Sneaky man. Got me all excited; it's just the entree portion! Bummer, but good at the same time. Honestly, for a short term, do I really need chiclets?

"It's because I am a cheap date with a tight fisted technique with money."

I should introduce you to my sister, I'm sure it would be a match made in heaven. When she was five, she was said to "hold onto a nickel until the buffalo screamed for mercy". Since then, she's gotten really tight.

I think I'm her heir, if I can outlive her.

Sue

"...if I can outlive her..."

You could give her some chain mail jammies, then send her into the deep water swamp with el diablo

Need to go there for trioxane fuel maybe fri or sat.

Lee

On the 3D maglite front, there is a new LED insert, the TerraLUX MiniStar5 SSC P4 TLE-6E, available at batteryjunction.com (http://www.batteryjunction.com/tle-6k2.html). You can see comparison beams here:

http://candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?t=158938

While it's a bit pricey ($26.95) compared to a stock mag, if you use the 3D frequently (as do I) the battery use alone in a years time will save you the amount you pay on the bulb...plus you get more light and for longer periods of time. I'm happy with my units.

...now I await a similar effort for minimags!

BTW, for small lights, the first Crees have hit the shores...you'll see many more very soon.