An Unfair Giveaway (updates at end of post)

This might not qualify since it’s from 2 years ago but that’s how long I’ve been waiting to get a decent thrower haha. I was going to get one from GoingGear but I’m just too frugal and broke. Here’s the post and I’d love the D1 but would be grateful for any light. Or would be grateful to watch someone else win these. Either way this is a feel-good post so hope everyone enjoys watching someone benefit from OP’s generosity!

Thanks for being awesome, bansuri!

That’s it! PM me your name/address and I’ll get it out to you. There was another light added so let me know if the D4 is still your top pick.

Very inspiring GAW bansuri.

Oh man, here’s the part where I have to defer to an admin or someone smarter than me. It seems to me like your post suggests you have to hold off because you’d just spent your money on lights that were on their way. I think that describes most of us here! I’ll need to crowdsource or ask an admin to judge this one.
BTW, you like the H03? It’s so nice I can’t resist using it as a handheld light also. the beam from that TIR is just beautiful for extended use.

No worries, you’re spot on in your analysis and you make the rules! I’m happy to see them go to more deserving homes. I do want to get a small thrower next (whenever the light fund recovers).
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H03 is still in the mail, hopefully soon. Everything I’ve picked up recently has been pretty great though, nothing to complain about. :slight_smile:

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Here is my post. Not sure if it qualifies, but I haven't bought an Emisar yet, as I've been saving for the FW3A. I surely would have one, or both otherwise. Either way, thanks for your generousity.

That piece of wisdom is so obviously true yet so difficult to implement! The only upside is that the multiple budget lights we wind up with are pretty darn good. :slight_smile:

Again, here’s that difficult part.
Humbly, it sort of looks like you’re holding off on an Emisar because you are going to buy several of the FW3A lights? (get it done already, list is up to 1063!)
That pretty much describes us all.

What I was hoping to convey, but didn’t, was that instead of just posting “free lights, first come first served” I could find a way to get these to folks who are unable to afford ANY light at the moment due to financial pressures. Not being able to afford one because you’re planning on buying three of another is a variable I hadn’t considered.

No worries. I’m on the list for one FW3A as of now.

Zappaman,
If my trunk was filled with AA lights I’d give them all away to the people in my small town who walk at night. Some walk for pleasure, others walk to work or to visit friends, we have a Main Street with small businesses and restaurants and there are well-marked crosswalks that people completely ignore. Suddenly someone dressed like a ninja minus the mask steps out from between 2 minivans. I’m not joking. The idea of conspicuity is unknown in these parts. OK, there are some people who are visible thanks to a small light or reflectors, but they’re a minority.

These Li-ion battery powered lights are different, it’s difficult to even get the uninitiated to understand how they turn on or off. The battery voltage and safety conversation returns glazed eyes.
OTOH, despite the UI, the S42 might be acceptable to give to a muggle if the battery protection circuitry works as it’s supposed to. I haven’t used it more than a minute but will look into it.
Thanks!

And… yes, I meant to those adults who know how to work with things of course (and my city manager is one of those guys with a shop full of toys and machining tools— so he qualifies). :wink:

I don’t know the lights you are giving away and so now I see that they would need to be given to a “trainable” hand— good point of clarification. But we probably all know someone who can use a better light (for a friend or guy like my city manager) and so again… just a thought- wanting to help!

I am looking forward to giving Roy his light here tomorrow when he is driving by (we just wave you down here in my town of 300 or so people). He’ll get a kick out of it after he plays with it a while. AND… he WILL use it I’m sure- he’s that kind a’ guy!

PM sent! Thanks again for the GAW!

I’ve met lots of very smart and competent service people who have never seen the kind of flashlights we’re used to. They just don’t know about our weird little flashlight world where a light with a single button can do dozens of different things. They just order something from Grainger or whatever and that’s a light. When they see what we have it only takes milliseconds and they’re in!
A couple years ago I was visiting my dad and ran into a childhood neighbor who’s been an electrician since birth, (long line of electricians in the family). It was night and we were talking about something in the neighborhood that was hard to see cuz it was dark so I pulled out an SC600 and lit it up like daytime. We finished that topic and he said, “So, let’s talk about that flashlight!”. He wrote down links and brand names to investigate.

Please post updates on Roy!

Will do…

I speak to Roy when I need to; or we by chance happen to end up at the same spot in town (about once a year maybe). About three years ago Roy came over to help me (brought a $100k backhoe for a little hole I needed dug out). Anyway we stared talking about guitars and he had an old black face Fender twin 12” with rotted speakers he mentioned. Just so happens I used to build OEM (concert sized) speakers— and had my suppliers info still. Short ending… I got my hole dug and he got a pair of OEM Altec vintage re-issues.

I really like helping out people who help me out— by just doing the right thing. And I especially like surprising them when I do it (as they don’t expect it); they are usually just doing their job… better than most people (with the same job) :+1:

Expanded the date range, and did some specific searches on the forums to find posts that might work for this giveaway. Using quotes and sorting by date I didn’t get much when searching for:
“can’t afford”, “saving up for”, “don’t have the money”, etc. that were for budget lights. Lots of returns for expensive lights or other stuff.
I should have searched this before coming up with this giveaway.

In light of that I have to say that the D1 would find a loving home with Illumenated. You said “I’m just too frugal and broke” which is how I’ve been often, then said you’d be grateful to watch someone else win? D1 is yours.

We have ANOTHER winner!!! -Congrats Illuminated!

Congrats Illumenated. Nice choice. I have the D1 and the D1S in my cross hairs as soon as they get restocked.

Great giveaway! I guess you’ve had your fun with the d4 eh?

Not really if they would pay for the postage cost then why not send it to them is they are outside US. Thanks for the generosity.

Someone paying for out of the country deliverey seems to defeat the purpose of the FREE giveaway. Just saying
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