Why I always schlep a loaner Flashlight .

[Styerman]

One of the young Sparkys came up to me , and very sheepishly asked if he could borrow a lite . I lent him my Gen. 2 MiniMag LED . Eight hours later , I asked the fella if he was done with it , he started to dig around in his pouch , finally found it , scratched to rat S#!t . I would have been Uber PI$$ED off it had been a Novatac , or Surefire . The lite survived just fine . I used to use Pelican "Recoil " LED lites as my loaners , but they take 4 AA's . In the future , I may try disposable examination penlights .

Anyway , always carry a spare and a "loaner " when in the company of unprepared Heathens !

Chris

[PyroJames]

Yup, I have a few "9 LED" dollar store flashlights that I use as loaners.  There's been a few times when I loaned out a light and they came back all dinged up.

[Andreas]

Why did you have a maglite in the first place? 

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

I'd of just given him a box of matches and a flea in his ear about being prepared

[BlueDot]

I'd of just given him a box of matches and a flea in his ear about being prepared

    That's more like my response.

Ask him if he knows what S.O.L. stands for?

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

I'd of just given him a box of matches and a flea in his ear about being prepared

    That's more like my response.

Ask him if he knows what S.O.L. stands for?

[Sparky415]

When I first started (all those years ago) I was taught to give things back in a better condition than they were lent to me
i.e. brickies trowel and bucket would have to be cleaner than when I got it


I have a few of these hanging around and for around 2.50
they are great to loan/gift to people 

http://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,19133.0.html


PS, What does SOL mean? (Sod Off Looser)? 

[Chako]

Feces out of luck.

What is so bad with maglites. I have several of them myself. 

[Freudian Frog]

Feces out of luck.

What is so bad with maglites. I have several of them myself. 

I actually quite like the LED maglites myself.

[Sparky415]

Thanks Chako, lol 

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Feces out of luck.

What is so bad with maglites. I have several of them myself. 

There just bad performers compared to more recent offerings

Bloody robust though

[Chako]

That they are. I have 3 Mini Mags...abused 10X over. 

[Styerman]

I quite like the Mini Mag- LEDS . I carry them as a backup/loaner lite . Cheap , reliable , easy to obtain ( any big box store ) ; what's not to like !

Chris

[Freudian Frog]

Feces out of luck.

What is so bad with maglites. I have several of them myself. 

There just bad performers compared to more recent offerings

Bloody robust though

What's wrong with their performance?
It's certainly no thrower but it floods well and has good runtime.

[Styerman]

IMVHO , not a lot for work , the head twist focus actually works quite well with an LED . The throw is adequate unto the pourpose , the flood/sidespill is good . Ruggedness/F&F/ etc. in relation to pricepoint seems good . I would happily pay a few bucks more for a HAIII version .

Chris