That was where Clark said Santa left presents in all the tents. And when we went back to get the trucks they were surrounded by these narcos with lots of guns but they were amazeed to find a bunch of gringos in the jungle in wet suits. Too loco to kill or hold for ransom.
On Sun, Dec 3, 2017 at 6:25 PM, Charles Loving <[email protected]> wrote: > Ahh and I tested a box of birthday cake candles in Dumbkopf Cave and found > that the burned my fingers. > Old Man Wisdom... And I was in that Chonta video with a Ceiling Burner. > > On Sat, Dec 2, 2017 at 8:58 PM, David via Texascavers < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> From David Locklear >> [email protected] >> >> >> The flashlight described below was purchased by me tonight at >> Fry's Store. >> >> There was a near full moon so I could not find a good spot to properly >> test it. >> >> However, there were 3 aspects of this flashlight that caught my eye and >> may or may not separate this flashlight from others on the shelf. >> >> The main aspect of this light is its advertised brightness versus the >> price. >> Most of the flashlights seem to cheat on the max light numbers by adding >> up the value of several of the LED's in the chip. I have no idea if >> this one >> does that. Supposedly you are getting 2000 lumens for $ 40 plus tax. >> >> The 2nd feature is the advertised beam with, suggesting it is not a spot >> light >> but a real floodlight - something that almost no LED products excel at. >> >> And the 3rd feature was the dim value being much higher than other lights >> at 1000 lumens. >> >> Meaning this light has a very specific purpose. You would use it at >> the low setting >> in a big frickin cave passage, and only use the 2000 lumen setting on >> some special >> occasion. >> >> Promier is not a leading brand and many of their products are sort of on >> the low >> end scale compared to Coast or Pelican, however, they seem to be better >> than the >> really cheap stuff. >> >> So here is what I learned. >> >> The flood beam is wide enough for when you really need a flood beam. >> There is just a very >> faint outer ring of light that only a light critic would notice. As >> you slide the lens forward ( by rotating the >> headpiece ), the light pattern begins to slightly concentrate and become >> slightly brighter, but in the end the final >> patter is a rhombus or diamond, like most of these kind of flashlights. >> Since the mid-rage >> pattern is the one you would use most often, I found it to be almost >> circular, or sort of a square >> with very rounded corners, or more like circle with some 4 flat edges. >> Only slightly annoying. >> >> The heavy weight and large size of this flashlight would discourage you >> from carrying it in most cases. >> However, I would assume that it would come in handy if you were filming >> in a large borehole passage. >> >> [ Sidenote: On a trip to Sumidero del Rio Chonta, around 1993, some >> Austin cavers filmed the trip >> with a giant train engine headlight. I doubt I am in that video, and I >> have never seen it. I was way >> downstream of the filming. ] >> >> Now there are dozens of brighter flashlights on the market ( but few on >> the shelf ), and you can >> probably find slightly better quality. But not for $ $ 40 plus tax. >> >> The switch feels rugged. The battery pack looks well-engineered. >> The light could probably be >> made more water-resistant, by putting sealant on the threads, and >> blocking the focusing mechanism >> with sealant. The lens cover looks like a solid chunk of rounded glass >> ( for dispersing the beam into >> a flood pattern ). >> >> The three sharp tactical edges can be covered with tape, or maybe sawed >> off. They are not too >> sharp and might could even be grinded smoother with a hand-file. >> >> As is, I would not call this flashlight water resistant. So you would >> want to carry it in some kind of protective >> cover ( a DUREX Magnum RipnRoll ??? ). >> >> Model No. P2000FL-8/16 >> >> www.promierproducts.com >> >> Promier has a nearly identical model that is $ 6 cheaper and slightly >> smaller, and probably more >> practical for a large cave. Fry's has carried that flashlight for over >> a year. >> >> I hope I don't have to take this back to the store. I plan to use it >> when I am driving my Sequoia >> in dark areas looking for a camp-spot, or things along the side of the >> road, or for blinding a >> car-jacker, etc. >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com >> [email protected] | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/te >> [email protected]/ >> http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers >> >> > > > -- > Charlie Loving > -- Charlie Loving
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