I was watching last week's CSI last night, and four of the characters are driving down a back road looking for a barbecue place they know of, when they're run off the road by a crazy driver, and roll the car they're in.

Figuring that the place is only another mile down the road, they prepare to set off on foot. The lead character pulls a flashlight for each of them out of his trunk, and then gets his pistol, checks it, puts it in his holster, and off they go.

When I immediately thought "What, no water?!", I realized I've been permanently corrupted converted.

Thank you.

The character carries four flashlights with functioning batteries in his truck.

That puts him in the 99th percentile of humanity.


:-)

CSI is only one hour long - who needs water? :-)

TV also teaches us that with a gun and really cool flashlight you're prepared - too bad he didn't also pull his BOB and put that on his back before setting out to start / complete his adventure.

Sad to say, I could pull 3 flashlights from my car, and am thinking of having a fourth on hand due to your post. I feel like a junkie...

I have two in my EDC, and a third is available in my briefcase. My minimal hiking gear has a headlamp.

Flashlights have gotten smaller, more dependable, and much easier to keep handy in the last few years - there is no reason not to have auxiliary light handy at all times.

The one on my keychain could easily serve me for an all night hike if necessary. it is superior in all respects to lights I actually used not very long ago.

Correction - I could pull 5 flashlights from my car, I forgot the two I have in my Red Cross Go Bag. Plus one Doug Ritter headlamp in there too, and one generally in my coat pocket. That's 7 lights in or near my car - I need serious help...

Keeping a reliable light really has become easier with advances in technology - I really like the solar powered flashlight that aloha turned us on to, those sit in my glove compartment and one in the passenger door side pocket, neither with any ill effect (they hold their charges a long time). I rotated the batteries on my AA flashlights with the change to daylight savings, and checked the solar powered for charging status (if low, just leave them on the seat for a day or two). I gotta say I like the solar charging approach more than batteries. Good stuff.

Ha! So true...unless it's part of a two-episode cliff hanger, end-of-the-season episode. Then their water needs would double--to two hours.

They were going to a barbecue, nobody drinks water at a barbecue

I like solar too, but I prefer a separate solar charger that will juice up my AA or AAA Nimh batteries. That way I can use just about anything - alkaline, rechargeable, or lithium in the light.

I prefer not to purchase battery powered electronics unless they can operate off of any of these types of batteries.

lol - surely they would need seven days supply until the next episode is shown............

I need serious help - son #1 pointed to the AAA light on my keychain. I'm up to 8 lights on my person or in my vehicle. My addiction is complete. Is there a 12 step program for flashlight addicts, I hadn't even realized how complete my addiction had become.

"I admit I am powerless over my flashlights. That my life has become unmanageable."