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When I was a young adult in the 1990's I acquired 3 or 4 Maglites over the years. I still have all of them, and I've updated all the bulbs to LEDs. But they're massive, heavy, and require big-rear end batteries. Now I have a number of small flashlights in drawers and tool bags, etc, and they're just as bright as any of my Maglites, including the big honkin' 4-D-cell job next to my nightstand. I think at this point the only reason I still use the Maglites is because they're too big and heavy to lose, so I always know where they are. I go though little tiny flashlights like I go through socks. Thank God they're cheap. Anyone out there still using their Maglites? They're so well-made I don't want to get rid of them, but there's no practical reason to not totally replace them with modern tools. All of my other flashlights are like the size of my finger.
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I got a little husky flashlight that loving owns and ruined my vision because i always test the brightness of new flashlights by pointing it in my eyes and turning it on
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Jan 23, 2024 01:04
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Stay in your lane somethingawful; https://www.candlepowerforums.com/
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Jan 23, 2024 01:18
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all the time as i'm searching for a campsite on the sidewalk
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Jan 23, 2024 01:26
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i use my phone
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Jan 23, 2024 01:28
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best of luck finding an outlet. the pros carry a 19lb laptop all day
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Jan 23, 2024 01:30
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I carried one specifically because I could cave a motherfucker’s head in when I was doing commercial pest control early in the morning.
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Jan 23, 2024 01:30
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Maglites are garbage because of that dark spot in the middle of the beam. Why would I want to not illuminate whatever it is that I’m directly pointing at. Makes no sense https://fenix-store.com/collections/newest-products/products/fenix-pd36r-pro-2800-lumen-flashlight This is what I use for the few times a year I need a flashlight better than my phone. It’s small enough I can just keep it in my nightstand, charges with usb c, keeps its battery inbetween uses, and lights up the entire room on its brightest setting
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Jan 23, 2024 01:53
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Nah, I got one that vibrates now.
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Jan 23, 2024 02:01
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Great for knocking some heads around
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Jan 23, 2024 02:11
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Lincoln posted:When I was a young adult in the 1990's I acquired 3 or 4 Maglites over the years. I still have all of them, and I've updated all the bulbs to LEDs. But they're massive, heavy, and require big-rear end batteries. Now I have a number of small flashlights in drawers and tool bags, etc, and they're just as bright as any of my Maglites, including the big honkin' 4-D-cell job next to my nightstand. I think at this point the only reason I still use the Maglites is because they're too big and heavy to lose, so I always know where they are. I go though little tiny flashlights like I go through socks. Thank God they're cheap. The reason the d-cell maglites exit is for security guards who legally/policy-wise aren't allowed to carry a weapon. Its not a huge-rear end solid aluminum club, its a huge-rear end solid aluminum flashlight.
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Jan 23, 2024 02:14
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Since when do you have to put D-cell batteries in a fleshlight?
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Jan 23, 2024 02:17
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I still use mine for a dildo.
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Jan 23, 2024 02:21
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Anyone have a recommendation of an LED conversion kit for one of those two-AA-cell Mini Maglites? I still have one in a box somewhere that was a gift from my grandmother when I was a kid, but the bulb shattered forever ago. I know there are drop-in LED light heads for them but most of them look like cheap junk. Is there a good one that'd let me bring this light back to life and into the 21st century?
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Jan 23, 2024 02:25
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I can't imagine most people have a use for the "household" flashlight anymore. Your phone is basically physically attached to you at this point, and outside of camping or something like that the little minis will solve whatever problems your phone can't. I do have a decent Anker flashlight I bought when I would sometimes pick up security shifts at the park. It was basically just a makeshift headlight for our golf cart with broken headlights (and no, they still don't work 6 years later) since there was zero lighting out there after dark. But even though it's like half the size of one of those old double d battery jobs, it's still inconvenient enough that it never really leaves the tornado shelter.
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Jan 23, 2024 02:34
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A Stupid Baby posted:I can't imagine most people have a use for the "household" flashlight anymore. Your phone is basically physically attached to you at this point, and outside of camping or something like that the little minis will solve whatever problems your phone can't. I have lots of flashlights, but they're all LED, and some are solar powered or hand cranked. I don't own any with batteries. I lose power often enough. I've got 4 of these sweet combo night light/flashlight charger and holder. Nightlight comes on at night, there's always a charged flashlight nearby whenever needed.
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Jan 23, 2024 02:36
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You put locktite in your what?
