Hi! As someone who doesn’t use flashlights often at all I’m quite curious how often you actually use flashlights. Are they like an everyday carry?
When I go up and down the stairs at night. I have a bunch of lights, but no legitimate or serious reason other than I like them. Which is the only reason I need really.
All day every (work) day. Every morning I swap in a fresh 18650 off the charger then pop it into my holster before going to work. My job consists of seeing things in every nook and cranny of the properties I visit. I couldn’t work without a bright light.
E-VE-RY-DAY :)
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Hourly when I’m at work and daily when I’m at home or out and about.
Rarely, but I have 3 always available in designated places around the house, regularly tested and batteries rotated on a schedule. Same for pocket radios. These are the things you don’t need every day, but having them around may determine if you live or die in certain situations.
More often now that I have lights that don’t suck like the one on my phone, or the Streamlights that my old shop issued. I do a fair bit of inspection work that requires more and better light than the overhead lights, find myself looking in dark corners all the time, own cats that like getting into weird places, and investigate odd noises from the back yard.
I usually EDC two lights; one that’s more convenient and one that’s more powerful. They’re different enough in other ways to justify the dual-wielding.
At least weekly usually multiple times a week. Sometimes daily or more often.
I keep a 2×aaa in my pocket organizer, and a small 1×aaa on a chain around my neck, plus a slightly bigger one in my go bag. I use them all frequently, but it’s the neck light that gets the most use. 9/10 times, having it right there, shining down on what I’m trying to do is so convenient I can’t believe more people aren’t doing it.
I started using the flashlight on my phone a lot in the evenings. Instead of switching lights on and off I just carry it with me if I need to go in and out of rooms for things briefly. Might sound quirky but I just find it easier.
I have a flashlight in my truck that comes in very handy at times. Once it was the only light we had for ice fishing. Another time it helped me see in the woods and it can help see where your headlights don’t shine.
I prefer to use a headlamp most of the time because it leaves my hands free.
I use mine multiple times every day. So much so I carry one with me.
Daily. In my own house. And not just to see what the cats are doing at 3am.
Mostly at night at home when I don’t want to turn the lights on.
I’m a homestead farmer. They’re are half a dozen around and I use one every day.
As an office employee, I’m super jealous of the need for a flashlight on hand. Boy would I have taken a different path professionally.
@ouigol I work in live video for live events, I often need to look into dark backstage, dark technical cases and often work night time. I used to have a headlamp, then I bought a angleable magnetic flashlight to light up the back of trucks while load-in or load-out, or just general dark backstage. Working in video, I was not a fan of shitty light quality, so I progressively upgraded thanks to r/flashlight.
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