What kind/make of flashlight do yall carry?
I just ordered a Fenix TK20 (http://www.rei.com/product/798303?cm_mmc=cse_froogle-_-datafeed-_-product-_-798303&mr:trackingCode=6A3CBF43-A4A7-DE11-93DB-0019B9C043EB&mr:referralID=NA) on clearance from REI. After looking through a lot of discussions on candlepower.com (mostly stuff that was over my head from a bunch of flashlight addicts) it seemed the best solution for me. I never thought I'd spend $50 for a flashlight but I've tried several cheaper lights that didn't work as well as I'd like for night tracking. I wanted something that used AA batteries so I only had to carry one kind for everything I have. Coleman gas lanterns do the best job, for tracking I found, but they're a bit bulky to pack in. I may have one in the truck if necessary but having a good flashlight on me for tracking seems like a good compromise. I also have a cheap Rayovac headlamp with both red and white led lights for most uses. Keeps hands free and batteries last more then one season.
I have tried many as most. I stumbled on the "Colman" 120 lumes, 3 bulbs red, green, and white. Real white lite, my sure fire is "yellow" compaired to it. Takes 3 AAA and cost $30. It's the best I have found for the $$$
Ditto DesertDude.
I carry a surefire for work and self defense, but the batteries die quickly and without dimming. Just boom, out. Also, I've had to sell a kidney just to afford the batteries.
The coleman lamp puts out more light, cheaper batteries, burns through them two times slower, has red and green light too AND costs $100 less. Hmmmm....
From what I hear, the light that the Wensels sell it the best. Very bright LED, with great battery life. Any one have a link? It's time I go buy one.
google "brothers of the bow". sold on their site.
http://www.brothersofthebow.com/ there is a link up top just under the 3rivers ad in the sponsors list
I have a mini mag-lite that I have used for close to twenty years. Adjustable beam with exra bulb. Uses AAA batteries that seem to last for years...
JDS III
Yes, The "Mainbeam" from the BOTB website(Wensel Bro's) is by far the best out there....absolutely amazing for it's size and very versatile!
You won't regret spending the $$
I have the Main Beam from the Wensels. I have to say it is the best light I've ever owned.
Main Beam from the Wensels, hands down the best out there.
cheaap energizer head lamp and a coast 6 bulb led, lights up bright and for a long time.
Mag lite, but mine dissapear every year and have to get a new one.
Main Beam from the Wensel's. I also have a Browning Xenon and a Petzl Tikita? headlamp. All good but the MB would be the one I'd go with.
Barry has a video on it's features on youtube.
Coast LED 65 lumens, AAA batts and last forever. Found mine at the home builders store for 40$.
QuoteOriginally posted by celticknot:
cheaap energizer head lamp and a coast 6 bulb led, lights up bright and for a long time.
I use that one also. It has two spot lenses, two red, and two flood. You can use the spot and flood at the same time for a lot more light. It has great run time. I have three. One in the bow bag, one in the waterfowl blind bag, and one for around the house stuff and taking walks. I use them for power outages for house lighting by setting them in key spots pointed at the ceiling. They do a great job and I have run them for multiple nights all night long and still not run them down. I have seen a lot of high end head lamps that don't work any better than these.
When I need more light for tracking or other uses I use one of these marketed under Ray-o-vac in your local store. It is compact with a push button momentary on or turn in the end for full time on. The run time is very good for the power source using rechargeable; I have gotten 2-hours. The light output is 3 Watt Luxeon LED at 80 lumens. The light is a good white color that shows blood real well. It throws a beam a long way out. I love it and it was not that much to buy. It puts out way more light than all the other flashlight I have seen so far that are this size running on AA's. Continuous run time is not a real long time, but I only use is when I really need it in addition to the head lamp, and it last about all season that way. The best part is it runs on AA batteries and I use rechargeable so it is easy to pack a couple extra sets along. I never have to worry about finding batteries for it if I am away from home and only have a gas station or similar small store around.
http://www.flashlightreviews.com/reviews/nuwai_x-3.htm
(http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i202/thaner/P1010266.jpg)
Our Main Beam is being redesigned right now to range from 10 lumens up to 235 lumens with excellent battery life. Still smaller than a hot dog. The new ones won't be in for two weeks or so. Stay tuned.
QuoteOriginally posted by Gene Wensel:
Our Main Beam is being redesigned right now to range from 10 lumens up to 235 lumens with excellent battery life. Still smaller than a hot dog. The new ones won't be in for two weeks or so. Stay tuned.
Your current light looks so good it is hard to imagine improvements, and your battery prices make it very affordable to operate. Looks like a great light and value to me. Do you have a price set on the new light?
i just got a led lenser h7 and it is the best headlamp for the money i have seen. easily better than my old 4 D-cell mushing light.
runs on 3 AAA's, focusable beam and a separate dimmer switch.
never have figured why anyone would use a handheld light after using headlamps.
I use a mini mag light. They are fairly inexpensive and its easy to find and buy a new one when I misplace one. There are better lights out there for sure, but I don't mind having to replace these when I lose them. Where the heck did I leave the last one anyway? It is probably in the woods somewhere.
Joe
Fenix 2LT or LD20
Both use AA batteries available at any convenience store and also work in my GPS.
Thanks Gene, wish I would of known that would of waited. I Got the Main Beam from Gene and Barry and did a review on the product section. It is by far the best flashlight for the money and better than more expensive ones.
I've used the AA Mini-mag for years. Last year I put the LED lens in it. The only complaint I have, is turning it on and off is a two handed operation. Wish they would put a switch on it. I also have a white hat brim light, great when climbing.
:clapper:
MagLite. $16.88 and you can spot deer with it. Mine has lasted fifteen years so far on the same bulb. And no, I'm not on the MagLite Pro Staff.
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From what I hear, the light that the Wensels sell it the best. Very bright LED, with great battery life. Any one have a link? It's time I go buy one.
The Wensel flashlight is a Fenix model as well (PD30 I think) but uses the CR123 batteries which are more expensive and nothing else I have uses them.
It seems the flashlight fanatics also recommend the eneloop (http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=eneloop&rls=com.microsoft:en-us&oe=UTF-8&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=15704680810036900506&ei=TEPCStzVL46f8AaLtsyDBg&sa=X&oi=product_catalog_result&ct=result&resnum=5#ps-sellers) rechargeable batteries which seem to hold their power on the shelf longer and do well in cold weather.
The new Main Beam will have no price increase ($65). For size, weight, price and brightness, there is nothing like it.
Just last week I recieved a fenix ld-20 as a safety award from work. I had i a couple of days before I tryed it outside and wow!. Before then I had never even heard of fenix.
I like that it uses AA bateries. They fit other things I have so there is normally 15 or 20 in a drawer a my disposal.
B.
QuoteOriginally posted by stagetek:
I've used the AA Mini-mag for years. Last year I put the LED lens in it. The only complaint I have, is turning it on and off is a two handed operation. Wish they would put a switch on it. I also have a white hat brim light, great when climbing.
The same folks that make the 3-bulb LED (NiteIze?), make a tail switch (though you might find it makes it too easy to turn on in a bag as it is a non-guarded switch), and also a head strap (called a Jack Strap) that is the same one B.O.T.B. sells with their flashlight. The strap is a really nice option, and I have a few I use. Nice being hands free when you need it.
All that being said, the B.O.T.B. Main Beam is all its played up to be, and worth every penny.
I don't know what I did to screw up my other post so that the text didn't come through. Anyhow.....I bought a Main Beam from the Wensels last year. I never considered spending that much for such a little light. I was perfectly content with my Mag light and mini mags. In any event, I am certainly glad I spent the money! It has awsome lighting capabilities and I am still on the original set of batteries! I was so impressed I bought 3 more for my boys! That white light is FAR superior to the regular old yellow lights of the past! Well worth the money!
Mike
petzl headlamp, Q40 small flashlight, and a coleman lantern for trailing ...
For me flashlights are like knives - no one will do it all. I have 4 or 5 Sure Fires, a few Cabelas Xeons and 4 or 5 Petzel headlamps. The king of them all is my new Petzel Ultra headlamp 3 settings, highest is 350 lumens with rechargeable lithium battery and goes for 2 hrs on high (350 lumens) and 9hrs on lowest setting (100 lumens).
350 LUMENS ! Sheesh, I could cook on that ! We got a old Scorpion by Streamlight that is 80 lumens and you cannot hold your hand too close to the head. Wished we had one of the newer lights that is adjustable, that is nice to conserve batteries and then turn up the power when you really need it. We use the small clip on headlamps that clip on your hat bill for walking in and the Scorpion for tracking.
nocams :campfire:
I've got a couple Pelican 2390 M6's. Very satisfied.
There are two things on my Christmas list. A main beam flashlight and a copy of One With The Wilderness.
