Ouachita
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The old Q-beam gave up. With all the newish LED and fancy features, what do you keep with you for check cows? Why?
Appears the options are endless.
Appears the options are endless.
What spotlight do you carry?
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callmefence
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I've had a talk with mine about how they're expected to stay outta trouble after dark. Same talk with kids , grandkids and dogs. Only the wife is allowed to wake me up at night and not get hauled off.
chaded
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This is the one i use. It lights up the night.
RYOBI ONE+ 18V Hybrid LED Spotlight (Tool Only) with 12V Automotive Cord P717 - The Home Depot
RYOBI introduces the 18V ONE+ Hybrid LED Spotlight (Tool Only) with 12V Automotive Cord. A unique feature of this spotlight is its ability to run off any RYOBI 18V ONE+ battery or the 12V Automotive Cord
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Stanley Rechargeable 2200 Lumens LED Lithium-Ion Hand-Held Portable Handheld Spotlight SL10LEDS - The Home Depot
The STANLEY FATMAX SL10LEDS 10W Lithium-Ion LED Rechargeable Spotlight is a powerful and long-lasting indoor/outdoor spotlight. Whether at home, in a vehicle, camping or during a roadside emergency or
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We've got 2 of these, I think they're 6 to 8 years old at this point and still working great. I wrote the date of purchase on them with a Sharpie to see how long they'd last and have been really impressed so far. They hold a charge for a good amount of time, and I've hit a few coyotes at 300 yards with the red lens removed. About 150 yards is all I can muster with the red filter.
My trusty Q beam is looking like it was about to give up so I bought a new one last month. I got a cordless Browning. It's better than I expected, compact, light weight, and has a high and low beam. I got it at Academy think it was about $100
Dave
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I have a Milwaukee M18 that I picked up at Home Depot. It will light up the world and holds a charge real good. It is real handy for other uses. It can be stood on the back end and the head pivots to put light where you want it. Just used it yesterday to do some plumbing work under the kitchen sink. Lit up everything under there bright as can be. I very rarely check cows after dark. Generally only do that when I have seen something during the late afternoon check.
Ouachita
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I'm not much on checking them in the dark either, but I leave for my day job before daylight, and this time of year I like to check on the heifers that are calving.
Silver
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That's what I use, but 2 years is about as much as I can hope to get out of them. But we calve in the cold so while one light is charging the other is being used. I do like how light they are.Stanley Rechargeable 2200 Lumens LED Lithium-Ion Hand-Held Portable Handheld Spotlight SL10LEDS - The Home Depot
The STANLEY FATMAX SL10LEDS 10W Lithium-Ion LED Rechargeable Spotlight is a powerful and long-lasting indoor/outdoor spotlight. Whether at home, in a vehicle, camping or during a roadside emergency orwww.homedepot.com
We've got 2 of these, I think they're 6 to 8 years old at this point and still working great. I wrote the date of purchase on them with a Sharpie to see how long they'd last and have been really impressed so far. They hold a charge for a good amount of time, and I've hit a few coyotes at 300 yards with the red lens removed. About 150 yards is all I can muster with the red filter.
Caustic Burno
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bigbluegrass
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I use one of these almost daily for 4 years. I have been very impressed. Holds a good charge, lightweight and on high it can really light up the night. I had a Stanley Fatmax before that.
Dave
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Although I do have a spotlight. If I am checking on the cows in the dark 99% of the time I use the head lights on the quad. This new quad I have has real bright head lights.
greybeard
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I've used the Stanley in the past. The light itself seems to last forever but the battery has a definite limit regarding how many times it can be recharged.
I don't use any rechargeable lights. Everything portable used AAs. If it's a stationary light it plugs in.
We use to buy all our gaugers the magnetic lights with the remotes to go on top the truck. I got one also and it's pretty handy in the pasture.
We use to buy all our gaugers the magnetic lights with the remotes to go on top the truck. I got one also and it's pretty handy in the pasture.
GoWyo
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I have a tactical LED flashlight with a clamp that can mount to a rifle scope - it uses rechargeable Li-on 18650 rechargeable batteries. Takes 30 seconds to remove it from the rifle and it fits in my coat pocket. Also have LED headlamps for close up work and I like the red option when walking close to cows. The SxS has a HID light bar on it that can reach out 400 yards or so. Then I have an old Q Beam that plugs into 12 volt on a vehicle.
I must be the only one that buys just a regular flashlight with a rubber grip & takes D batteries. I also have one of those strap on headlights. They do the job and if they break or I lose one, they're cheap enough to replace.
What we do is charge one fully and keep it on standby, while the other is in use - then I don't charge the one in use until it goes completely dead. I've found that batteries last longer this way, but I don't live in the frozen North either!
greybeard
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Everything is 'tactical' nowadays... my favorite being the fence pliers, as if they aren't hard enough to find in the grass already...
Yall don't forget the tactical socks underwear and ballistic/atomic/combat vision sunglasses, tho somehow, I have still been able to catch bass without them..
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greybeard
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That, is what I gave for Christmas gifts this year. Even to my sisters, who rave about how they help when they are using a sewing machine. Can't imagine not having mine.
D2Cat
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I paint my fence pliers, ends of log chains and a few other tools Chev engine orange. Pretty easy to locate.
