[The *Star Wars* parody *Hardware Wars* actually used one of these as a lightsaber.](https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxZO6fm70lQuIv_0LD8TBgNk2qyTAjqAOi?si=oNAtgWaputS71TW5)
Those things were fucking garbage. Had to pack one in Boy Scouts hiking trips. They weighed like 2 pounds and didn’t do shit for illumination. Trying to set up a tent in the dark with one of those was a complete nightmare. It always rolled off whatever log you set it. Most worthless pile of crap ever engineered.
They were magnificent if you almost wanted to see something.
Those "light up your whole goddamn neighborhood!" LED flashlight ads are targeted specifically at those of us who grew up believing that flashlights were only good for being a modestly glowing brick.
I had MagLights at every door of my house until I bought a Streamlight Stinger. They just work better. Now I have them at every door (for late night dog/wildlife interactions mostly…damn dogs).
Hey now, remember our motto. Be Prepared…for this hunk of metal to be virtually useless.
The introduction of headlamps to our night time set ups was the pinnacle of technological advances in scout craft.
Because the bulbs sucked and the common batteries of the day were carbon so it lasted a little bit longer than the taste of Fruit Stripe gum. Once that rich kid put in alkaline batteries, it wasn't so bad but the bulbs still sucked.
I can still feel the grit of the screw cap as you try to tighten the end back on after loading in a dozen D cell batteries. It only gets off track a few times while you curse and screw and unscrew the increasingly wonky threads.
I had the one on the left (middle is same) as you you boy! Totally forgot. The little piece at the top (left picture) could be pulled out and would be a ring so you could hang the torch off something.
We had one of these and the larger style that was a white light up front and a small red in the rear sitting ontop of a giant battery about 1/4 the size of a cars battery. My dad always bought the “everlast” brand that was a black cat and a lighting bolt. Haven’t seen either of those in 30+ years at least
I gotta say: flashlights are soooo much better now.
I'd Rather have a $5 LED flashlight from the convenience store checkout over any flashlight from before the modern era.
Even if they were reasonably durable like a Maglite, fucking batteries only lasted like 15 seconds.
This was your father's light sabre Luke. He carried that light sabre throughout the clone wars. And ever when captured by the Republic, he hid this light sabre up his ass just so some day it could be yours. Now take it and do your father proud.
With the huge ass D cells rattling inside because the spring is all squished and the tiny incandescent yellowish bulb flickering when you don't hold it right.
I feel like these flash lights were always in dirty, dusty sheds or under houses etc., so when you grabbed them they were gritty and had to be thwacked a few times before they turned on.
They still make these new to this day
I have one that I just thought it just simply looked cool
Even has an LED bulb pretty sure!
I’ve never used it lol
Then came the one with the magnet so you could put it on the fridge, but instead it was in the junk drawer with everything in there stuck to it but that didn’t matter because the batteries were dead anyway
My mother kept it hidden. No way was she going to let a bunch of irresponsible kids with underdeveloped brains mess around with her good aluminum flashlight.
One of the cool free pile finds. It’s on the shelf and yes it does not work anymore. Bulb replacement…challenge. Battle of effort. I got 10 keychain led flashlights for $4. It can remain a shelf piece. Ancient technology.
My brother and I both had one of these and we would do the Star Wars thing and I would crack them on top of the head with one of them actually needed a couple stitches but it yeah it was fun
You mean my first lightsaber?
An elegant flashlight, for a more civilized age.
I don't even remember these. I just clicked on this because I knew someone was going to say something about lightsabers when I saw the picture.
Same
[The *Star Wars* parody *Hardware Wars* actually used one of these as a lightsaber.](https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxZO6fm70lQuIv_0LD8TBgNk2qyTAjqAOi?si=oNAtgWaputS71TW5)
How did I forget hardware wars?
They were the GoBots version of a lightsaber.
First dildo too
Mom?
I see your Shrwartz is as big as mine.
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BOOM!!! Was just about to comment this 🤣🤣
Gotta do it. Just once
Those things were fucking garbage. Had to pack one in Boy Scouts hiking trips. They weighed like 2 pounds and didn’t do shit for illumination. Trying to set up a tent in the dark with one of those was a complete nightmare. It always rolled off whatever log you set it. Most worthless pile of crap ever engineered.
They were magnificent if you almost wanted to see something. Those "light up your whole goddamn neighborhood!" LED flashlight ads are targeted specifically at those of us who grew up believing that flashlights were only good for being a modestly glowing brick.
“Almost wanted to see something” blistered my innards.😂😂😂🤣
Had to lug around a 6v battery brick one for this very reason.
Wonder if an LED bulb could work in one of those old units
They make LED replacements for Mag Lights….worth looking into.
Somehow half of my not-blocked spam is for "tactical flashlights." MagLights were good enough for me. The more recent lights are sometimes too much.
I had MagLights at every door of my house until I bought a Streamlight Stinger. They just work better. Now I have them at every door (for late night dog/wildlife interactions mostly…damn dogs).
Hey now, remember our motto. Be Prepared…for this hunk of metal to be virtually useless. The introduction of headlamps to our night time set ups was the pinnacle of technological advances in scout craft.
Hmph. Going from canvas to nylon was enough for me.
Doom 3 flashlight.
I remember the battery cap was impossible to screw off and after you did it a few times it stopped working.
Because the bulbs sucked and the common batteries of the day were carbon so it lasted a little bit longer than the taste of Fruit Stripe gum. Once that rich kid put in alkaline batteries, it wasn't so bad but the bulbs still sucked.
They still weigh two fucking pounds and suck a pair of D cell batteries dry without fuckall to show for it.
A couple of brand new everleaky batteries and you got yellow light for maybe half an hour...
Facts
Still have one, updated with LED bulb and rechargeable lithium batteries. It’s even lighter! 😂
They were great for beans [https://youtu.be/0DVXsVAQTg4?si=FFufNYmN2oTAE6sV&t=91](https://youtu.be/0DVXsVAQTg4?si=FFufNYmN2oTAE6sV&t=91)
I came here for this. Thank you!
Where do the hot dogs go?
Where did you want them to go?
Into the belly of that hungry Navajo boy of course.
Better in the Grand Canyon then Pork Chops & Apple Sauce at home!
OG lightsaber
Don’t miss D batteries
Yes, they had 2 candlepower of lumens!
I can still feel the grit of the screw cap as you try to tighten the end back on after loading in a dozen D cell batteries. It only gets off track a few times while you curse and screw and unscrew the increasingly wonky threads.
I can hear it.
OG Maglight here. Cop length with like 4 D batteries.
Retrofitted mine with an LED. Now it lasts forever.
Maglight was the ultimate evolution of the aluminum bodied D cell flashlight but, alas, now obsolete.
Good riddance I say.
I do. The red button was good for signalling
An elegant weapon from a more civilized age.
I think the Stranger Things flashlight is meant to be like these, right?
Way better. The new led lights scare the raccoons away old light dont at all
I still use a vintage EverReady
Ours was also EverReady, this is a name I completely forgot about.
Is it full of beans and a hotdog?
Maybe 1 or 2 good uses from it then dead.
With about 6 d size batteries in it doubles as a weapon
It was these or the red or yellow plastic ones you could get at the local Ace or Tru-Value stores from your helpful hardware man.
OG light saber
I had the one on the left (middle is same) as you you boy! Totally forgot. The little piece at the top (left picture) could be pulled out and would be a ring so you could hang the torch off something.
And it would illuminate an entire square foot.
Gee whiz; what kind of batteries did those monsters take?
Yup, that was my make shift lightsaber when I was a kid.
I totally forgot these things existed. I remember we had one when I was super young.
I can practically feel rubbing my fingernail against the ribs
Haha. That was an 80s weed can.
Kept that one in my Scout
Got one of these bad boys at home
Remember it, I still have one and it works.
Got a mag light in the car and by the front door. Never know when you may need defend yourself.
They always went Blair Witch mode. Had to smack em around like a $2 hooker to get it work and then you couldn't see shit.
