Finding one's SAK in the Dark

[Tuisto]

Okay, so I actually found 111mm Rescue Tool Stay Glow scales and am gonna put them on my Work Champ. I don't know if I'll be able to find similar ones for my SC and I don't want to port over the Emergency Tool's Stay Glow plus scales. So I'm just gonna be on the lookout for GITD plus scales for my SC...

[nate j]

I just got some of these TEC Embrite E-Bricks yesterday, so I’m still playing around with them.  Pretty expensive, but initial results are encouraging.

Pic below not using special camera mode, but immediately after being outside.

[Tuisto]

Oh very cool! They work kinda like a lanyard? I'd be very interested to hear how you find them after like a week or so of use. It's in the shape of a lego brick, eh?

[nate j]

Oh very cool! They work kinda like a lanyard? I'd be very interested to hear how you find them after like a week or so of use. It's in the shape of a lego brick, eh?

Yea, they are essentially a lanyard bead (hole through the middle) sort of in the shape of a lego brick (the top resembles a lego, but the bottom is flat and smooth, so they don’t actually fit together like legos).  Personally, I would have preferred a rounder shape (no edges or corners), but this is the shape they are.

I tied this one to my flashlight with a bit of micro cord.

[nate j]

I'd be very interested to hear how you find them after like a week or so of use.

After playing around with these for a couple of weeks, the lume is very good; bright and long-lasting enough that, with a moderate amount of light exposure during the day, they can be clearly seen across a dark room all night long.

One negative is the cost.  At around $20 EACH (give or take, depending on if one wants a 2x2 brick or a 2x4 brick),  I’m going to be fairly selective about what I use them for.

[Tuisto]

Are they squishy or hard? The pointy corners worry me a bit.

[nate j]

Are they squishy or hard? The pointy corners worry me a bit.

Hard, but I’ve been running one on my EDC light, and it hasn’t been a problem.  Certainly not sharper than keys etc.

I agree though; I would have preferred they ditch the cutesy lego brick design in favor of something more round or ovoid, without edges or corners.  Or a skull bead might have been cool.