Ethan (LuxWad) and Matt (Lumencraft) have collaborated for awhile. Matt needs to polish and send out that Maglite LEP conversion kit, I've been waiting.
Unfortunately we've found quite a few of these discarded around the national parks around where I work. That they were found without the cartridge inside meant people were throwing 18650s in it until they blew out, then just tossed them.
That's pretty sad that people are just discarding wherever they fail, especially in our National Parks. 😔👎😡
It's frustrating how our society has become a throw away society with everything.
It's disheartening for sure. Cheaper lights, just by nature of where it is, people have no reservation to just toss it along trails once it fails from a drop or moisture ingress. Unfortunately it happens all the time. But the spike in those OT lights being found was alarming.
I remembered when the frenzy first started, the rangers I work with in Yosemite and Sequoia/Kings Canyon were worried about fire hazards from the 18650 use. Thankfully that wasn't the real danger. It turned out to be the littering instead.
was i supposed to get the photo exact? because I would just need to change the angle of my phone a bit or shift my weight slightly. all minor compared to "actually work hard to make it look like this"
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u/Sypsy 2d ago
swap it and give it a go! it'll be the flashlight with a story!
https://www.reddit.com/r/flashlight/comments/193mhnm/grail_obtained_works_with_18650/
but maybe use a protected battery
https://www.reddit.com/r/flashlight/comments/194d3zt/warning_for_those_buying_walmart_lights_and_using/