Today’s quick review brings us the venerable Pak-Lite flashlight, and not a minute too soon. With stormy weather outside, winds howling, and the threat of power outages, this seemed like the perfect time to do a write-up on this cool light. But first, a little bit of background: the “Pak-Lite” is the creation of an…
While browsing the aisles at REI recently, I wandered into the flashlight section and stopped for a few minutes. There in front of me was a large variety of lights — including several Maglite offerings. One in particular caught my eye; the Mini Maglite AAA LED model. The packaging claimed 111 lumens of output on two…
With all of the recent talk about massive earthquakes being long overdue on the West Coast, this seemed like a good time to share some disaster preparedness ideas. The example kit you see here was put together with items located around the house — there is no need to break the bank, just use what you…
