u/porkchopbun

I've been updating some of my hiking gear and recently got into the rabbit hole of Flashlights.

If you spend anytime over at that reddit you'll soon realise warmer tints like 4000 kelvin seem to be much preferred for hiking.

Before I discovered this I have been using off the shelf gear, almost all torches and most of the headlamps I have purchased are almost always in really cool white, usually 6500k.

I am astounded how much I can change my night hiking experience by the choice of light or colour temp.

At 4000k I don't get that massive glare and if there is just a bit of rain that mirror effect where the beam just seems to reflect back at me.

In trying to replace my headlamp, I wanted to move away from cool white but it's surprisingly difficult. Brands like Fenix , Petzl and Black Diamond still predominantly manufacture lights in the same cool white.

I bought a new Black Diamond Storm + which is a refreshed model this year and it is still very cool.

When I tried 4000k I was amazed how relaxed my eyes were.

So, got me thinking, I would ask Hikers directly here, what are you all using for your de facto Headlamps colour wise?

Have you all already transitioned to warmer temps and I am late to the party?

Really interested in what headlamps you are using but specifically what temperature and why? If you are using warmer tints which models do you have?

Outside of Nitecore with their MCT tech I'm not seeing much outside of brands like Acebeam who will offer Nichia 519a emitters but they are right angle flashlights that double as headlamps.

I'm finding it realy difficult finding a traditional headlamp that is built for the masses in a warm tint.

Which leads me to think, is there no demand for it, or do people really not care about 6500k light vs something like 3 or 4k.

I'm getting into flashlights which got me into thinking about my needs.

For an average home how many flashlights do you generally keep and have genuine utility for, and which rooms or where are you keeping them? In cupboards/drawers or easily accessible on tables and/or mounted to walls?

List your locations in priority order, like if you think your first light should be bedside, then that's no. 1, living room no. 2? Or vice versa?

Hello all, I would like recommendations for a good general purpose EDC/home flashlight.

It will be for elderly parents so the simpler the better. One mode on and off would be ideal though I understand rarely manufactured these days. Something I can program would be ok or the very least mode memory.

Probably needs to be AA based so that they can just swap one batt when needed without having to charge anything. The fewer steps the better.

Not glaringly bright that I worry if they accidentally shine into their eyes. My dad is of the generation where flashlights were dim and you could look directly into them and not burn into your brain.

Probably a tail clicker. I find placing my hand on the side located switches fiddly myself and dad's dexterity is showing its age. Rear I think would be the easiest way.

Will just be used around the house so no need for massive throws. Think, looking in cupboards, shining light onto stuff to read what's on them more clearly.

Be handy if it can be used for a power cut. Happens rarely, maybe every 2+ years but power usually back on within a couple of hours.

They drop stuff regularly, so flashlight needs to be durable enough to withstand body height drops.

Cheap so if I need to replace them in future.

I have a Convoy T3 I should gift them and buy myself something new unless I find a better fit.

TIA.

So I'm driving on the main road (single lane traffic) . My side of the road is clear and I am driving normal speed. Oncoming traffic has slowed/halted as that road is approaching lights further on.

There is a junction on my right with cars wanting to go in my direction and someone in the oncoming traffic has left a space to let a few cars out.

A car has already inched itself out waiting for a clear spot to pull into the main road.

I drove past and did see him but didn't have enough braking distance to have stopped so I went past him. After I went past I he pulled into the road behind me and he looked furious. Was flipping me the bird and I could see him cussing and shouting stuff at me. He then accelerated up my tail I guess to teach me a "lesson".

My understanding in the U.K is that if you are in a junction you give way until it's safe to join the oncoming traffic.

Should I have seen him earlier and stopped in a main road to let him out and AITAH?

The reaction didn't seem to fit. I did see him as I was almost abreast but at that point I could see he was stationary so I made the decision to continue rather than try to brake and "let him out".

As he was up my tail, there were multiple cars in front of me doing 30 mph which was the speed limit and we also passed a speed camera. The road bends around to the right so there was no way he was gonna overtake 3 cars on a bend.

Should I have flipped him back?