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Jan 23, 2024 02:37
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As others in the thread have already mentioned, Maglites are premier plausible deniability head boppers You hold it from the front so you can whip the heavy back end at people more quickly
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Jan 23, 2024 04:33
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Bought the fleshlight conversion kit, gave it a whole new life
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Jan 23, 2024 04:35
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What would I possibly want to see in the dark, anyway?
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Jan 23, 2024 04:38
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Maglite really dropped the ball when newer and cheaper flashlight manufacturers started making better and smaller LED flashlights while Maglite coasted by on Boomers, people who didn’t know any better thinking they were getting a premium flashlight that was still laughably incandescent, and police/firefighters/paramedics who still had a commercial account. By the time Maglite started making LED flashlights and discontinued their incandescent line, it was too late. You can’t find them in any store anymore when they were loving ubiquitous in any flashlight aisle. I remember it was a big thing to see gift sets of them at Walmart and Kmart back in the day. I bought a couple of LED C-cell sets of them on clearance for next to nothing after Christmas some 12 years ago. They sit in my cars just in case, but I don’t regularly use them anymore when I’ve got a light on my phone. I also keep a 3 D-cell LED conversion in my house, also for just in case and power outages.
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Jan 23, 2024 04:51
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Once had a guy ask me if he smashed another guys head in with a mag lite whether it would be first degree murder or just manslaughter. He was stone cold serious and I said " I don't think you should murder him at all". So I basically saved a guys life.
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Jan 23, 2024 04:55
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We had a maglite in the house growing up and honestly even as a small child I pretended it was a weapon. I'd play swing that thing around like I was fighting off a villain or something. Wanna say it was a 5cell D or something it was rediculously big.
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Jan 23, 2024 04:55
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sporkstand posted:Bought the fleshlight conversion kit, gave it a whole new life AA or AAA?
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Jan 23, 2024 05:43
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maglites give me a feeling of boyish glee that can only be described as "I have a flashlight  "it's like holding a walkie-talkie or digging a big hole in the ground or cutting wood. I can't explain it and I don't want to
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Jan 23, 2024 05:45
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I have a few 2xAA ones with LED kits in them kicking around. I had one of the big ones but I think it got sold with one of my old cars years ago.
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Jan 23, 2024 06:15
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I put an led bulb in my 3 d cell unit and stuck it in the door pocket of my truck
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Jan 23, 2024 06:19
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Grey Cat posted:We had a maglite in the house growing up and honestly even as a small child I pretended it was a weapon. I'd play swing that thing around like I was fighting off a villain or something. A goon studying THE BLADE
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Jan 23, 2024 18:49
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I got a big ol D-cell for you op
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A Stupid Baby posted:I can't imagine most people have a use for the "household" flashlight anymore. Your phone is basically physically attached to you at this point, and outside of camping or something like that the little minis will solve whatever problems your phone can't. phone flashlights suck poo poo
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Jan 23, 2024 18:54
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Thesaurus posted:What would I possibly want to see in the dark, anyway? Ever walk your dog at night? Oh -- want to see
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Jan 23, 2024 18:59
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Lol yes when the power goes out I want to use my phone’s limited battery to operate a lovely “flashlight” instead of this simple dedicated device that doesn’t drain my only source of potential communication.
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BAGS FLY AT NOON posted:Lol yes when the power goes out I want to use my phone’s limited battery to operate a lovely “flashlight” instead of this simple dedicated device that doesn’t drain my only source of potential communication. how many 5 gallon buckets of prepper food do you have in your basement
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Jan 23, 2024 19:07
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Smugworth posted:how many 5 gallon buckets of prepper food do you have in your basement You can’t put a price on preparedness op
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Yes, it serves standby duty in the miscellaneous-tool bucket in the garage. I’ll bet it’s lonely. Alone in the cold Maglite faithful till the end My light is still good
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Jan 23, 2024 19:10
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i've got a pair of flashlights that run off a single 18650 battery and they're incredibly bright, and the flashlight weighs about as much as the battery you put into it. Maglight went with the boris the blade philosophy. Maglights are solid. you'd have to try awfully hard to break it. but yeah they're so heavy.
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I'm shocked that Maglite once made a 7-D-cell flashlight. That's like carrying a flagpole.
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You need 7 D cells? I can go to a hoarder house and find 20
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Lincoln posted:I'm shocked that Maglite once made a 7-D-cell flashlight. That's like carrying a flagpole. that's roughly 3 lbs worth of batteries + the weight of the flashlight itself. it really was like they wanted to give people a baseball bat and call it a flashlight.
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They're probably in the freezer to 'save them for later'
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