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#141381 - 07/25/08 05:05 PM Re: Colored flashlight for tracking [Re: Arney]
dweste Offline
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Well shut my mouth …

This site has UV flashlights, including a Photon Freedom Micro Covert UV and a Scorpion Finder!

www.brightguy.com/uv-flashlight.php

Hmm, wonder if you can get a UV LED bulb to put into a light you already have?

Well, of course you can:

http://search.ebay.com/uv-led-bulb_W0QQfkrZ1QQfnuZ1QQfsooZ2QQfsopZ32

So now I need to find my new Radio Shack Coastal Recon 4 and see if the LED’s are field replaceable!

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#141392 - 07/25/08 05:45 PM Re: Colored flashlight for tracking [Re: Arney]
Hacksaw
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Originally Posted By: Arney
Originally Posted By: dweste
Anybody already got one?

All that and keychain sized! LOL! That's a tall order. Besides the Gerber Carnivore, there's also the Gerber Recon. Has white LED and red, blue, and green filters. Runs off 1xAA, which you could charge with a solar charger. Water resistant. No UV, though. Cheaper than the Carnivore. Definitely not bright, but I'm assuming that you don't necessarily want bright when you're tracking something at night.

You could add UV capability by getting something like an Inova X1 or X5. The X1 is also a 1xAA light.


I have the Recon DIAL. It's nowhere near bright enough for tracking. Awesome for map reading without killing your night eyes though.

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#141408 - 07/25/08 06:35 PM Re: Colored flashlight for tracking [Re: ]
dweste Offline
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On the Tracker School group:

Zhen Wu Chin reports using UV helps to track in dust.

Steve McCullum reports blue light on light brown pine needles showed deer tracks well.

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#141471 - 07/26/08 03:07 AM Re: Colored flashlight for tracking [Re: dweste]
dweste Offline
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Naturally the leds are sealed into one round plug-type unit. I do not see how you could repair or replace a "bulb."

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#141482 - 07/26/08 04:41 AM Re: Colored flashlight for tracking [Re: dweste]
SwampDonkey Offline
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Registered: 07/08/07
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Loc: Northeastern Ontario, Canada
Hey dweste,

I have part of what you are looking for in a small UV / LED light.

I recently bought a Quiqlite for use when writing notes and for checking ID, here is a link http://quiqlite.availableresources.com/i...8&Itemid=49

It is not very powerful but works well close-up.

Mike

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#141611 - 07/27/08 03:33 AM Re: Colored flashlight for tracking [Re: SwampDonkey]
dweste Offline
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Played around last night with the colored and white led light on some of my cat's muddy tracks across a tan counter top. Both red and green seemed better than white, blue,or their combination in highlighting the tracks. I liked the combo of red and green the best.

However, the difference was primarily that those colors were easier on my eye, not that they made the tracks stand out that much better. Still, my eye comfort, and therefore endurance in tracking, is important.

Being able to use any one of the four lights, plus any combination, is an interesting feature of this light.

The switches protrude from the body of the flashlight, meaning they can be accidentally pressed. However they must be pressed down against some resistance and must travel a bit before going on. I have put the light on one the EDC keychain that has my car key and have been carrying it constantly. I found the light on once after carrying it in my pocket. I will have to see if this is a significant problem.

More tests, more reports after a week or so.

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#141613 - 07/27/08 03:36 AM Re: Colored flashlight for tracking [Re: dweste]
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I am having a hard time getting a grip on muddy cat prints and counter top smile smile smile
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#141615 - 07/27/08 03:45 AM Re: Colored flashlight for tracking [Re: OldBaldGuy]
dweste Offline
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Ask Blast.

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#141619 - 07/27/08 03:54 AM Re: Colored flashlight for tracking [Re: dweste]
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Or my wife, the queen of Catbite Fever...
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#142014 - 07/29/08 10:13 AM Re: Colored flashlight for tracking [Re: OldBaldGuy]
dweste Offline
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Mel on Tracker School:forum reports:

“I've used ultraviolet light to track urine. I was able to find runs of many different small animals this way. It's a good way to find out where the hawks hunt because they can see in a similar light spectrum and can tell where to hunt
by the amount of urine they see.”

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