Shine On . . . and On

Submitted by Jess Foster

Working night shift on the flight line, it's nice to have something like this with a long battery life to shine in those dark engines.

Submitted by Barry Morgan

Having a mini mag connected to my belt with some lanyard string helped me many times while deployed on submarines. Uses are many, from waking people for watch to illuminating the darkness when the sub was "lights out." A flashlight combined with a multi-tool can save time and lives. I preferred the AA version over the AAA because the boats always had supplies of AA  available.

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Comments

[Jack]

A friend of mine accidentally left his Maglight in a box which was subsequently thrown into a fire. After said fire was put out, we recovered the Maglight, which was missing the lens but still in perfectly working order. I wouldn't go anywhere without a Maglight.

[stan]

There are conversion kits now that will convert all MAG lights to LED's. That will make the batteries last longer.

[Binger]

I worked in the Radio Shack during Op DS and a few times the power plants went off-line. I had a red lens to comply with darken ship, and was always called by my LPO to use my light to help get our crypto back online and synched while the ship was recovering. After the first time, the other guys stopped ragging me about having a flashlight on my belt.

[Arghun]

The red lens was a must have for waking people up for midwatch :) No waking the entire compartment.

[Kendall]

you can supposedly get a hex ring for these that keep them from rolling when you put them down, and the pocket clip they've started putting on them is also a useful tool. remember extra batteries!

[John]

Maglights are THE BEST flashlights ever constructed. They are tough, reliable, bright, and best of all no shaking required. I have 2 myself; a mini-mag AA for normal use and a 4D large-mag for when you really need a light. That 4D is one tough ombre, you could bash something (or someone :) with it and it'll still work. I was helping out a junior ROTC camp when one of the juniors got lost. I was standing on the side of a road illuminating an entire field (2-3 acres) with just my 4D!

[Jock Jockson]

Y'all need to head over to candlepowerforums.com. MagLite is ancient technology, and even the new LED models are way behind the curve. There's a whole world of cutting-edge LED lights out there that put MagLite to shame. flashlightreviews.com is another great site.

[RJ]

I picked up a handy web/velcro headband (Nite-Ize) which holds a AA or AAA mag just about any way you want it. It leaves your hands free for work, and it puts the dot where you are looking which is all you really need. Ive used mine under the car, hanging upside down under my dash, cabling in ceilings and when biking at night. Hell you dont even have to put it on our head to use it.