The good thing about an old style spotlight....you can let go and it stays
pointed...unlike a hand held flashlight.  Or, when driving along, you can
adjust it to shine along the shoulder of the highway..see if there are any
side roads coming up ahead...and if you see one...you reach up and follow it
as you pass...  Or if you are camped and need light on somthing...you don't
need to find a way to prop up a hand-held to hit the subject..you turn the
light on it and let go of the handle...

  I have a lot of normal flashlights around my van, too.  But my most often
used lights are those LED small headlamps...Those are awesome around camp or
even when driving and trying to follow a map...Looks a bit weird when I
forget and go into a gas/store and forget I have that on my head...but...
And you have to find the type that you can 'tilt' the focus down...some are
'fixed'...  Great for reading in bed, for walking out at night to .....  .
Crawling under at night to use your Rescue Tape.. everything..

  Don Hanson

On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 6:58 PM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:

>  On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 6:00 PM, Loren Busch <starwagen@gmail.com> wrote:
> >  RE: High end CREE LED flashlights
> > Al has been snooping around in my rig!  I added a 550 Lumen flashlight to
> my
> > kit about a year ago, stays stashed where I can reach it from the drivers
> > seat.  Great for reading signs at night, checking out camping sites, etc.
> > It might even illuminate moss covered rocks (are you reading this Neil?).
> >
>
>
>
> So what was your flashlight count Loren? More than 10 IIRC.     ;)
>
> (thanks for the pointer to CREE flashlights folks)
>
> I need a brighter flashlight!
>
> I keep one of my flashlights (I have 6 portable lights) in an
> organizer pouch strapped to the side of my driver seat. Handy to keep
> a few tools in too btw.
>
> Neil.
>
>
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>
>
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