Question for those that use a pocket clipā¦ do you put the light inside your pocket with only the clip showing outside or the opposite of that? To me it makes no sense to have the flashlight outside the pocket where it could get snagged and ripped off the clip, lost or broken. My son-in-law carries his X6 with the light outside, or used to, back when he used it frequently during his night shift.
In the same sense that a folding pocket knife with a clip goes inside the pocket, displaying only the clip, I carry a small flashlight clip out, light protected inside the pocket.
I used to like clips until I realized carrying the light inside the pocket defeats the purpose of a clip. Maybe they should be called belt clips? Today I find a clip useful in a flashlight if itās reversible so I can use it as a headlamp on a cap brim
To my way of thinking, the clip keeps the light up at the edge of the pocket ready for a quick grab and also away from loose change and keys and such. If the clip were to get hung up and ripped off the light, the light would merely fall into the pocket. So the clip is just a way to keep the light close to hand, ready to grab if and when needed.
I carry lights inside my pocket with the clips showing outside.
I can comfortably pocket carry lights up to the size of an X6 in most of my pants and shorts.
While hiking, I wear a floody headlamp and use a thrower when looking for a landmark or trail.
I frequently clip an X6 to my backpackās shoulder strap or outside the breast pocket of my shirt or vest, but very rarely outside my pants pocket. Seems risky.
This light will be small enough to clip into a chest pocket of a light jacket, making it readily available and safer from damage, yet still a true powerhouse of surprising proportion! As for me, Iām ready for this to go ahead and get hereā¦ getting antsy enough for it am thinking about making my own. lol (wouldnāt be as refined of course, but itād keep me busy til this arrived. )
Exactly! The clip keeps the light vertical and easy to retrieve from a pocket.
The only time this has failed me is while exiting a vehicle. On two occasions, the seatbelt snagged my EDCās clip and pulled the light out of my pocket. Luckily I noticed right away.
The Miller runs a bed and breakfast in France and had a lot of repairs and work to do on his property as winter approached which took a lot of this time. Then he took ill for a couple of weeks and got behind on the three group buys that he was running simultaneously. On the GT thread alone there were 1800 new posts in 3 weeks. I personally think that he got a taste of what itās like to not be weighed down by all the stuff on blf. Itās refreshing. Lol
Around Christmas time he posted back that he was feeling better and was going to try and catch up on all the threads, but he never did. We told him not to try that as itās too much work and we would give him notes of the important stuff. That way he could just join back in. Then he dissappeared again. He seems to be just living life with his wife and son. I canāt blame him for that.
Heās not on social media, but his wife is, and everything seems to be okay with him.
You can find every flashlight related 3D printed stuff in my sign. You can download and print them. Most of them are not will be perfect fit at first time because every printer has different accuracy especially the cheap ones so maybe you need to print some and adjust scale for perfect fit.
Thanks for responding. Itās good to know and I didnāt want to come across nosy. Heās just a big part of the forum and itās good to know heās ok. Glad heās taking time with his family. Heās been so freakinā busy with some HUGE group buys lately; sounds like a healthy choice.
He has done A LOT. I wish him the best, and hope he returns in whatever capacity, whenever he is ready. How would would keep up with his wife on social media, if it is okay to ask?
TK, the FW3A can be done that way relatively safely as the clip is clamped on by the tail cap, but one of the snap on style clips would be much more prone to lose the light in that carry style. (Goddesses have better fortune than some of us mere mortals so you probably wouldnāt have to worry about it either way)
Been out of the forum a lot myself recently, coming back in and seeing the sleeker design cues it looks pretty good. Not sure why I took the stance I took earlier, grouchy in my old age I guessā¦ my apologies to all concerned.
TK, the FW3A can be done that way relatively safely as the clip is clamped on by the tail cap, but one of the snap on style clips would be much more prone to lose the light in that carry style. (Goddesses have better fortune than some of us mere mortals so you probably wouldnāt have to worry about it either way)
Been out of the forum a lot myself recently, coming back in and seeing the sleeker design cues it looks pretty good. Not sure why I took the stance I took earlier, grouchy in my old age I guessā¦ my apologies to all concerned.
If Iām wearing pants with a pocket down the side of the leg Iāll have the light in / pocket clip out. Otherwise hip pockets are uncomfortable for any sort of bending, squatting, sitting (car included). I donāt wear jackets much but donāt use the clip on the rare occasion I have a light in a jacket. So I usually hang the light outside the pocket or on the belt.
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