Tom: and if you run out of money after Christmas to pay the light bill you'll still be able to read the book with the flashlight! bw
LED light with 2 AA batteries. Don't remember the brand but it's metal and tough. Bright and lasts forever and small and light. Has a clip and a lanyard for carrying.
Haven't been able to break it for three years now. That's good for me.
sam
peztl head lamp an main beam,the 2 best out there that i`ve found
This is my first season using the Main Beam. So far I really love it. I never thought I'd like an variable setting light but I have to say I change its brightness quite often.
Just got back from chasing elk in Colorado the last three weeks. I used my Mainbeam every night around camp and it's still going strong on the same set of batteries!
Man I love my Fenix Main Beam from BOTB. Great hiking in the dark (Elk Hunting) in Grizz country and being able to spotlight something you are not sure of that is making noise in the meadow you just hiked into.
Gene/Barry:notworthy:...on the re-design....any thought to making a headband that would put the light on top of the head instead of at the temple? It would cause less peripheral glare and also wearing eyeglasses, they catch some of the light and bounce it back into the nearside eye. Mounted on top of the head would be a big improvement imo for both comport and sight. I'm from VT so I'm very intelligent...trust me.LOL.
next month is my birthday and mrs bowdoc gave me the green light to order a main beam from Uncle Barry.I'am going to get the extra batteries and all.I've checked the main beam out while hunting in Que'bec several times Eric and I used his or someone's on a blood trail one night and it was top notch.That has to be one of the best if not the best small compact flash lights period.Can't hardly wait.bd
I used my Main Beam last night for the first time and dang if it wasn't the best light I've ever used! The lowest setting is more than enouph for getting to and from your stands. My son was using my mini-mag that I've used for years- no comparison.
GLENN
Fenix LD20
"What kind/make of flashlight do yall carry?"
For CARRYING (in pocket or pack, as opposed to a camping light, serious bloodtrailing, etc.) its hard to beat a little 8" MagLite for practicality. Its inexpensive (paid $10 for each of mine, saw some for $8 recently), small size and has good 'seeability'. Uses regular AA so batteries you can find in any store and they last quite awhile. Converts to a stand-up 'candle' for close-up no-hands use. I have one regular and one LED, the latter providing more light but the former better for first-step bloodtrailing (LED light is too 'white' to see blood spatters easily, at least for me). The second light also provides a spare in case of loss or breakage but the latter hasn't been a problem, they are pretty tough. Slide a piece of small-diameter bike inner tube over end of it and presto...a good non-slip grip that makes a good 'mouth light' for field dressing critters in low light.
I probably sound like a commercial but after years of using them (including through a 10-days-with-no-power ice storm...wouldn't have sold mine for gold at that point) I'm happy with the practicality of these handy little buggers.
I have use these two Pelican lights for a long time; the Pocket Sabre and the LED Stealth Lite.
They are tough and reliable.
The Pocket Sabre produces a long narrow beam that you can see for a very long way. I like the belt clip, this allows me to hang it on my shirt while climbing/setting up my stands and other uses (http://www.pelican.com/lights_detail.php?recordID=1820).
The Slealth Lite is a very brite white lite, excellent for blood trailing, a very long run time on the batteries (http://www.pelican.com/lights_detail.php?recordID=2410).
Michael
Main Beam for me- still using the same batteries I used in February on the Pig Gig- and it gets regular use. I don't know whether to be happy about the improved version or not; something else I have to buy,lol. Grant
WOW, I just received my main beam light from BOTB, ordered friday night late and got it the mail monday, what an awesome light and well worth the money. Thanks Gene and Barry!
I am not so happy with my Main Beam. I need to change the batteries. I have only had the darned thing two and a half years (I use it a LOT) and I have to change the batteries already. Geezers
Good thing I bought that extra set when I bought the flashlight.
ChuckC
http://www.gandermountain.com/modperl/product/details.cgi?i=414671&pdesc=Gander_Mountain_125_Lumen_Handheld_LED_Flashlight&str=flashlight&merchID=4005&r=view
that one - uses one AA battery (don't get the on that uses two 5 dollar batteries - CR123)
125 Lumens - the Surefire and others are exspensive (and I may lose it) this one is 30 bucks and I can buy 6 for the price of the fancy rechargeable ones. I searched and searched at the beginning of the year and found this one - try and beat it.
I prefer all my items to be small and light weight, this one fits the bill.
Sorry Rich. That Main Beam is my choice for a reason. Everybody who sees it work comments about it. I know it is a bit more expensive, but I don't buy it with losing it in mind.
