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El Pablo

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I just carry one of a hundred different flashlights in my laptop bag, like a Fenix PD35. If not carrying my laptop bag. I carry an Olight i5T (EOS) or about any other single AA light) or a single CR123 light.

I highly recommend not getting an Olight S1R II. They like to stop charging.
 

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Started out in 1985 with a Surefire 9P It was the rechargeable battery one with the battery sticks. It worked well if I remembered every day to recharge it. After some time the batteries crapped and wouldn't take a charge. I converted it to the 6P with the shorter barrel. I've been feeding it CR123A's for over 30 years. I have also cringed every time I dropped it because the $20 bulb. I'll bet I replaced that lamp over 80 times. Recently I bought a Fenix UC35 and retired the Surefire. I Lost the Fenix at Louie's on NW Hwy. and went back to the Surefire and converted it to LED.
 

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How do you carry a light? I find myself carrying one more and more, and using it quite often.
Toss it in your pocket...use a pocket clip, a holster?

Currently just tossing mine into my pocket but found a spiffy clip on eBay that looks pretty handy. I dont always wear belts so thats a good "every day" solution, but it would be nice to free up space in my pocket for all the other crap I EDC.

I carry a Olight Raider, it has a pocket clip...
 

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Started out in 1985 with a Surefire 9P It was the rechargeable battery one with the battery sticks. It worked well if I remembered every day to recharge it. After some time the batteries crapped and wouldn't take a charge. I converted it to the 6P with the shorter barrel. I've been feeding it CR123A's for over 30 years. I have also cringed every time I dropped it because the $20 bulb. I'll bet I replaced that lamp over 80 times. Recently I bought a Fenix UC35 and retired the Surefire. I Lost the Fenix at Louie's on NW Hwy. and went back to the Surefire and converted it to LED.

Dude. You really should retire that old 9P/6P. It will make a good conversation piece. Pick up a Surefire G2X Tactical. It's a million times brighter than it, even with a Surefire or Malkoff P60 type Xenon or LED lamp. 600 lumens with the perfect combo of tint, spill and throw and it's only around 60 bucks. If you need a pocket clip, Amazon sells one by Solarforce. Stainless steel, mounts onto the barrel just under the tailcap, holds it very securely in your pocket. Best lights ever.
 

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Dude. You really should retire that old 9P/6P. It will make a good conversation piece. Pick up a Surefire G2X Tactical. It's a million times brighter than it, even with a Surefire or Malkoff P60 type Xenon or LED lamp. 600 lumens with the perfect combo of tint, spill and throw and it's only around 60 bucks. If you need a pocket clip, Amazon sells one by Solarforce. Stainless steel, mounts onto the barrel just under the tailcap, holds it very securely in your pocket. Best lights ever.
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It has been through many scuffles with me as you can tell by the scratches. I liked the Fenix 35 because it was rechargeable but, alas.
 

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It has been through many scuffles with me as you can tell by the scratches. I liked the Fenix 35 because it was rechargeable but, alas.

Rechargeable is not always the best option. I used to carry rechargeable all the time until I went on a manhunt one night. I got about 100 yards from my car and my light went dead. So I had to make my way back to my car in the dark and and go home.

Now, I carry my G2X and a spare pair of batteries in a plastic box in my pocket, so I always have light.
 

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I've carried a pocket light everyday for over 12 years. First was a Fenix pd20 I think. Lost it bought a pd25, then found the one I lost. My wife now carries it in her purse. One the best things I've discovered is the rechargeable CR123 batteries.
 

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Dude. You really should retire that old 9P/6P. It will make a good conversation piece. Pick up a Surefire G2X Tactical. It's a million times brighter than it, even with a Surefire or Malkoff P60 type Xenon or LED lamp. 600 lumens with the perfect combo of tint, spill and throw and it's only around 60 bucks. If you need a pocket clip, Amazon sells one by Solarforce. Stainless steel, mounts onto the barrel just under the tailcap, holds it very securely in your pocket. Best lights ever.

solarforce went out of biz in 2019. I had a lot of their bodies. For 20 bucks I’d have a killer flashlight with a rechargeable battery. I have them in every car. I also carry cr123s to throw in too. My 18650 rechargeable just last longer.

try the fenix pd35, it’s 1000 lumens.
Many flashlights out there better than surefires and cheaper.


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It has been through many scuffles with me as you can tell by the scratches. I liked the Fenix 35 because it was rechargeable but, alas.
What happened to the 35? Never mind, see it now.
 
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