Flashlights!


 
Small focusing Brinkmann penlight style.
When I worked for the phone co., we gave each of our techs one of these lights, if they broke, they turned them in for a new one. I asked my boss what he wanted to do with the old ones. He told me to just chuck them.
Well, being the pack rat that I am I threw them in a drawer and when I retired I took them with me all 54 of them.
I was able to fix 30+ of them and now about 15 are spread out through the house.

 
Rich Dahl said:
Small focusing Brinkmann penlight style.
When I worked for the phone co., we gave each of our techs one of these lights, if they broke, they turned them in for a new one. I asked my boss what he wanted to do with the old ones. He told me to just chuck them.
Well, being the pack rat that I am I threw them in a drawer and when I retired I took them with me all 54 of them.
I was able to fix 30+ of them and now about 15 are spread out through the house.

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I have a few AA mini mags. Have you converted any to LED ?
 
I have many flash,and head lamps mostly AA style but the newer head lamps are USB types. All have been or were purchased in LED fourm. I even have two big Mag lites from the 80's one 3 C cell and another 5 D cell. Great for late night visitors!!!!
 
When I was a cop it was this one or it's Mag Lite comparable...the MagLites were rechargeable...they served other functions besides light.

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Also, those headlamp flashlights are really handy:
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When I worked for the state I used the first two that Jay posted but preferred the smaller one most of the time.
I still carry the small one when I need to.
 
Carry a flashlight at work everyday these are really nice, charge lasts a long time and the laser is very handy.
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I lose so many, I just will pick up one or 2 of those little solid aluminum ones such as at Harbor Freight, Fleet Farm, Farm and Fleet, Menards. If I see them cheap enough (especially if they come with batteries) I'll buy a couple. I rarely have them long enough to need new batteries. Lose them all over the place. I.E., somewhere (who knows where) I have a really nice Maglite LED pocket flashlight. No clue where it is
 
Used a 4 D cell MagLite in the shop for years (closed in 2002). After that, it was kept under the kitchen sink for 20+ years until the batteries corroded and ruined it. We've got a few mini LED flashlights laying around the house as well as a SnakeLight in the car and an LED grill light in each of our 2 sheds.

Favorite was always the big MagLite. Great flashlight and self defense all-in-one.
 
Bob Bailey said:
Favorite was always the big MagLite. Great flashlight and self defense all-in-one.
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There was an expression in the cops..."wood shampoo"... aircraft aluminum works too. "MagLite tattoo"...and such. Had the MagLite holder for my duty belt. More versatile than those issued, goofy PR-24s.
 
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timothy said:
I had that big maglite, kept it in my workvan right next to me. It had a grip you slide your hand in like a brass knuckle..
My BIL was CPD, he recommended it.
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Those big Maglites get awful cold in the winter, don't they?
 
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