Hi! As someone who doesn’t use flashlights often at all I’m quite curious how often you actually use flashlights. Are they like an everyday carry?
It’s like carrying a pocket knife. Once you’ve always got one on you, you end up using it all the time.
When I go up and down the stairs at night. I have a bunch of lights, but no legitimate or serious reason other than I like them. Which is the only reason I need really.
As an office employee, I’m super jealous of the need for a flashlight on hand. Boy would I have taken a different path professionally.
@ouigol I work in live video for live events, I often need to look into dark backstage, dark technical cases and often work night time. I used to have a headlamp, then I bought a angleable magnetic flashlight to light up the back of trucks while load-in or load-out, or just general dark backstage. Working in video, I was not a fan of shitty light quality, so I progressively upgraded thanks to r/flashlight.
@ouigol (I have no idea what my post looks like, I answered via Mastodon)
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This really depends on your location and profession. Those of us who live in cities and don’t need them for work really only need them for camping and emergencies. However, if you live in a dark-sky area, they’re absolutely essential.
Daily. Work in a warehouse that has a few dark corners, repair equipment that I want to see better. At home I do things like move sprinklers around after dark or take the trash out to the can at the alley, also keep a light at my nightstand if I need to get up late at night. Have a warm light for making coffee in the winter months when I need to get ready for work before dawn.
I started using the flashlight on my phone a lot in the evenings. Instead of switching lights on and off I just carry it with me if I need to go in and out of rooms for things briefly. Might sound quirky but I just find it easier.
All day every (work) day. Every morning I swap in a fresh 18650 off the charger then pop it into my holster before going to work. My job consists of seeing things in every nook and cranny of the properties I visit. I couldn’t work without a bright light.
Thanks to phone I EDC a flashlight daily. I also have about 6 more in convenient places at my home, office, and work bag that each get used a few times a month. Over half of mine are now rechargeable and in the future they will all be.
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When I bring the cats in at night I use a flashlight. They don’t always want to come back in so I have to go round them up. It makes it easier to spot them since their eyes reflect the light back.
So, I use a flashlight practically every single day.
Other than that I use a flashlight at least once a week.
I hike a lot, and at night too, and I really hate when people use flashlights. It makes it very very difficult to see things and I think makes hiking more hazardous. I think it makes sense to have one for emergencies, but its really important to just be comfortable in the dark outside.
The headlamp I take hiking has a red light which I think is a decent compromise
I use mine multiple times every day. So much so I carry one with me.
At least weekly usually multiple times a week. Sometimes daily or more often.
I keep a 2×aaa in my pocket organizer, and a small 1×aaa on a chain around my neck, plus a slightly bigger one in my go bag. I use them all frequently, but it’s the neck light that gets the most use. 9/10 times, having it right there, shining down on what I’m trying to do is so convenient I can’t believe more people aren’t doing it.
I keep one in each vehicle with disposable lithium batteries in them so they work in any temperature for years and years. Plus one by the back door so I can see what the dog is barking at. I’ve had to chase racooons out of the yard so he doesn’t get in a fight with them
