Gun Shows This Weekend

February 3rd, 2008, 12:54 AM	#26
TN_Mike VIP Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Arlington, TN Posts: 4,660	I carry my Tach Torch every day in the daylight or night time. It is always with me no matter what. Why you ask? For one, I use it at work a good deal but I don't have to have a flashlight that is as bright as the Tach Torch is for work. I use it at work because I don't want to carry 2 flashlights. For another reason, have you every been in a large store when the power went out? Stuck in a tunnel in traffic? Had to look into a dark space some time for something? I used it today to signal my wife where I and the kinds were inside a Costco store. We were at the back of the store and she was almost at the front of the store trying to figure out where we were. She saw the light blinking and knew immediately it was us. There are many reasons why you should always have a flashlight with you. A good, bright one. I prefer the high output LED type myself but a good Xenon light is a good option too. __________________ A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have. —Barry Goldwater 1968 Tennessee Firearms Association

February 3rd, 2008, 09:36 AM	#27
MNBurl Distinguished Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 1,774	I always carry a Gerber 1 AA LED in a pocket holster with my extra mag for my P3AT. When carrying my primary then I add my Cyclops. __________________ MNBurl Side Guard Holsters "If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking" - George S. Patton.

February 3rd, 2008, 10:18 AM	#28
QKShooter Assistant Administrator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Runthegun, USA Posts: 18,751	There is a small LED attached with my keys that is with me whenever my keys are with me which is almost always. That is usually the only accessory light that I have with me in daylight just in case we have a surprise Solar Eclipse. __________________ *Support Our Troops* How Very Fortunate You Are To Have Two Arms To Put Into A Ward 57 T-Shirt. DC MEMBERS ~ PLEASE BUY A WARD 57 SHIRT. Click Here.

February 3rd, 2008, 10:24 AM	#29
cupsz71 Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: North Dakota Posts: 123	I carry a Garrity LED along w/my Gerber combo set. I work w/electronics most days and the light comes in very handy in tight spaces & in all lighting situations. I also have one in both my personal vehicles and my work truck. __________________ BASIC MARKSMANSHIP - If you can't dazzle them with brilliance.......riddle them with bullets!!! XD9sc Beretta 92FS Bersa T380 (wifey's) Ruger Single Six .22/.22Mag

February 3rd, 2008, 10:50 AM	#30
Hat3d1 Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: OKC Posts: 78	Mini-mag 2-aa with a LED conversion kit. __________________ "If you don't have any guns and someone breaks in, what are you going to shoot them with?" -Dale Gribble. Where do bad folks go when they die. They don't go to heaven where the angels fly. Go to a lake of fire and fry, see them again 'till the Fourth of July

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