I have a 2 cell Maglite and two mini Maglites. I am not sentimental towards them but they cost to much to just throw away and are not in my view worth upgrading. So they just hang around unloved.
I’m more a light user than collector and as long as it works I’ll keep it around or give it away. One xenon, several incans. Old lights are good for ‘dirty work’ where they may get banged up or lost, and a lost cheap incan isn’t much of a loss. I’ve got oil lamps here too.
Just because something is old or obsolete doesn’t mean it’s useless; otherwise I’d be in the trash can myself!
Every room in our home and each vehicle has a Maglite mounted on the wall/in the door, all with LEDs. However, all but three of them still have incandescent bulbs in the tails for emergencies (including “events” that will burn out semiconductors, e.g., LEDs).
The best lights (Fenix, Nitecore, etc.) are for fun and planned, quick response. The Mags are there just in case the power goes out (fixed positions).
I’m getting back into the vintage C and D cell incans. I just bought a 5 cell Winchester and a few others. One is all copper, Ravovac 3xD. Light that is not powerful but it is a really cool looking light.
To be honest, most the flashlight uses I have around the home do not need 500 lumens. These old incans are fun around the house. For serious use, I have my LEDs but sometimes it’s nice just to have a nice warm Incan light. Kind of feels nostalgic. I’m old enough to remember when a 2xD cell Energizer “was” a flashlight.
Last week I dug up my Litebox-like lantern with a 55W H1 halogen bulb from a car and runs on a 6V lead-acid battery. They are dirt-cheap but only last a few minutes.
No I guess I don’t. But I do have a couple of these. Electric service is still unreliable where I live. I haven’t measured the total candle power on this but I’m sure it’s at least 5-6
Nice! A guy in town apparently made decent money selling these during Y2K scare. I have a crank handled led one that looks like a Coleman lantern, and I just used a C8 on low to shower etc last winter when the power went out. About 0.4 A, I think, lasts well, plenty of light, I tail stood it
I still have a Princeton Tec Surge 8 AA dive light and a couple of Maglites. Every once in awhile I put batteries in them and scare myself with the ugly beam patterns and hepatitis ridden yellow light.