I have realized something about this community.

Stopping in traffic with any of my windows down is one thing I make sure to NEVER do. Poverty can drive people to desperation, and on top of that, you never know when there’s an opportunistic robber biding to pounce on you.

That also goes for when you see two men on a motorcycle coming up behind your vehicle, whether you’re moving or standing still. KEEP THOSE WINDOWS UP, PEOPLE.

Good description.

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Good points all around.

I once long ago watched a news report/documentary on Brazil and during heavy traffic periods where highway traffic moves slowly there are many cases where people on overpasses will drop 2 person carry boulders onto cars below and then a crew at street level pounces on the vehicle to remove the valuables through the shattered windows

Haha. Also, I apologize to anyone my thread may have offended. I in no way meant to offend or degrade anyone. That was not my intention.

Which flashlights can I count on to “save my life” while operating and how few lumens do I need before my flashlight is tactical enough to operate with?

Yeah, that was a thing, but it was mostly a short-lived strategy. Even on huge cities there aren’t too many overpasses, and folks with large stones on top of said overpasses is easy for the 5-0 to spot.

I said what I said about motorcycles because the majority of traffic robberies in places with cheap access to two-seat bikes is done like that. The maneuverability and acceleration potential of the Honda CG and the like makes them perfect for smash-and-grab.

No A/C in Florida :person_facepalming: It was my old 1st gen 4runner so finding parts amd making the effort to fix 30 year old A/C components for a rusty old work truck was not in the budget, have to be able to afford all these flashlights! Wasnt even a bad area either. Now I ride a motorcycle everyday so I carry an actual collapsable baton as well as flashlight and a small fixed blade knife that I dont have to fumble to open with gloves on.

Yeah motorcycles aren’t something I thought of but it makes great sense.

lol What do you mean easy to spot!! Me and this guy are just carrying this 70-lb boulder over the overpass to our landscaping job. The boss is such a cheap prick he won’t even give us a wheel barrow!

The one that has a defibrillator built-in.

Gear is tactical if it is made and used for that purpose. There are tactical lights, that are built for use in tactical theaters and are used their. That is what I was referring to. Lights built and made for only one purpose. To use during a life or death fight.

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I’m just trying to understand why and or where you would prefer low lumen over high in a tactical situation. Personally I like turbo.

2 offhand. In cqb where you just want to light up what’s in front of you without ruining your vision once you turn off the light, and when you just want to light up what’s in front of you without giving away your position to everyone within a square mile.

I die in the summer heat here in MN even… my condolences. :open_mouth:

Yeah Turbo will give your position away in a second.

Those are the 2 I want turbo for. In CQC if I’m in control of the light, I’m using it like a handful of sand (to blind/stun an opponent). If you’re using the light to see where you’re going you’ll be a low lumen target. We trained to always move after we turn our lights off.

To each his own I guess.

I believe the best type of light in defensive use is a big thrower. And a .338 Lapua.

Nothing says safety like distance and 250 grains.

In my world any light gives your position away, that’s why we always move after using the light.

Sisyfus, where have you been all these years?!

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