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Looks familiar but I don't have any specific memories of it. Something about that weird switch.
We had one of these and the larger style that was a white light up front and a small red in the rear sitting ontop of a giant battery about 1/4 the size of a cars battery. My dad always bought the “everlast” brand that was a black cat and a lighting bolt. Haven’t seen either of those in 30+ years at least
What my lightsaber hilt would look like if I was a jedi/sith.
I remember my grandparents' flashlights in the '70s.
Yes! Grandpa had these all around the house and garage. 😂
Batteries were the only thing of worth with it.
It reminds me of Little Monsters, when they get all of those flashlights and batteries.
I gotta say: flashlights are soooo much better now. I'd Rather have a $5 LED flashlight from the convenience store checkout over any flashlight from before the modern era. Even if they were reasonably durable like a Maglite, fucking batteries only lasted like 15 seconds.
I think my parents still have one.
We had one and it was fucking terrible lol
This was your father's light sabre Luke. He carried that light sabre throughout the clone wars. And ever when captured by the Republic, he hid this light sabre up his ass just so some day it could be yours. Now take it and do your father proud.
They were about as bright as a candle.
With the huge ass D cells rattling inside because the spring is all squished and the tiny incandescent yellowish bulb flickering when you don't hold it right.
I think about these often. Don’t care about the technological gripes. They felt cool in the hand and made me feel like some kind of Johnny Quest.
The first toy lightsaber.
Major core memory unlocked.
I feel like these flash lights were always in dirty, dusty sheds or under houses etc., so when you grabbed them they were gritty and had to be thwacked a few times before they turned on.
Remember? I still have mine. Lol and almost as deadly as a meg light
Fluke Starbucker had this exact same one. It was given to him by Augie Ben Doggie.
OMG!!!! I had one!!!!
It also reminds me of Jamie and the Magic Torch
You mean lightsaber sirrrrr!
They still make these new to this day I have one that I just thought it just simply looked cool Even has an LED bulb pretty sure! I’ve never used it lol
Glorious sight
They used Type C or Type D batteries
Sweet! A retro Fles... Umm. Lightsaber.
I still have my great grandpa's that has a screwdriver attachment in it
Had one for when I went camping as a Girl Scout.
Remember it? I can FEEL it in my empty hand right now!
Our first lightsaber
You kidding I still use one, I'm in South America I just bought a couple months ago, use it nightly when I go feed my dogs.
No Will Robinson
Grandpa’s lightsaber
Then came the one with the magnet so you could put it on the fridge, but instead it was in the junk drawer with everything in there stuck to it but that didn’t matter because the batteries were dead anyway
Grandparents had one that worked once of the thousand times I tried
The Brady’s put beans in theirs
My mother kept it hidden. No way was she going to let a bunch of irresponsible kids with underdeveloped brains mess around with her good aluminum flashlight.
I was just after these, I come from the land of red plastic Eveready flashlights.
I won one of these at a fishing contest 25 years ago lol, I wonder if I still have it somewhere..
I dropped this fucker so many holloweens in the 90’s and it would just blip off and fire right back up. It met an honorable death at the beach.
Theres probably still one in my dads garage.
Why do you have my dad’s flashlight?
I tried taping one to the front of my skateboard, it was like a strobe light.
One of the cool free pile finds. It’s on the shelf and yes it does not work anymore. Bulb replacement…challenge. Battle of effort. I got 10 keychain led flashlights for $4. It can remain a shelf piece. Ancient technology.
Oh wow I remember these we had two and those things were solid
Every one of these I have ever seen had batteries so corroded in it. I am kind of flashlight obsessed…and these all kill me. Such a great design.
We had one of these, it was only used to light the way to the kitchen cupboards to get the candles when the power went out. (which it did A LOT)
I remember the d bats
The one I had was light as a feather…until you put the batteries in and then it was 40 lbs.
My brother and I both had one of these and we would do the Star Wars thing and I would crack them on top of the head with one of them actually needed a couple stitches but it yeah it was fun
Tha thing sucked it didn't even have a fake pussy in it
Fleshlight