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Flashlights: What does “Cree” mean?
It seems most people online agree that Cree flashlights are the best, but for a long time I didn’t know what “Cree” meant. Was Cree a brand? Was it a feature? Well, if you’ve ever wondered the same thing, you’re in luck; here’s what “Cree” actually means. Contrary to my first suspicions, Cree doesn’t refer…
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Fenix flashlights with the longest run times
As I was sitting at my desk pondering what to write about, I started wondering what flashlights run for the longest amount of time. That, my friends, was the inspiration for this post. To figure this out, I needed to go through our flashlights, page by page. Since there are 20 pages of them, I only…
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Olight LED Flashlights
We’ve covered quite a few different LEDs already, but there’s one brand we haven’t touched on yet. In fact, I only just found out about this brand—Olight. Olight LEDs use the latest technology available in the industry and the best materials available. Olight offers products geared toward law enforcement and public safety agencies, and anyone…
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CRKT LED Flashlights
If you know flashlights, the first brand that comes to your mind is not going to be CRKT (Columbia River Knife and Tool). CRKT, as evidenced by its name, primarily makes knives and other outdoor gear. Some of that gear does in fact include flashlights. Here are a couple of CRKT models that are out…
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Things to consider when purchasing an LED
We’ve touched on some important things here before like how many lumens you need, what a good household flashlight looks like, etc. But I still felt like there was more to touch on as far as guidelines for purchasing a good flashlight goes. Each person will have varying needs, so here are some traits to…
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Tactical LEDs
We’ve touched on quite a few different types of LEDs on this blog: headlamps, keychain lights, regular flashlights, lanterns, and pocket-sized LEDs. One area we haven’t touched on yet, though, is tactical. If you carry a gun, having an LED nearby is a good idea. It’s always an option to hold a flashlight in one…
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LED Camping Additions
The weather is getting warmer, and I can hardly wait for summer to get here! For me, summer means spending lots and lots of time outdoors camping, hiking, kayaking—you name it. Since I’m not a skier or snowboarder, I tend to get antsy during the winter waiting inside for the weather to accommodate human life…
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Travel-sized LEDS
I don’t know about you, but with warm weather on the horizon, I’m starting to plan fun trips for the coming months. A lot of my plans involve spending time outdoors, while other plans are just road trips to visit friends and family. Something that I’ve found through my travels is that no matter where you…
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Top 7 LED Flashlights
The best thing about LED flashlights is that you do not have to spend a whole lot of money to get something good. Now, as is with most anything that takes batteries, those pesky little power sources tend to cost more over time, than ten of the actual items that require them. Hot tip… Invest…
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LED Lenser Flashlights
LED Lenser was founded in 1994 by Harald and Rainer Opolka. In spite of the bank refusing to give them a business loan, these ambitious twin brothers started LED Lenser in their garage in Germany with only 1,000 DM, a sketch book, a toolbox and an old ATARI® computer. Their business to their surprise grew…