Works great for me. ( OK Barry you can send that check to . . .)
ChuckC
I'm probably not too bright (no pun intended) telling people this (hindering sales) but the Main Beam flashlights come with a little lanyard and a scabbard. I've had three guys now who have all lost their flashlights while walking in the brush apparently when the lanyard catches on a branch and unknowingly sucks the light right out of their scabbard. Last winter while hunting hogs in Texas I found my light dangling three feet off the ground from a mesquite branch on my way back to the truck. If you use the lanyard just loop it around the scabbard to prevent loss or just disregard the lanyard. By the way Rich, the $5. CR123 are $2. on our brothersofthebow website. There's also a two part you-tube demo showing the capabilities of the light compared to the more expensive lights. Thanks for all the positive feedback. It really is an unbelievable hunters tool. BW
Barry - I did look at your website after Chuck replied to my post - I never compared the Main Beam flash light to mine (the comparison was to another gander flashlight that uses the CR battery - 220 lumens) If I would have known you sold the batteries that cheap, it would have changed my mind when I made my purchase. I guess once I lose mine, I'll order one. I meant no disrespect with my opinion. Live and learn I guess.
Rich. . we all have to add our ideas. I didn't know about that light till Barry posted on it. Heck, maybe yours IS better. We don't know till we share.
Don't feel like anyone is disrepected, long as they really weren't.
If you can, you really should take a look at that lil dude. I am amazed at what it does.
Keep posting, I wanna hear your ideas too.
ChuckC
Barry. . did they tell you WHERE abouts they lost them. Sounds like time for a walk in the woods
ChuckC
when are the new main beams gonna be in, i think its time to make the step up, i helped track a deer the other night and i have had it with the not so good lights, told the wife the main beam would make a good birthday present for me
We will have the new Main Beams by the end of the week. They were shipped to us yesterday.
I use a badlands head lamp it has 10 or 12 l.e.d's and three positions of brightness and one for red.I always use l.e.d for the fact they are white and that does not spook deer as does yellow.
Any chance you can PM me when they get it, Gene?
Thanks,
Juan
Uncle Barry,
I showed my wife the link to your site, and the link for Mike's book. Nothing like dropping a major hint.
:pray:
Brinkmann penlight. Quality, cheap, & plenty bright.
Gene or Barry - I ordered one Tuesday of this week....which will I get, old or new version?
Barry's right about the lanyard catching on that Texas brush; I was one of the guys that happened too, but I recovered the light;^) From that point on I remembered to attach the lanyard around the black plastic loop on the holster. Here's a testimonial: I just returned from a three week elk hunt in a remote wilderness area. I packed in two Mainbeams plus extra batteries . . . I never needed the second light OR ANY of the spare batteries. I used the same light every night around camp on low to med. brightness and on high beam the night a pair of wolves decided to stroll through camp. Oh, and once more to reveal a big lion early one morning when I spotted it creeping through the dark timber when I was using the camp privy:^(
And the story of the elk hunt with all the gorgeous pictures is WHERE???
The MainBeam is everything everyone says and more. For guys saying their MiniMag or some other toy has worked fine for all these years, the same can be said for the Model T Ford...move up to the new F250 CrewCab King Ranch ;)
Steve O, I don't know why anyone would buy a Ford to begin with 8^). Careful what you say about Maglites; there's something to be said for old things that still work well today. You know, like recurves, longbows, old knives...good wives, et al. Not everyone is infatuated with new stuff to the point of abandoning things that work.
I have gone through a lot of lights and have finally found the right one for me, Sure Fire. These little lights are freaky bright and will fit in the palm of your hand. I even use mine when im tracking and it works just fine.
The Main Beam really is worth every cent!
George, How did you find out how Mag-lites work? At some point you must have tried one right?
Not infatuation at all, it's simply a way better light ;)
Sure-Fires are great lights, but, I've read where guys gave the Sure-Fires away after trying the Main Beam
George,
You crack me up...How bout the difference between a K5 Blazer and a new Tahoe...I worked for GM for 13 years and didn't want to show any bias :saywhat:
You are quite a special case, but I would bet even YOU , if you tried one, would throw all your old junk flashlights away. You can't really describe it in words how much of an improvement these things are.
I'd offer to let you try mine, but it is a constant companion :D
I recieved my Main Beam yesterday, I used it last night. Super bright, well made, the sheath is nice (not sure how anyone could lose a flashlight out of this thing). I like it. I am having trouble getting the hang of the "light touch" to change the intensity. Worth every penny so far.
Roger...I tried to PM you, but that isn't an option for some reason...don't forget, screw the head out for low, med, high and screw it down tight for lighting up the world!
AAAAHHHH...thanks Steve!
I owe Java lunch this week. You should come along. Maybe Tuesday?
Steve, I plan on posting some of my elk hunt photos before too long, but there's at least two I'm going to omit for now - they are slated for two magazine covers in 2010:^)
Im gonna give the main beam light a try because my sure fire is the bomb.
I use the single battery version (real small) of the Main Beam. It's a Fenix PD20 with 180 lumens vs. the 225 for the main beam, however, it only requires one battery. The light is small and I'm on the same battery from early summer. I carry 4 extra batteries in a spares carrier. For some reason this light made more sense than the two battery model. Plenty bright enough for anything I'll ever do and on low or medium it's perfect for chores.
I have a Black Diamond headlamp and a Brinkmann hand held flash light.
These flashlights are the BEST!! On a really dark night these lights on hi power will blow you away! I'm a flashlight freak . I must own a dozen flash lights --- always looking for THE Flashlight---search is over!! Mini Mags are junk
compared to this light.
Browning Xenon. Great brightness, not impressed with battery life though. When I lose it I'm gonna try a Main Beam.
Wensel's light by far.
Used a surefire before that...its riding the bench now....and a maglight before that.
George, I guess if I wanted to go 'traditional light'..we could go back to the old plastic double D light that was out back when the compounds were invented....or back to candles or some such. At some point, a mag light was 'new tech', and and referring to it as 'traditional' has got to be a joke. .....why should a new light that is better not be better. Oh, I guess if you never shoot anything you never need a good light for blood trailing......silly me. Sorry, but it always just seems like you want to argue for the sake of arguing. It gets old.
Arraflinger, I will give you an address to send all your junk Maglites to 8^). Anyone else need a Maglite repository?
nothing is better than a surefire. they have something in any configuration you could want and bombproof.
I have a lot of lights and those Fenix (aka Main Beam) lights look cool, but frankly, if I had to bet my skin on a flash light, I'd grab my old OD Army Fulton.
All this talk of Mag Lights reminds me....I have an old 8Dcell Mag Light I carried when I was an MP. I'm suprised I didn't kill somebody with that thing. I threw it at a guy running away once, and it damn near broke him in half. It was one heck of a durable flashlight.
2 weeks and 6 pages...........
Howard, You ought to ask those Wensel boys just to send you one for all the free publicity. :bigsmyl:
:bigsmyl:
I hope all you hunters are right about the Main Beam light. I will find out. Just order my today.
I just returned from ShrewHaven, where I used my Mainbeam extensively for 9 days and nights. 4 bloodtrails, constant use at night while feeding the woodstove, in and out of the woods every day, and I am still on the same batteries.
The super bright mode is excellent for scanning the woods whil doing a grid search at night.
I also used the super bright mode to help a friend out of the woods. I could see he was coming down the ridge at the wrong angle, and he was going to miss the trail he needed by a wide margin (in the UP, that could mean miles of stumbling around). I spotlighted the correct trail from about 50 yards away, and he adjusted his descent.
Absolutely the best light I have ever owned.
Anybody know if the new Main Beam is being sold yet, the one mentioned by Gene earlier in this thread ? Im planning to order, but was going to hold out for the newer version. Thanks, Shane
QuoteOriginally posted by DJTJR:
nothing is better than a surefire. they have something in any configuration you could want and bombproof.
I thought the same thing until I used Barry's light @ pig & gig last year. No comparison, Main Beam is head and shoulders above anything I've owned from surefire (6 models at our house).
However, my Coast H7 headlamp suits me better most of the time: 3watt led, focus adjustable beam, adjustable dimmer, up to 140 lumens, 3 AAA batteries, $50 online. I do always keep my Main Beam in my pack in case I need it's greater light output (like in tracking).
QuoteOriginally posted by champ38:
Anybody know if the new Main Beam is being sold yet, the one mentioned by Gene earlier in this thread ? Im planning to order, but was going to hold out for the newer version. Thanks, Shane
me too, i am ready to order, is there much of a difference from the old to the new
Main Beam here as well.
Used it all last season, as an emergency lite in the vehicle and for 3 weeks this season. Still on the same batteries!!
Steve
15$ energizer headlamp one main beam real bright goes real far 2 white LEDS 2 RED LEDS love it got it at walmart. :thumbsup:
There may be more than this, but I think the "High" output mode on the new version is 15 lumens higher (235 v 220).
