maybe in total darkness, but in my area, i have occasional street lamp and house lights from nearby, so its barely noticeable after 50 yards.
Thing is, you will have to sacrifice something, since its always a tradeoff.
Its either throw (Far) Flood (near) or a tradeoff somewhere in between (with any variance towards throw or spill)
You cant have all.
I think the emisar D4 or D4s would be a good choice, since it has a Tir with multiple LED’s but it lacks USB charging (Hank, are you reading this?)
Just did google maps on a school that I have tested the SC31Pro Turbo on. Maps has it at 367 feet. Perhaps I wouldn’t know if it were a cat or a skunk but I could see well enough at that distance to know it was a critter and not a rock;-) This is standing under streetlights not total darkness. Mine is the 6000K version FWIW. Agree that 50 Yards much more visible. Now that I have that measurement I am going to have to try again to see just how well I do see and how much difference from the XP-l HI C8.
hm…i may do that too, i only used it a few times outside cuz usually i walk my dog with ft03 or v6, but ima try with sc31 pro tonight and see how it goes. i mean at 100 meters, def you can see if something is moving, but to be able to tell what it is, i have my doubts for now
Thanks for all the suggestions. They give my lots to look at and to research.
Tonight I took 3 torches with me. A Q8, a Convoy C8 SST20, and the Nightwatch Stalker.
The Q8 gives a really nice wide beam so you get lots of peripheral vision. On turbo it appears to throw pretty well - until you turn the C8 or the Stalker on.
Unfortunately, just using the C8 or Stalker gives you a more ‘tunnel vision’ effect.
Having the Q8 and the Stalker on at the same time was really nice - excellent throw and excellent spill. Not very practical though.
I used to dog walk wearing a wide beamed head torch and a C8 in my hand. That was a pretty good combination . Perhaps I need to revert to that if I can’t find anything that fits the bill.
omg you know what, you are so right, sc31 pro is a lot more powerful than i remembered!
the pictures dont do it justice, with my eyes, i cannot see the fence at all without the light, but with it, i can very clearly see the fence and if there was an animal around there, i think i should be able to tell what it is too! and that fence is easily over 50 meters away, i would say maybe 60-70! and technically i can see past that too, not too well, but if something is moving, i can def spot it, so ya…pleasantly surprised!
“I’d appreciate any comment or suggestions.”
comment: we have had four dogs. headlamps work the best for us.
suggestion: carry TWO of your choice. a mid-walk failure is not fun.
It’s not true of Arizona or anywhere else.
I know what he is talking about. I find the flood on the FT03 to be annoying because I use it just for the flood. I’d rather that it didn’t light up the area close to me so much but for dog walking where someone said they wanted throw and flood it does seem appropriate.
I think the lighted dog harness paired with a small basic floodlight would be a good choice. You just need to know where the dog is rather than be able to light up the world between the walker and the dog.
Wonder if I got lucky with mine. Just tested it now and I have to hold it this close to something to get a hole in the beam.
Glad to hear it. Last time I was in Az was 1996!
really? mines more noticeable farther away, closer actually looks better…you should shine it on a white wall, thats not a good test, yours looks green lol
Low current I think all the XHP50’s have a tint shift. As least all I’ve seen. Higher current the whiter they get. That was also ramped well down so as to get the hole more visible on camera.
No white walls in my house and I wasn’t tall enough to see the hole on the ceiling. Further away beam looks great. Literally you have to be closer than 6” to get the hole to appear. Same as many of my other lights.
I use Astrolux FT03S and MF01S for night walks with my dog.They are quite large but still fit in pockets and it’s hard to find something better of this size.
