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I recently had an issue with my Stubby 2. Catmanhu was nice enough to give me a contact at General Mfg. They took care of my light issue and didn't even charge me. It works like a champ again. I just wanted to let folks know that if you are looking for a good handheld light then you may want to try the stubby 1 or 2. I now have one of each.

Also if you are looking for a good flashlight, then go to target and get the 1/2 million powered 4 inch xenon flashlight.
It costs 14.99 and is much smaller than the standard mag light.
It is also much brighter.

Good luck to all this year.

Steven Owens

>>Also if you are looking for a good flashlight, then go to target and get the 1/2 million powered 4 inch xenon flashlight.
>>It costs 14.99 and is much smaller than the standard mag light.
>>It is also much brighter.

Steve,

I don't know which Xenon light this is, but I have had a couple of different Xenon minilights. They are extremely bright and I love them. I have literally used them instead of a Q-beam for looking at owls at night.

However, they EAT batteries! And when they start to dim, you have about 2 minutes before they go dead. I just bought a Xenon rechargeable at Academy. I am going to try it as my backup this season.

Chris
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Chris Harrison

>>I don't know which Xenon light this is, but I have had a couple of different Xenon minilights. They are extremely bright and I love them. I have literally used them instead of a Q-beam for looking at owls at night.

Does anyone use the LED flashlights?

I still use a large flashlight that uses a lantern battery.
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Chris McMartin
www.mcmartinville.com
I'm Not a Herpetologist, but I Play One on the Internet

i use the led light sometimes, they are kind of like using a stuby, the one i have lasts about 18 hrs

I like options.. No one light fits every need.

I like the LED for the soft efficient light, perfect for the small job or backup needs (also very little glare bouncing back). I am not sure that I would use it as a replacement for a Stubby. I am also not a fan of the bluish or reddish tint that some of the bulbs project for field collecting. I would be careful to pick out only white LEDs, and you cannot tell them apart by just looking at the unlit bulb (they all look clear).

The Xenon is an excellent light, very bright and light weight. But not good for walking etc (batteries just don't last long enough). Well suited for road cruising or "moving shadows out of the way" when walking cuts using a stubby style light. A nice pocket sized tool to keep on the ready.

The stubby is hands down best for walking (900 lumens of soft even light with a 1.1 amp hour draw), but with all the dangling parts and set up time it is almost useless for road cruising.

Portable spotlights, they are like the Xenon only much heavier and with a brighter / wider beam. They are available up to 10,000,000 Candle Power if you want it. Good for road cruising because you can bathe the whole area in light when you are looking for snake that just got off on the shoulder.

All in all, I would keep a Xenon and LED on my hip. The TwinTask series is a good combo for that. And have my Stubby to walk with plus my 3Mill CP portable spotlight to cruise with.

Steve and myself have made a few small flashlight investments that we plan to field test this year and will report back our results.

All I need to do now is sew up my new bags in that very distinctive print I picked out this weekend and wait on my requested time off from work to happen.

Lance