I'm well satisfied with the current version, and find I RARELY need the full power.
These are terrific little lights!
JC, the boys have a headband strap for the MainBeam for $5 or something like that. I've got a couple other headlamps, but that does make it pretty handy.
7 pages on flashlights. I'm still wondering why this isn't off topic.
I use it for bowhunting.... :rolleyes:
Green, don't spook what your hunten!!
any of the led lenser lights i have 3 of them they are a little pricey but you will not regret it 120-170 lumens they are like daylight and the batterys last a fair while as well
QuoteOriginally posted by George D. Stout:
7 pages on flashlights. I'm still wondering why this isn't off topic.
Because it's a bowhunting tool and the discussion has stayed on lights used while bowhunting.
QuoteOriginally posted by George D. Stout:
7 pages on flashlights. I'm still wondering why this isn't off topic.
George - I was about 1/2 skeptical, but I bought one anyway. After using it extensively, it is a permanent addition to my bowhunting possibles bag. I have a plethora of lights...from Maglights to Surefires, and everything in between. The Wensel Brothers wouldn't know me in a crowd of one, so I'm not honking for a friend here....this is the best flashlight I have ever used for hunting, especially bloodtrailing.
Traded for one with another tradganger this week and tested it last night..... No comparison! Even against a Streamlight Scorpion which has a 80 lumen beam that can be focused. The Scorpions light as bright and white as we thought it was looked a little yellow compared to the Main beam. Both lighta take two 123 batteries and the Scorpion only lasts 2 hrs tops. I am sold on the Main Beam. Could I get by with a light half the cost, yes.... Do I want to now that I have a light that can go from 12 lumens to 220 with the flick of a switch, is 4" long X 3/4" diameter and averages 12 hrs of battery life... NO !!!
nocams :readit:
After the shot...I wanna have 3 things on me.
Flashlight
Tag
Knife
without a good flashlight I might not get to use the other 2 items.
I hunt afternoons, and there is no leaving game till the next morning due to coyotes. I want the best light I can get. The Fenix PD30 rocks!
Here's a test for the guys that think their flashlight is as good as Barry and Gene's. Go on the Pig Gig and after supper go walk around camp with you light, bow and blunts rabbit hunting. Your light will pick up a rabit at half the distance as Barry's and Genes. Mag-lites, 1/4 of the distance.
I just recieved my Mainbeam light from the Wensels. All I can say is WOW!!
I used to cringe at the thought of bloodtrailing after dark.....now I'm kind of looking forward to the next one. :bigsmyl:
This sure ain't no Maglite!!
So can a guy get the new version? what is the differance? I'm always looking for a good light!! Jason
Jason, yes I got the new model. I think it is a few lumens brighter than the old one when on the highest setting. It may have some new features that I'm not aware of.
I finally got me a Shurefire (in a trade for climbing sticks) a couple years back - BUT it doesn't seem as brite as the first ones I saw (back when). Probably my ol' eyeballs - but it also is hot and certainly not adjustable. Been figuring to get me a MainBeam from BOTB ever since the first posts on it last year (? I think it was). Glad now that I kept on not doing it, since they are going to a new one - LOL. Time to start "planning" again - Seems I don't do anything "fast" anymore, even when I really want to (I keep thinking, "Heck, I may not ever need one again!" :biglaugh: )
well i finally ordered a main beam, can't wait to get it and test it out, hopefully on a blood trail
Badlands and a stinger I prefer a white light over yellow.
Main Beam, Just got mine about a week or so ago. Man am I impressed ! Its like having a Q-beam that will fit in your pocket. Thanks B.O.B. for an amazing product.
got mine about a week ago as well, think it only took four days to get it after i ordered it, i must say i am pretty impressed that such a small light can put out that much light, can't wait to use it on a blood trail
For woodlot hunting or farting around, everyone has their preferences and favorites. If you need a serious light with incredible brightness and a loooonnggg battery life, the PD30 is a tough one to beat. The size of a mini mag, but unbelievable in comparison. It is like carrying a car headlight in your pocket. I can shine a whole field on my way out of a woodlot if I want. I used it at night biking in and out of colorado mountains for a week, then 1/2 the bow season in MI, and finally had to change the batteries. You honestly have to try it if you haven't yet. I just got one for my dad for xmas. He couldn't believe what a light it is. Varmint hunting is a no brainer. No more spotlights!
Ordered two Main Beams...one for me, one for my wife. Hope Santa gets 'em here in time