The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details:
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
Price is $300 $250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
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Maybe take a look at these:Totally, it's amazing they lost their position as THE definitive flashlight. They seemed very slow to adapt, as LED flashlights began to dominate the market. I did think of upgrading, but the upgrades seemed expensive, and not that good
Thanks mate, looks like the prices have dropped a bit, but they still seem to be lacking in terms of performance. The small, and relatively inexpensive, OLight, in my pic earlier, has 1000 lumens, and a range of other good features
The thing I like about maglite is the simplicity ( not interested in " features " ), and the fact that they have a pretty good throw, not as good as a cheap flashlight with the zoom lense but surprisingly decent all things considered.Thanks mate, looks like the prices have dropped a bit, but they still seem to be lacking in terms of performance. The small, and relatively inexpensive, OLight, in my pic earlier, has 1000 lumens, and a range of other good features
Can't believe I missed your post, Shawn; must be sort of like how you lost a couple of big Maglites!
Those sound like good ideas for improving grip, David.
There's a thought!...
Take out the batteries, and replace with concrete!
I've never heard of ARC, but apparently they still make them and they're only about $30 too.
After 18 years of service my good old Arc flashlight is out of order. The thread of the switching head is worn and i can't keep the flashlight on without pushing the head towards the battery container.
I've got this Olight. Inexpensive and no useless features. Two level of brightness, 180 lumens which are well enough for a pocket flashlight and more important a low mode 5 lumens i use most of the time.
It doesn't help i'm a bit sad to put the Arc in the box of broken, worn and unusable items.
Dan.
They still have an active website.
That's a shame.
What is it cool white ?
To improve grip on my Maglites, I use Wilson tennis racket (sic) overgrip wrap, 3 for $3.23 at Walmart, or Wilson replacement grip (thicker) 1 for same price. A lot easier than trying to slide on a bicycle innertube.Can't believe I missed your post, Shawn; must be sort of like how you lost a couple of big Maglites!
Those sound like good ideas for improving grip, David.
Now that I'm wearing gloves to take the dog out in the dark, the Maglite seems even more slippery.
There's a thought!
And I could reduce my battery budget a bit!
- GT
