I find it funny. People see me saying that the Pak-Light is good, for what it is, and assume I love and defend them. Personally, I think they are over priced. And I definantly don't like them in a survival pack, but I don't like skeletonized handles on my knives either.

I've acknowledged that they aren't water proof, or terribly bright. I keep one in my tool kit becuase it is a good marker light inside, but that's it. I have friends who use them in the field, but the government buys the things for them (usually the IR version), and they stick it in a tiny baggie to keep it dry.

For what they are, the are good. Do I think they are good for my needs? Some, but not in my survival kit. (A BOB is something a little different to me.) Do I think they should be run down becuase they aren't something else? Absolutely not. Are they everything they were designed to be? Yes, and for that reason, I will stick up for them.

It's a quirk that comes with being an engineer. <img src="/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />