recon, consider building your own.......use a Maglite as a host and build an Mag85
(again search CPF for the details.)

trust me you build one, you dont stop.....

i'm in the PLANNING stages to build a 1000 lumen mini handheld retina searer, as soon as i get a job.

The creepy thing was watching someone cook an egg over the lens of the "Torch" light.

Please no more home projects. I get rapped up in them and cant stop.

I love DIY projects, but they endup costing me.

i just picked up a 900 lumen monster from deal extream for 56ish bucks and a bunch of rechargables..... man i love this light lol. some time ill see if i can find some throw pictures of it... but yea i have a flashlight habit and a blade habit... my poor wallet

Deal Extreme = trouble. everything is cheap so I buy a lot.

ya gotta be careful on DX, lots of CRAP

check out Solarforce.com for inexpensive lights that are actually good quality

oh agreed , but i wanted it, so i got it , and was shocked it worked so well. the auras dont seam to bad. and man is it bright, i keep it in my truck it out throws my trucks lights

So anyone on this late on a Friday night? Any exciting plans for the weekend? I'm trying to talk the little lady into going out somewhere local for an overnighter in the hammocks. It's still too hot to do any real hiking, but I would like to at least spend a night in the woods.

doing nothing! got less than 100 bucks (including life savings) to my name. Walked off the job last friday and did'nt talk to the boss until today. still owed $400 bucks, hopefully getting it tommorow. I think he understands how pissed off i was.

so sitting here drinking beer, trying to put a edge on a patch knife someone one gave mebut not having any luck.....

hopefully meeting up with the boss on sat to get my money and turn in my radio, then hopefully going jade hunting with the GF in HOPE BC.

Yeah that's why I want to do an overnighter - camping out is free, depending on where we go, so it's cheap entertainment. I bet I could even manage to find something to chop <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

I Would love to do some camping, but the wife isn't quite into it. plus I have a little one that makes it tough.

Yeah for us, it's the dogs - we can't really take them in the hammock with us, and aren't keen about having them in the woods in bear country anyways. They would have to have their own separate tent and it would be hard to check on them. The good news is, for a simple overnighter, they are fine at home - we have a doggie door <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />