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Lincoln posted:I'm shocked that Maglite once made a 7-D-cell flashlight. That's like carrying a flagpole. Harvey Danger originally wanted to title the song "Maglite Sitter"
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Magpie Fleshlight
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D-cells? How bout D’s nutz
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You can upgrade a C or D-cell maglite to LED for like $6, but I have a pile of mini-maglites around here and for some reason the LED kits for those are 2-3x more expensive. It's a much better idea to buy a $10 flashlight on Amazon that will be twice as bright. Maglites are the Zippo of flashlights.
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Hollismason posted: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. you were born to moderate but he still should have gotten a 6er
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bradzilla posted:phone flashlights suck poo poo agreed but i also understand the convenience factor. i love my little baby flashlight but i got the wrong batteries for it and now im stuck with like 50 aas i cant use for it
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Jan 24, 2024 07:11
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I am still periodically tempted to purchase a bevy of extension kits and become Redneck Nightwing dual-wielding 10-D Maglites. https://littindustries.com/products/litt-2d-cell-battery-extension
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I have a 6D maglite I bought for clobbering purposes when I was a misguided teen, it rolls around the floorboard of my car. I put a pretty good LED conversion kit in it a few years ago but I never use it for anything, the batteries just sit and rot and sometimes burst and become incredibly difficult to get back out of the tube
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Stalizard posted:I have a 6D maglite I bought for clobbering purposes when I was a misguided teen, it rolls around the floorboard of my car. Yeesh, I just remembered the time my dad handed me his Maglite and asked me to fix it without telling me what was wrong. 3 burst d cells inside frozen to the tube. I had to use a drill and a giant wood screw and a slide hammer to get them out, then soaked the whole thing in a baking soda slurry after pulling the switch and bulb, and then a half hour with a wire brush. Still works but drat was that a stupid amount of work.
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Stalizard posted:I have a 6D maglite I bought for clobbering purposes when I was a misguided teen, it rolls around the floorboard of my car. I keep a 6D magnight next to my bed for self defense, anyone breaks into my house I plan to shine it at them then swing so hard that I miss and the momentum carries the maglight directly into my shin
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LaserPrinter69 posted:I keep a 6D magnight next to my bed for self defense, anyone breaks into my house I plan to shine it at them then swing so hard that I miss and the momentum carries the maglight directly into my shin keep a 6D magnight next to my bed for self defense, anyone breaks into my house I plan to show them my goatse impression and offer them the same experience. They will either run away or I make a new friend. Win or win!
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Yes, And I did teach a couple of Papa Maglica's grandkids back in the day.
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Harry_Potato posted:AA or AAA? Whatever the tiny one is
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I still have 4D and 5D maglites under the front seats of my various cars, converted them all to LED’s years ago. Like someone else said, they’re basically clubs cosplaying as flashlights, plus you won’t easily lose them. For God’s sake don’t let the batteries go dead and swell though.
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Aishlinn posted: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. That was literally the point of them - they were designed to get around some countries laws about selling blackjacks or batons or similar. These days with led bulbs theyre completely superfluous but hell, I'd have one just so I can have a torch with so many batteries in it doesnt run out.
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A friend's dad was a cop and went to a training seminar where they covered using Maglites "properly". The two points they covered were: 1: hold it underhand at shoulder height off to the side so that if bad guys shot at the light it wasn't in front of you. 2. In this position you are queued up for swinging the tail end into a perp's head.
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It’s probably the most fuckable flashlight I’m aware of
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wa27 posted:Maglites are the Zippo of flashlights. accurate take
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Zippos are the anime of lighters
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Still have my Mini Maglite I got with a magazine subscription 30 years ago, and a 3-cell my dad gave me for christmas once. Together with my Leatherman, I'm ready for anything the late 90s can throw at me! Anyone got recommendations for non-trash LED conversion kits?
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I got a malkoff device and it works pretty well, they say the LEDs don't throw as far as incandescents but I can still light up the top of the farthest away tree I can see from my backyard also it costs at least twice as much as the flashlight
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Acquire an old chainsaw that runs. remove chain and substitute a pully belt. Attach generator from a 1972 Cadillac to the pully belt. Attach and wire stupid bright car head lights to it. Best gas powered flashlight ever. Vroooom.
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Lincoln posted:I'm shocked that Maglite once made a 7-D-cell flashlight. That's like carrying a flagpole. holy poo poo i got to have it. thank you for this important information op.
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istewart posted:I am still periodically tempted to purchase a bevy of extension kits and become Redneck Nightwing dual-wielding 10-D Maglites. got dam today just keeps getting better
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I don’t know why I am posting about flashlights on the internet at 9:07 pm EST but I have several of these and they are pretty good
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I saw the documentary "Doom 3". If it's good enough to take down an imp, it's good enough to find house numbers in the dark.
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I kinda wish I still had one of those. As a kid I'd take them to my darkened bathroom, close the door, and pretend the flashlight was a rocket launching, even with a countdown.
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redshirt posted: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. check your plasma conduits. probably got some of them multiphasic alien critters fuckin’ up the polarity
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Drone_Fragger posted:That was literally the point of them - they were designed to get around some countries laws about selling blackjacks or batons or similar. Liability too: "Your security guards were armed to kill and dinged methhead Chris' head in for no reason!" vs. "As a desperate last option, my security guard looked at his flashlight (a perfectly reasonable item for a security guard to be carrying) and realized it could be used as an improvised club, a thought that had never occurred to him before. Regrettably, he had to use it to ding in methhead Chris' head.
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Too many people named Chris, someone was bound to get their skull caved in eventually
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I used to carry a baton for feral dogs. Never had to use it but shaking it at them usually made them run off. If that doesnt work, I guess I have to kick it.
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I stole one from a cop 15 years ago and still use it every night.
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Bad Purchase posted:i use my phone
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