Bobson
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I've been looking at setting up more effectively for HD lately. Have an AR in the works and I'm reassessing the gun I currently have in the role. Through all this, my attention is being drawn more closely to weapon mounted lights (WMLs), which I have not been running up until now. Couple questions and thoughts:
1. When you get up at the middle of the night, assuming you don't have your Mickey Mouse nighty-light right at your bedside, your eyes are adjusted to the darkness pretty well, and continue to adjust quickly. Seems like having a WML and activating that would be nearly as hard on your eyes as it is on the guy who broke into your home. I mean, you're not having a light shone into your eyes, but your pupils will still dilate rapidly and it will be enough to significantly disrupt your vision momentarily, at least. What do people do to get around that?
2. What about a red lens on a WML? Red light doesn't dilate your pupils the way normal light does, so it doesn't damage or "reset" your eyes' acclimation to darkness.
3. If possible, wouldn't it be better to switch all the lights on at first indication that someone has broken in? Seems it would have several significant benefits:
• From the street, a house suddenly full of lights at 3am could alert someone that you need help.
• The guy who broke in knows that you're aware of him, and may take that opportunity to flee.
• Lights being on makes it easier for you to see, should you need to venture into the rest of the home, to bring children to a safe area, for example.
I've been giving the "house full of lights" thing a lot of thought recently, and have been considering having a master switch wired into the master bedroom for this purpose, and only having a WML on the HD gun as a backup. But the perceived problems with the WML are still there...
I've never had light-related training, but it seems obvious you wouldn't want to use a mobile light to navigate the home. The cone of the light would be seen down halls and around corners and it seems like it would be easy for an attacker to ambush you. Again, I know it's advised to stay put, but I have very young children and going out to get them would of course be a first step.
1. When you get up at the middle of the night, assuming you don't have your Mickey Mouse nighty-light right at your bedside, your eyes are adjusted to the darkness pretty well, and continue to adjust quickly. Seems like having a WML and activating that would be nearly as hard on your eyes as it is on the guy who broke into your home. I mean, you're not having a light shone into your eyes, but your pupils will still dilate rapidly and it will be enough to significantly disrupt your vision momentarily, at least. What do people do to get around that?
2. What about a red lens on a WML? Red light doesn't dilate your pupils the way normal light does, so it doesn't damage or "reset" your eyes' acclimation to darkness.
3. If possible, wouldn't it be better to switch all the lights on at first indication that someone has broken in? Seems it would have several significant benefits:
• From the street, a house suddenly full of lights at 3am could alert someone that you need help.
• The guy who broke in knows that you're aware of him, and may take that opportunity to flee.
• Lights being on makes it easier for you to see, should you need to venture into the rest of the home, to bring children to a safe area, for example.
I've been giving the "house full of lights" thing a lot of thought recently, and have been considering having a master switch wired into the master bedroom for this purpose, and only having a WML on the HD gun as a backup. But the perceived problems with the WML are still there...
I've never had light-related training, but it seems obvious you wouldn't want to use a mobile light to navigate the home. The cone of the light would be seen down halls and around corners and it seems like it would be easy for an attacker to ambush you. Again, I know it's advised to stay put, but I have very young children and going out to get them would of course be a first step.