Life Lite

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Some know I communicate with members via PMs. Some of these folks, are new to all of "what we do here" on THR, others are old friends, that read much, rarely post, and like some of the new members, have decided to communicate in private about a variety of matters.

I made a comment some years ago about the usefulness of Garrity disposable Life Lite's. The simple fact, these were in emergency kits, and were put to use during tornadoes. Most were the original, a few were the newer LED versions.

I and mine have kept these inexpensive lights handy for years, and ...

If memory serves me correctly, this disposable was the brainchild of the Garrity CEO back in 1969. It quickly became a favorite of fire fighters and other emergency professionals.

One of our members, a lady shared with me, while she has other lights, she does keep some of these Life Lites "handy". One at her office, in her vehicle, first aid kit, and so forth.

It was the one she had put a lanyard on (actually a shoe lace) and had in hand when she had a "threat" and "went for the knee". The threat was stopped.

She was traveling with a lady friend whom has a daughter, and the little girl had never been to a Rest Stop. No, she did not need to go to the bathroom, but, she is a kid.
She did notice a vending machine...

She is a kid. We were all young and curious once...

Both ladies were armed, legally carrying concealed, still the first thing was the Life Lite being used, and the threat, left, limping, but still leaving.

Little girl thought it was pretty cool, and got her vending purchases, (which was pretty cool) and got to see what a Rest Stop was all about.(Bathrooms, maps...)

Yeah they had stuff to drink and eat in the car...but a kid is a kid, and this one is being raised right.

Which means she has since been "practicing with her very own Life Lite, on a shoe lace lanyard, on threats.

This three year old is going to be a real hoot in a few years...*grin*

Foods for thought:

-One has to pay attention and be ready for anything, anywhere, anytime.
-Whatever one has, it has to accessible.
-One has to take an action, and not telegraph actions.

Aw hell, it boils down to mindset, skill sets, "then" tool sets.
Or as some curmudgeon around here is always saying:
Software not Hardware.

*grin*

 

[Deltaboy1984]

We used to carry them all the time camping!

 

[Carl Levitian]

Never had a life lite. The hot lite to have when I was a kid, just after the end of WW2, was the surplus GI angle head lights. All the scouts in my troop had one they picked up at the Army-Navy stores that were called surplus stores later on. Heavy, ineffciant, but cool. Now the LED lights make the old jobs seem like a cap and ball revolver to a Glock.

Yeah, it's all about mindset.

Carl.

 

[TimboKhan]

Carl, I remember those old angle headed lights. I had one for years, and it is probably still in my moms basement!

Still, while available at varying degrees of expense, flashlights are an item that is markedly better these days than in years past. I EDC carry a $15.00 Eveready LED on my bag that throws out around 40 lumens or so, and it is really about all I could want in a small, easy to carry and easy to have on me at all times light. Tactical? No. Several orders of magnitude better than a incandescent maglite or my old angle light? Yes. Not much more than a Maglite either at $15.00. I also happen to own a Surefire, a fancy LED Maglite, and a Ray-O-Vac Sportsmans Extreme led light that I can no longer find. All provide excellent service, and I like everyone of them. The Ray-O-Vac is actually a very nice little general purpose light and I lament that I can no longer buy this model as it is my go-to light for walking the dog and around the house. The Surefire is my "what the hell was that sound" light, and the Maglite, while cool and very bright, rarely gets used but is a nice backup. I also have a D cell maglite and a small Fenix E01 keychain light as well as a bunch of cheap little keychain LED lights scattered about the house for true emergencies.

Really though, I could make do with that Eveready as my only light. It does everything I want a light to do, is reasonably priced (for what it can do, at least), and is better than a whole fistful of old style incandescent lights.

Still, in deference to what Steve said, having them on hand and ready and knowing the ways to use them is more important that the tool is, and I understand that very well!