Hello from Colorful Colorado!

Hi All! So I have always loved flashlights and the with the advent of LED flashlights it’s is like a candy store.

So from the name you would assume I am a chemist and am by degree, a physical chemist, although physics is my passion. I was an aircraft electrician in the Navy back in the 80s, got my degree in the 90s and went back to work for the DOD as a scientist. Finally landed a cushy job in communications in Colorado, live at 8000 feet on a lake shore and have a 2 minute commute to work. Have a wonderful wife who loves living in the mountains in the middle of nowhere.

We have to have flashlights everywhere to check chickens for bears and raccoons well and just take a look around. It is nice if the light is bright enough to blind them and burn their facial hair off, they usually run away. LOL

I had tons of 18650 batteries I used to operate fish finders, home made vape mods, spotlights, and of course flashlights. Needed a charger and found this wonderful wealth of information. Great site you all have here, thanks!

Chuck

Hey Chuck,

Welcome to BLF :beer:

Hello and welcome to BLF :slight_smile:

Thanks for joining the party, chemman!

Welcome to BLF, Chuck! :slight_smile:

Hello Chuck!

My future and present condolences for your wallet ;)

Welcome to BLF!

Welcome chemman,

The Rockies are a beautiful place, if that is where you’re at. I have fond memories of the Dillon/Silverthorne area.

Welcome to BLF chuck!!

Welcome! Welcome! Sounds like you live an ideal life over there!

Hi and welcome Chuck. Keep your lights real close by while your here as you are already being tailed by the local Raccoon. As you can see he can be very scary at the best of times.

Welcome Chuck (from a place about as far from nowhere as it gets )

So there is a sign couple miles from here it reads: “Summit County Colorado’s Playground”

There are so many things to do around here year-round, I love it here. So thought I would show the crew what happen to be laying around handy, doesn’t include flashlights in packs, cars, boats, downstairs, in work shop and a few un-named places. Starts at the LED 10X loupe and goes to the 18650 modified Brinkman 3 million candlepower incandescent spot light, includes an infrared and an ultraviolet set. I like lights.

This place is great.

*_Get yourself an AceBeam k60, now on sale on MeBay. 5000lm and mind blowing throw. It’ll bust up the dark and you’ll never be the same.
Welcome, from 9500’. _*

Looks like a stun gun, last from the right. :davie:

Then before winter sets in, sometime in October, get one of these. You’ll be able to spotlight the top of that hill on the other side of the lake - course you may need binocs to see it. http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Hot-Sale-Powerful-Blue-Noble-Laser-Pointer-light-Pen-445nm-Beam-Match-Cigarette-Burning-Star-Cap/32266321737.html

Nope, I calibrated my 5000 lumie with my Swiss Army Knife. 8)