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Offline Screaminreelz

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Re: Good flashlight for the pack?
« Reply #15 on: July 07, 2009, 06:34:17 PM »
Always carry my multi switch led headlamp and an extra flashlight with a few batteries. I have this notorious luck of being with buddies who either forget them or their batteries are nearly dead.
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Re: Good flashlight for the pack?
« Reply #16 on: July 07, 2009, 07:09:42 PM »
I've had many over the years, the lightest and brightest for the money that I have had is the Fenix LD20.  I also have the L2T, TK11, several Surefires, Coast, and who knows what else.  Fenix is my favorite, by far.  Check them out.

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Re: Good flashlight for the pack?
« Reply #17 on: July 07, 2009, 10:23:43 PM »
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Re: Good flashlight for the pack?
« Reply #18 on: July 07, 2009, 10:26:04 PM »
I carry 2 lights in my pack. A petz LED head lamp and a cheap Colman LED. After gutting and skinning a bull in the dark with a mini mag in my mouth, I'll never hunt without a headlamp in my pack. IMOH a headlamp cant be beat for any kind of work where you might need both hands but I prefer a normal hand held flashlight most of the time. The Colman LED from Walmart is cheap and tough. I 've got four or five of them around the house and one in each truck. The battery life is good, I'm not sure just how long they'll last, I haven't needed to change any yet.

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Re: Good flashlight for the pack?
« Reply #19 on: July 11, 2009, 06:32:54 PM »
I would really look at a headlamp. The batteries last forever and it leaves your hands free.

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Re: Good flashlight for the pack?
« Reply #20 on: July 12, 2009, 01:02:37 PM »
After the first shot the rest are just noise.

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Re: Good flashlight for the pack?
« Reply #21 on: July 12, 2009, 01:16:17 PM »
I have to highly agree with Machias.  They make the LED windup flashlights and they usually can use 1, 3 or 5 bulbs and have an alarm  sound on them which might not do any good for being lost but would probably scare the crap out of any predator atleast for a little while.  They usually are pretty durable and I think they are around $20 and really light weight since they don't have any batteries.  I don't know a brand name but I have seen them just about anywhere big 5, drug stores, target, walmart.  Probably the safest last resort for light.  I carry one in addition to a normal flashlight (I have the smaller mag light which I keep in my cargo pocket on my pants so if I get seperated from my pack I still have light).  Good luck
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