Gear Talk

[vivi]

This thread is open to any sort of gear you want to talk about. Watches, flashlights, pens, hiking boots, trail runners, camp knives, multitools, emergency gear....you name it.

[JRinFL]

What gear trackers do people use, if any? I have used Tile and I just got a couple of Pebblebee Found GPS trackers.

[Senfkarte]

This is my favorite piece of gear. A small flashlight.
The Nitecore TIP.
Have used it for hours and hours and carried it a lot, as you can see. But I have to say, the glass has not a single scratch, very impressive, considering the condition of the rest of the case.
I really like the lockout function for the buttons. As far as I can tell, the successor models do not have this function.

[vivi]

This is my favorite piece of gear. A small flashlight.
The Nitecore TIP.
Have used it for hours and hours and carried it a lot, as you can see. But I have to say, the glass has not a single scratch, very impressive, considering the condition of the rest of the case.
I really like the lockout function for the buttons. As far as I can tell, the successor models do not have this function.

I used to carry one of those. Mine got smashed into pieces somehow. Forgot what caused it but I know the insides are all plastic.

I tried the new version but the interface is pretty bad. Gotta hold the button down for 2-3 seconds to turn on the light.

On my keychain these days is a Fenix E03R.

Also tried the Surefire sidekick. It's great. Never turns on in my pocket despite no lock-out because they made the button require more force than a baby's fart to activate. Feels much more durable than most pocket lights.

[James Y]

I carry these sometimes.

I don't know if you count a walking stick as gear, but I carry one of two different Brazos hickory walking sticks whenever I go for my walks.

Jim

[Senfkarte]

I used to carry one of those. Mine got smashed into pieces somehow. Forgot what caused it but I know the insides are all plastic.

I tried the new version but the interface is pretty bad. Gotta hold the button down for 2-3 seconds to turn on the light.

On my keychain these days is a Fenix E03R.

Also tried the Surefire sidekick. It's great. Never turns on in my pocket despite no lock-out because they made the button require more force than a baby's fart to activate. Feels much more durable than most pocket lights.

The plastic insides are fine for me. It is not a very heavy duty flashlight, and from my experience it is solid enough to survive a fall from pocket high....or even more than one :rolleyes:

I'm not up to date, how the newer version(s) are operated, I just read that the lockout function is not longer there.

This is my first and at the time only pocket light. I start to look around when it dies. But the two you named will be in the narrow selection, depending on the timeframe, thanks.

[kobold]

It's raining, so I made a few pocket sleeves for my stuff.





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