Only people who walk seven miles per day, 11,500 miles in four and a half years get ambush attacked by their neighbors loose Shepherd breeds? How about No, as the correct answer to that question. Just because a dog licks its owners face, does not mean it will not viciously attack a pedestrian when it is allowed to be loose. Dog owners make the tragic, fatal mistake when they let their friendly dogs run loose and suddenly the same old song every six seconds in the USA: “He was always so friendly, I don’t know what could’ve gotten into him”. Every six seconds. Lives tragically destroyed because a so-called friendly dog was allowed to be loose. Every six seconds. I don’t carry flashlights to protect myself from loose dogs, and I don’t carry guns to illuminate the darkness. Twice, in 11,500 miles, I did not use a flashlight to avoid immediate need trauma hospitalization. Instead twice, with 1/10 of a second to spare, I used a gun. I don’t know how a human being could possibly be more scared than when he is ambush charged by a growling, snarling Shepherd breed.
“Homeowners insurers paid out $797 million in liability claims related to dog bites and other dog-related injuries in 2019.”
“Dog attack victims suffer over $1 billion in monetary losses annually. JAMA reports this estimate to be as high as $2 billion.“
“There were 4 times as many dog bite-related ED visits and 3 times as many hospital stays in rural areas than in urban areas in 2008.
“Each day, over 1,000 persons are treated in hospital emergency departments for nonfatal dog bite-related injuries.
Back on topic: a nice dog walking flashlight for use when walking your dog on a 6 foot leash does not have to be a large, heavy weight flashlight. A small, lightweight flashlight will work just fine. Just pick the light you like, and for the love of God, put your dog on a leash!
Maybe you live or walked in areas where people train their dogs for fights or some shit, i have never heard of, let alone encountered, a dog being aggressive towards humans for no goddamn reason, and no amount of statistics is gonna convince me of that, cuz it doesnt provide any context whatsoever.
Can it happen? Yes, but theres always gonna be a reason, rabies being the most obv one, another big one is small dog owners holding their aggressive dog in their arms, that could cause fights that lead to the owner getting injured in the process for trying to protect their dog. Since u dont have a dog with u, it could be you giving a bad vibe, or doing something that trigger them, or the dogs themselves had bad history with people that either looked like u, or smelled like u or anything along those lines, and those people gave them ptsd. Whichever case, there is ALWAYS gonna be a reason. Any responsible dog owner will attest to this.
I personally know my dog will never be aggressive towards humans, but i also never met anybody being aggressive or provocative towards him, so i dont know how he would act in those scenarios, regardless though, if my dog is off leash, and if he starts running towards u, hell even if he starts biting u, u better not pull out ur gun on him, cuz if u do, u best believe one of us is going to jail for murder tonight. I will always believe in my dog that it was something you have or did that set him off, and judging by ur stories, statistics isnt exactly on ur side, considering how many dogs were aggressive towards u, and how many men and women my dog ignored while running around offleash. So even if he does bite u, ill pay for all the medical bills, but i aint apologizing for shit.
Also, since u had gopro, feel free to post the video leading up to those two attacks on you by loose dogs. Lets see what happened.
Everydog should be able to run free at times. They need it for their mental health and happiness.
I can tell that my dog is far happier running around off lead, chasing squirels or flushing out a pheatsant. Keeping a dog on a lead all the time would be like never letting a child play. anyone who’s never had a dog would not understand this.
But having a dog comes with responsibilities. You need to train your dog so that you have some sort of control over it when neccessary.
I know my dog, and I know the only reason he’d show aggression towards a person would be because he was really terrified by them.
In the UK most dogs are family pets. Not many are trained as guard dogs or livestock protection dogs, so we generally don’t have issues over here with dog attacks.
I agree with the previous poster - If someone hurts my dog, I will hurt them.
I second the Astrolux FT03 mini with the XHP50.2, absolutely perfect for your needs. There is the Convoy M3-U releasing soon with USB C charging, and ramping.
If you didn’t need ramping and a side switch I would of said the Convoy M2, OP reflector, SST40 5000K, 5A driver. I sell it in my store and its a great all round performer
exactly, rabies aside, it is almost always the fault of humans, most likely the owner, sometimes the person getting attacked, occasionally people from previous experiences, dogs will never naturally just attack humans under normal circumstances, it just doesnt happen, neither do wolves.