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Posted by: chrish at Thu Sep 22 14:02:53 2005 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by chrish ]

Actually, I was out herping in SoCal with your former roommate (Tim E) this spring and I had a super bright Lithium-Xenon flashlight and he had a piece of mirror and his mirror was hundreds of times brighter and more useful for spotting critters in rock crevices! I eventually gave up on my stupid light.

Once in a blue moon it was more useful to have a flashlight. You can set a flashlight down to dig something out of a crevice and still see (you can't with a mirror) but generally in the desert, the mirror is far superior. I will carry both next time I am looking in cracks (don't even think it, Lance!).

Now when it comes to peering into hollow trees in the rainforest, a mirror isn't going to help.
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Chris Harrison
San Antonio, TX

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Tools for field herping... - goini04, Wed Sep 21 13:32:30 2005

RE: Tools for field herping... - chrish, Wed Sep 21 13:58:39 2005

You forgot the "Freer Burgers" - LBenton, Wed Sep 21 16:49:06 2005

I'm thinking I may have to have that thing surgically removed! /np - chrish, Wed Sep 21 23:26:06 2005

RE: rubberbands,........stump ripper? - snake_bit, Wed Sep 21 19:03:19 2005

RE: rubberbands,........stump ripper? - swwit, Wed Sep 21 19:17:29 2005

sounds so enviroment/habitat friendly!..lol - justinian2120, Sat Sep 24 20:15:17 2005

RE: Tools for field herping... - angusblack, Wed Sep 21 19:10:59 2005

RE: Rubber bands... - aliceinwl, Wed Sep 21 19:49:40 2005

RE: Rubber bands... - chrish, Wed Sep 21 23:33:29 2005

RE: Rubber Band Sharp Shooting - snake_bit, Thu Sep 22 12:10:24 2005

RE: Rubber Band Sharp Shooting - chrish, Thu Sep 22 14:05:13 2005

RE: Rubber Band Sharp Shooting - snake_bit, Thu Sep 22 21:04:28 2005

RE: Tools for field herping... - regalringneck, Fri Sep 23 18:21:45 2005

RE: You forgot hand granades,,,,,,,,np - snake_bit, Fri Sep 23 18:32:56 2005

LOL ya forgot the kitchen sink,,,,,,,,,,,,,,n/p - thomas davis, Wed Sep 28 15:58:57 2005

so YOU'RE the guy herping in that 18-wheeler.... - justinian2120, Sat Oct 22 01:02:38 2005

RE: Tools for field herping... - sunturtle, Wed Sep 21 21:21:36 2005

Wouldn't the flashlight work for that... - LBenton, Thu Sep 22 09:34:12 2005

RE: Wouldn't the flashlight work for that... - chrish, Thu Sep 22 14:02:53 2005

Best tools: My eyes and dog-dumb persistence... - erik loza, Wed Sep 21 21:28:55 2005

RE: Tools for field herping... - lateralis, Thu Sep 22 10:09:05 2005

Good point... - chrish, Thu Sep 22 13:58:22 2005

RE: Good point... - lateralis, Thu Sep 22 16:05:51 2005

Knife & mirror - tvandeventer, Thu Sep 22 12:57:51 2005

I carry a couple of these - bluerosy, Thu Sep 22 23:59:37 2005

RE: Tools for field herping... - Joe R., Thu Sep 22 19:34:04 2005

And also.... - LBenton, Fri Sep 23 09:14:21 2005

RE: Tools for field herping... - donalds4, Sun Sep 25 01:33:16 2005

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