I tend to carry, uh, three flash lights.
A good tac light in my off hand pocket, and cheap AA LED light in my strong side pocket, and a little AAA LED on my keys.
oh, and I’m about fed up with Surefire’s E series tail switches failing without much use. I’ve burned through 2 or 3, and now I just don’t carry surefire products in my pockets.
Like Tam, I have a little Photon on my keychain. When I carry a Maxpedition “murse” there’s usually an extra light in there or attached on there somewhere. My briefcase has an extra light in it.
Times I’ve needed a light: countless.
Times I’ve needed a blade: countless.
Times I’ve needed a gun: only once, but it was memorable!
I carry them all, because when you need a gun, you REALLY need a gun.
I carry a spare light in my bag that I take to work, just in case the end of the world turns out to be like Pitch Black.
Can’t be too tactical these days; I mean who here honestly doesn’t carry a baggie of spare ammo for their spare magazine just in case it’s a bad lot? Anybody?
On duty I have two, Surefire E2D with aftermarket LED upgrade and a Gladius Maximis, plus a rechargeable Stinger LED. Oh, and a M2 UTL on the USP, only halogen I have that gets any regular use.
Off duty, SureFire E2D and Stinger keychain light.
March 10th, 2011 at 10:11 am
I admit to carrying more than one flashlight.
And the little Photon on my keychain sees a lot more use than the big light.
March 10th, 2011 at 10:50 am
I misread your title as “Backup Fleshlights”.
Needless to say, I giggled a little.
March 10th, 2011 at 11:21 am
I tend to carry, uh, three flash lights.
A good tac light in my off hand pocket, and cheap AA LED light in my strong side pocket, and a little AAA LED on my keys.
The AA light IS as powerful as a G2 though.
March 10th, 2011 at 11:22 am
oh, and I’m about fed up with Surefire’s E series tail switches failing without much use. I’ve burned through 2 or 3, and now I just don’t carry surefire products in my pockets.
March 10th, 2011 at 11:33 am
Like Tam, I have a little Photon on my keychain. When I carry a Maxpedition “murse” there’s usually an extra light in there or attached on there somewhere. My briefcase has an extra light in it.
Times I’ve needed a light: countless.
Times I’ve needed a blade: countless.
Times I’ve needed a gun: only once, but it was memorable!
I carry them all, because when you need a gun, you REALLY need a gun.
March 10th, 2011 at 12:02 pm
I carry a spare light in my bag that I take to work, just in case the end of the world turns out to be like Pitch Black.
Can’t be too tactical these days; I mean who here honestly doesn’t carry a baggie of spare ammo for their spare magazine just in case it’s a bad lot? Anybody?
March 10th, 2011 at 1:10 pm
Looks like the human body is pretty tactical.
Two arms, legs, ears, eyes, kidneys, lungs…
March 10th, 2011 at 1:24 pm
“Two arms, legs, ears, eyes, kidneys, lungs…”
And two livers. Homer’s going to sell one of his to make money.
March 10th, 2011 at 4:00 pm
Wait, if two is one, and one is none, then logically if you only carry two flashlights you are actually lightless.
That’s why I carry three of everything, logic and tacticality are inexorable.
March 10th, 2011 at 4:48 pm
Two is one and one is the loneliest number, according to three dog night.
March 10th, 2011 at 5:26 pm
I like three dog night
March 10th, 2011 at 8:49 pm
Guilty, I carry 3.
Two Surefires and a custom. One of the Surefires has been customized as well.
March 11th, 2011 at 11:09 am
On duty I have two, Surefire E2D with aftermarket LED upgrade and a Gladius Maximis, plus a rechargeable Stinger LED. Oh, and a M2 UTL on the USP, only halogen I have that gets any regular use.
Off duty, SureFire E2D and Stinger keychain light.
Always have the 5.11 light in my truck too.
March 11th, 2011 at 11:51 pm
Two flashlights here as well….a Inova x5 and a little keychain light/bottle opener….guess which one I use most….