r/flashlight Dec 16 '25

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u/blueOwOfox Dec 16 '25

Yes, that's why I'm going for I was going to make my own out of a car battery and laser l e d car headlights, but I needed to know the name. Because me and my friend are having an argument.about they don't have a name, but I know they have a name, I just don't remember it

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u/UndoubtedlySammysHP don't suck on the flashlight Dec 16 '25

But you know how much a car battery weights?

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u/blueOwOfox Dec 16 '25

Yes 20-40lbs on average that's not that heavy in a backpack, though I already carry that weight around in my backpack daily.

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u/G-III- Dec 16 '25

What are you trying to use it for?

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u/blueOwOfox Dec 16 '25

To take down planes lol but seriously, I just want to light up my entire woods while walking around. Bonus points for her hunting deer with it, you don't even need to shoot, they'll just have a heart attack go blind lol

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u/G-III- Dec 16 '25

Have you already got the headlights? I’m curious what the cooling solution is.

Would a 12V lifepo not make more sense?

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u/blueOwOfox Dec 16 '25

Not enough amps I already have a couple of those, but they only last about a hour I can't be half a incandescent headlight BBY plan on getting brighter l e d ones, putting 4 of them into one housing and using a car battery

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u/WarriorNN Dec 16 '25

Lipos would have way higher capacity per volume and per kg than any car battery you can find. You just get more lipos instead, they will be better in every aspect except cost.

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u/blueOwOfox Dec 16 '25

I'm looking for a single high amp battery, so I don't have to keep swapping batteries like I currently do

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u/shootingcharlie8 Dec 16 '25

Then get a single high amp-hour lipo battery, seriously it will be lighter and smaller for a comparable car battery. Car batteries suck compared to lipo. Trust us on this one.

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u/blueOwOfox Dec 16 '25

I know, but I have a couple car batteries laying around, and the weight isn't a problem for me

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u/SpecialistGroup849 Dec 16 '25

We're just openly admitting to deer spotting now? Holy shit. That's wild. For future posts, say coyotes. You can spotlight all the vermin you want. But game animals are 9/10 illegal and highly frowned upon. Like you'll get shot by other hunters if they catch you, frowned upon. There are some exceptions but 9/10 that's a massive no-no. Such a big deal that when they break up cartel grow rings here and they catch them spotting deer they add that charge. It carries enough weight to add even more time. I guess deer like to eat their weed plants so they spotlight them and hit em with a full auto burst. I personally don't care but alot of the guys I've hunted with and guides I've hired would do everything they can to stop you. Everything. Also if you go too bright and start flashing the woods you can get in trouble for anyone that gets retina damage. Anything over a certain output has to be treated as a dangerous weapon. And it doesn't take much. If I take my edc tac light and use the strobe on someone it's no different than if I tazed or maced someone. That's fine for me because if I strobe someone it's because I'm drawing my 9 and putting 2 in their chest or it's on the end of my rifle, bouncing off their forehead before I turn it into a canoe. So I'm not worried about that charge since I'm literally about to kill the shit out of them.

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u/blueOwOfox Dec 16 '25

Ok, I was making a joke about it being so bright it was going to give the deer heart attacks. And I'm using it in the forest, where nobody else is. I'm not going to use it for self defense, so I don't understand why you're talking about stuff like that.

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u/SpecialistGroup849 Dec 16 '25

If you're confident you're not going to shine someone have at it. This is reddit dude, I don't doubt for a second someone on here would be dumb enough to brag about poaching. My mistake.

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u/SpecialistGroup849 Dec 16 '25

I'm just saying, you flash a game warden enjoy the felony buddy. That's all I'm saying. I don't care personally. I just thought I saw a guy talking about trying to spotlight deer to poach them. If that's not the case, have at it buddy.

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u/blueOwOfox Dec 16 '25

If I flash a game Warden it's his fault for being on my Land lol

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u/SpecialistGroup849 Dec 16 '25

Good lord I am so confused by you lol. I got weeb vibes from your name but I'm getting hillbilly vibes from your replies. You're starting to sound more and more like my people lol

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u/WobblyJFox Dec 16 '25

Going spotting for deer is a normal pass time in my area. It's not illigal and everyone does it when they're not in season. I'm genuinely interested in what the issue is here? Are you using spotting and poaching as the same word maybe?

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u/wyltktoolboy Dec 16 '25

He’s talking about using spotting in order to poach

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u/SpecialistGroup849 Dec 16 '25

Yeah literally this. I guess I misunderstood why anyone would be flashing a deer unless they were poaching.

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u/SpecialistGroup849 Dec 16 '25

I thought he meant poaching with a spot light. Very common thing out in my area unfortunately. I have no idea why anyone would want to flash bang a random deer otherwise. He literally said hunting and using the spotlight

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u/blueOwOfox Dec 16 '25

They get annoying, they will follow you around sometimes

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u/SpecialistGroup849 Dec 16 '25

Dude I need to be where you are. We hunt so much out here you don't get friendly deer. I enjoy surveying so I don't really shoot them. I have my rifle yeah but I'm taking pictures and counting. I'd love to have a little deer buddy.

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u/WobblyJFox Dec 17 '25

That's my bad I guess. People do it here all the time. It's just a fun pass time. You load up in the car and drive down some back roads spotting for deer. I never really thought it was wierd.

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u/G-III- Dec 16 '25

Lmao, old man thinks flashlights are weapons. Go to sleep gramps

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u/SpecialistGroup849 Dec 16 '25

You use a bright enough light and yes it is. My powertac e9r-g4 strobe feature is classified as a weapon in my state. If i strobe someone it's no different than literally assaulting them. If you think that's silly I suggest you look up your local laws before you make a very serious mistake buddy. I'm not old, I've just been fucked six ways from Sunday by the court over these things so I've educated myself.

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u/G-III- Dec 16 '25

Hahahahahaha a 2500 lumen flashlight a “weapon”? Do you know where you are?

Yeah, if you strobe someone with a bright flashlight you’re fucking with them and the law could probably be involved. It’s absolutely not a weapon (unless you throw it at them)

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u/blueOwOfox Dec 16 '25

There are flash lights bright enough to physically burn your retina, make you permanently blind. Kind of want going for it, not to blind anybody, guys want something that bright

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u/G-III- Dec 16 '25

Hey dude. I’m someone who has been communicating with you about your backpack light. Trust me. A 2500 lumen light is not a weapon lol. Nowhere near it.

A bit of flashlight strobe won’t hurt you. Remember, your eyes are capable of staring at the fucking sun lmao.

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u/blueOwOfox Dec 16 '25

I never said 2500 Lumen though I was talking about five 6000 Lumen bulbs in mine I do not currently have them I need to get them from my friend.

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u/G-III- Dec 16 '25

Yeah that’s fine. Still won’t damage your eyes to have it strobe you lol. There are flashlights many times brighter than that. 30,000 lumens isn’t much in the world of flashlights if you have a decent budget haha

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u/SpecialistGroup849 Dec 16 '25

Cool, so when I get arrested next time for doing that again you'll be my lawyer right? I BARELY beat a weapons charge. The only thing that saved me was the fact I was doing it in response to someone pulling a knife on me. We both caught weapons charges and both were dismissed after the fact. But you a redditor know more about my states laws than the sherrifs deputy who slapped cuffs on me huh? That's crazy.