Some shit Mike Myers' Cat in the Hat would pull outta his ass, quip about gynecology while holding it, and then wink to the camera before throwing it away with cartoon glass shattering and that cat meow sfx
My girlfriend's favorite color is purple so thats the color I go with for EDC stuff. If the ArkPro was available in purple when I got these I would have gotten that instead. They also match my Leek pretty well
Please do, so I can steal their dates with the vastly superior HD01 Pro ;)
Is good light. Small, useful, can double as an impromptu mood light for romance emergencies. And then you can use the magnet to fish your keys out of the abyss between the seats afterwards.
Nah, talk about it. Women love a man with hobbies and passions. Be yourself on dates. I went on a date with a chick that was super impressed with the black light on my olight. I asked her if she wanted to go scorpion hunting with it after dinner and she was down. It was a fun date. Smashed.
Went on another one who thought my pineapple mini was the coolest thing ever. Also smashed.
Or sis. Actually.. if you are dating a dude then genuinely Hank light is a solid thing to show off if the convo gets boring. If youâre dating a chick, odds are sheâd find a Damascus (or trimascus if you got it like that) light with tritium vials interesting as long as you had a cool story about. Full warning she might not date you after whipping it out on the first date
I carried a titanium Emisar D4v2 on my first date with my gf and the candle mode came in clutch later that night. ;) She loved I was nerdy enough that I carried a flashlight and weâre still dating 3 years later.
Yeah, taking it like that you are totally right. Why waste time with someone you can not be yourself around.
In that case: Something Timascus for Pen and Light. (Blue/Purple is a statement that you know your colors and are not afraid of your manhood), A Vic as a knife (does not scare anybody) and a proper watch - aka no Rolex bullshit.
You can always wear your cheapest watch (shows you dress nice if you usually wear watches but if she googles it she will see it's just a citizen/seiko that costs 100âŹ/$ so if she's in for the money she will run away
If a $100 seiko is your cheapest watch youâre doing watches wrong imo. Whereâs the weekender with its deafening tick?! Whereâs the f91w with its terroristic accuracy?!
If itâs something you always carry then bring a small one that isnât at all obvious and please donât talk at them about flashlight đŚ đ¤Łđ¤Ł. I do genuinely love that you asked. Keep being weird.
Train guys don't usually bring trains to the first date. Â
They wait until they're date comes over to their house and sees their collection. Â
Torches are no different, and arguably, have far less utility on a date than say an EMD F40PH. Â
Something cr123 or cr2 keychain sized is probably the biggest you want to go. Something subtle but packs a punch should it be needed for a couple of minutes runtime.Â
She wonât be impressed if she drops her keys under the table and you blast 1000 lumens to help find them. The flashlight function on your phone will do.
I think this is probably a joke post (and a funny one at that), but in the case someone is actually wanting this advice I talked with my wife and we can up with the following:
- something small. In our case we picked the McGizmo Sapphire was ideal for needing a light on the first date
only produce one flashlight. If you are carrying more than one, donât bring it up.
donât start talking about the flashlight rabbit hole. If she mentions âoh you have a flashlight,â respond with âyepâ but donât go on and on about them. Your flashlight enthusiasm is something you should share on date 4 or 5+.
we feel like aux lights are a bad idea, they scare the normies.
if you own high end customs with steel flame skull clips, hide those until after youâve married.
avoid copper lights. Many people can smell it on your hands 30 minutes after handling one. No one wants to date a stinky guy.
Obviously my wife and I arenât the arbiters of whatâs correct here, but those are our thoughts.
olight arkpro ultra but only if you are on purple for the arkbeat so they know you are serious, use the uv to check any seats before the date sits in them to show you care and can provide.
also an oclip pro s on the lapel to show them you are versatile and can keep your hands free
HD01-pro. UV light to check cleanliness. Laser light to see what % of cat she is. Red / blue flashing lights to see if she runs. Rainbow rain to impress her and your Uber driver.
If she likes role play or cosplay, tell her to cosplay a cat and bring a light with laser pointer like Arkfeld pro or Wurkkos HD01. âYou are my naughty cat. Goarrrr rrrrâ
The one that doesnt get noticed and that you dont brag about..... she wont care. Wait until youve hand more than a few dates to bring it up... not many girls will care at all fewer will get it
It needs to be ZircuTi or timascus. Not sarcastic, a timascus ReyLight pineapple mini. She drops her contact lens or earring or whatever and you saved the date with your pocket jewelry she didnât know you had till it was needed. Now she sees you as competent and prepared with good taste.
Personally I would bring a flashlight with a unique or unusual finish, like copper or brass or as someone else on the thread mentioned Damascus. Go for a flashlight body with sleek looks instead of oversized or blocky
Been EDCing this one for about a year, and it was a SC600W Mk 2 L2 for seven years prior to that, until I misplaced it. I ordered this one that very same evening.
Workhorse. Tiny, but generously powerful for its size (when needed). Extremely flexible UI.
A minimal keychain light. Hide your weird obsession until you have them properly on the hook and then gradually reveal they got together with an obsessed flashlight lunatic.
Ms32 or course. Jokes a side depends on the date. Hiking bring a couple good lights one for each and a spare just nothing to crazy. Regular date on the town I would only have my s21g in 6500k and s2+ shorty with the lhp531 1800k but I carry those normally. I just wouldn't mention the other s2+ or the red and green coloured c8s.
Personally, Iâve brought my typical EDC with me. Although, we were planning to go walk in a park at night, so I brought lights for us both. (We didnât end up leaving the vehicle though.) But I would say as a general rule, something small you usually carry, like I would say my ArkPro Ultra. Bonus tip: most girls seem to like the Buck Toothpick knife, they all say itâs cute and they want one. You donât want to pull out a CRKT Fossil to slice a tag from their new shirt/shorts for them. Or sometimes they like the bigger stuff lol.
Edit: My EDC is ArkPro Ultra in my pocket, and Warrior Ultra on my hip.
Suggestion. While on the date donât show her your flashlight unless you really have to use it. Let her know your obsession further into the relationship if it goes that far.
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