Flashlights

[SmallCityCop]

Hey folks,
Do any of you carry Maglites as your primary light? If so, do you carry a backup light?

I used to carry a Pelican 7060 as my primary but switched up and started carrying a Maglite 125 on a ring, which allows me to ditch the weight when not needed (school, sitting in car, etc). I have limited room on my belt for a backup light, but I could start carrying my LAPG Operator light again. What do you guys do for building searches?

Do you think I should carry the Maglite and backup? Or switch back to my 7060 as a primary?

Thanks!

[BNWS]

I carried the same 2 cell D battery maglight for 25 years. Now I carry it when I walk the dog at night. lol. One flashlight was enough for me.

[CountryBoy87]

I carry a surefire fury clipped to my left pants pocket and have a streamlight stinger LED on my vest, not to mention the surefire x300 on my glock. But I work midnights, so I need a good flashlight no matter what cuz its a horrible feeling when you're chasing a guy and your light goes out.

[kermit315]

I have a rechargeable LED maglight, and a streamlight pro tac 2L on my belt as a backup. I am going to get a Stinger soon though.

[careerchange#2]

I carry several, not including my gun light.

I went back to patrol, and my primary light is my rechargeable Maglite with the Teralux LED 1000 lumen upgrade. BLINDING on traffic stops and other night time outdoor fun and games. I also have a Pelican 7060 LAPD light for 10-17's and report calls where I need a bright light but not blind everyone around me.

I ALWAYS carry a rechargeable streamlight strion on my gunbelt, day or night as a second light.

[SmallCityCop]

Does the 1000 lumen upgrade work with the Maglite 125 rechargeable or just the MagCharger?
I carried the 7060 for years when I was on the street, never let me down. If I go back to the street due to Promotion, I may wind up going back to it and keeping the Maglite in the car.... haven't decided yet.

[ChiTownDet]

I second what Careerchange said about the Terralux conversion. It was like I had a new light. I put this on my rechargeable Maglite, which I bought in '87. Can't go wrong having this in the car at night.

http://www.terraluxportable.com/product/tle-310mr-ex/

[careerchange#2]

No idea on the Mag 125. I'd check out Terralux's website, and then hit ebay because I've found they are about 50% cheaper then buying from the webstore.

[SCSU74]

Powertac warrior reloaded as primary, surefire LX2/surefire x300/streamlight micro as backup If your primary is a rechargeable always carry a non-rechargeable backup.

[Rush817]

I have 2 Stingers LED HL. One on my belt and one on the charger in my squad. I also have a TLR-1 HL on my pistol. All are bright as hell with no issues so far.

[reils49]

I carry the MagCharger as my primary light. Its plenty bright for patrol work, and seems to common around the squad room. I carry mine in my weakside back pocket when out the car. In the car I slide it between my thigh and seat belt buckle. In my opinion a primary light should do 2 things: shine and be heavy/sturdy enough to double as an impact weapon. I dont want a stobe, multi-colors, and anything else.

I carry a Streamlight Scorpion on my belt as a secondary light. For the light and leather pouch it was probably $100 and well worth it. Its great for searching cars, when your under the dash or seat and the Mag is too bulky. And its bright enough to search a building when your primary light gets left on the charger in the locker room.

I also carry a streamlight Microstream in my pocket next to my pen. Its about the same size and it is bright! For $20 you cant go wrong with it. Just throw it in your pocket and forget its there until you need it.

[unobserved]

I carry a $12 LED light from amazon, plenty bright, durable and rechargeable. Don't need anything overpriced with a fancy name, it's just a light. Still going strong 18 months later.

[SCSU74]

I carry a $12 LED light from amazon, plenty bright, durable and rechargeable. Don't need anything overpriced with a fancy name, it's just a light. Still going strong 18 months later.

Eesh.. let me know how that works out for ya

[polizei1]

Find a light similar in size/weight to a Streamlight Stinger and just carry it on your belt all the time. It's not heavy and not really noticeable, but I have a light 100% of the time. Right now I do NOT have a backup light, though I do want to get one. For building searches, I use my Inforce APL attached to my G23.

[HI629]

Having gotten stuck out in the middle of nowhere when it was extremely dark, I know the value of having a back up light. My primary light is a Fenix P3D, and I carry a Surefire "Backup" in my back pocket. Regardless of what shift you work (day or night), there may be times where a good flashlight will come in handy.