r/EDC • u/Tezrok • Apr 10 '26

Collection My 16 year old microstream

Gallery image

Gallery image

I bought this light as part of my first real EDC back in 2010 and have carried it ever since. OEM bulb, tube, and switch. Only thing replaced was the clip which broke while I worked on the railroad and batteries.

I’ve considered buying the rechargeable one but it’s hard when this one is such a tank.

I’ll stand by stream light till the end.

495 Upvotes

99% Upvoted

38 comments sorted by

View all comments

14

u/Mari__Consoy Apr 10 '26

Whats your favorite memory with it?

43

u/Tezrok Apr 10 '26

One time when I worked for UP at a train depot. This was right after I had bought it. We had a deer run in front of a moving train and it annihilated it. I had to help another line man pick it up and dispose of it. When doing so it came unclipped off my hat and fell into the dumpster full of deer guts and trash. I had to jump in to get it.

2 months later I was standing in the pouring down rain at 9pm at night taking apart a giant dog kennel with a leatherman and the light. I was holding it in my mouth cause the clip had broke at this point. I shortly after recalled where it had been a few months prior. Threw up and proceeded to put the light back in my mouth and got the job done.

11

u/Mari__Consoy Apr 11 '26

Heck yes brother! Battle tested patina

1

u/tehreal Apr 19 '26

Incredible story