Post by woodyz on Sept 26, 2015 7:22:09 GMT -7
The Beginner’s Guide to EDC Flashlights
BY ADMIN, SEPTEMBER 23, 2015
www.carryology.com/utility/the-beginners-guide-to-edc-flashlights/
Experts on all things EDC, the folks behind Everydaycarry.com shed some light on the world of flashlights with “The Beginner’s Guide to EDC Flashlights”, kindly republished with permission below…
So you want to carry a flashlight… You’ve considered your needs, you’ve drooled over other people’s EDCs, and you’ve been left in the dark one too many times for your liking. But after shopping around and browsing different lights, you’re suddenly bombarded with acronyms, numbers, graphs, and more numbers. You might know some of those words, like lumens or titanium, but flashlight spec pages may as well be hieroglyphics when translating numbers into the experience of using your next EDC flashlight. So, what does it all mean?
In this Carry Smarter guide, we shine some light on an essential but nevertheless poorly understood tool: the flashlight. We’ll explain torches and how they work piece by piece, and fill you in on how each component and feature can work for you. By the end of this tutorial, you’ll be able to read a product page or spec sheet and speak the language like a true flashaholic.
Table of Contents
Modern flashlights have come a long way, innovating and advancing every year. Unfortunately, the resources out there that explain flashlights haven’t kept up. This primer won’t explain everything, but it will cover the most important things you should know in simple terms to save you the headache of lurking through dozens of old webpages with outdated information. With that said, it will be long, so here is a quick table of contents to help you navigate to the answers you’re looking for:
The Head: Bezels, lenses, and reflectors
The LED: Understanding model numbers, lumens, tint colors
The Beam: Hotspot and spill, throw vs. flood
The Body: Materials, batteries, knurling, threads
The Tail: Switches, carry options, tail standing
read it here www.carryology.com/utility/the-beginners-guide-to-edc-flashlights/
BY ADMIN, SEPTEMBER 23, 2015
www.carryology.com/utility/the-beginners-guide-to-edc-flashlights/
Experts on all things EDC, the folks behind Everydaycarry.com shed some light on the world of flashlights with “The Beginner’s Guide to EDC Flashlights”, kindly republished with permission below…
So you want to carry a flashlight… You’ve considered your needs, you’ve drooled over other people’s EDCs, and you’ve been left in the dark one too many times for your liking. But after shopping around and browsing different lights, you’re suddenly bombarded with acronyms, numbers, graphs, and more numbers. You might know some of those words, like lumens or titanium, but flashlight spec pages may as well be hieroglyphics when translating numbers into the experience of using your next EDC flashlight. So, what does it all mean?
In this Carry Smarter guide, we shine some light on an essential but nevertheless poorly understood tool: the flashlight. We’ll explain torches and how they work piece by piece, and fill you in on how each component and feature can work for you. By the end of this tutorial, you’ll be able to read a product page or spec sheet and speak the language like a true flashaholic.
Table of Contents
Modern flashlights have come a long way, innovating and advancing every year. Unfortunately, the resources out there that explain flashlights haven’t kept up. This primer won’t explain everything, but it will cover the most important things you should know in simple terms to save you the headache of lurking through dozens of old webpages with outdated information. With that said, it will be long, so here is a quick table of contents to help you navigate to the answers you’re looking for:
The Head: Bezels, lenses, and reflectors
The LED: Understanding model numbers, lumens, tint colors
The Beam: Hotspot and spill, throw vs. flood
The Body: Materials, batteries, knurling, threads
The Tail: Switches, carry options, tail standing
read it here www.carryology.com/utility/the-beginners-guide-to-edc-flashlights/
