Light sticks

[Adi]

Whilst shopping in Sainsbury’s today I came across some Halloween branded products. Amongst them I noticed some light sticks for 99p. Ok I know light sticks have little use other than marking things and most of you lot wont have a use for them but I thought I would purchase a couple to see if they were any good.

And, I am quite surprised at there quality although they may not last the 8 hours of better quality ones but to be fair they do not quote a time. The one I activated tonight has been running for 3 hours now and is still bright.

I like these and at a quid a piece I will be chucking a couple in the base of my sack and if anyone really likes them if you do a web search you can make a bulk purchase for about 29p each.

 

[led]

That's a good price, I might have to hunt some out. I occasionally get these from Lakeland, works out at about 49p a go.

 

[running bare]

I got a couple of twin packs from poundland today thought that was cheap but you beat me by half a pence
tom

 

[Motorbike Man]

I always keep half a dozen cyalume lightsticks held together with an elastic band or two, one of those just in case bits of kit. I keep half a dozen together as I find they support each other and are less likely to activate accidently

 

[innocent bystander]

I got dragged along to old sodbury today, and there was a guy selling genuine cyalume sticks for 50p each. So i bought a dozen or so for 6 quid...

 

[Adi]

I was up at 4.30 this morning and walked down stairs and wondered what the glow was in the front room forgetting the light stick. I was surprised to see that it was still giving off plenty of light 9 and a half hours after I had activated it, it was still lighting up the room to move around comfortably with my light adjusted eyes.

Not bad really, they worked far better than I expected.

 

[pumbaa]

I am having a complete memory faliure , but i have seen a cover for these some where that makes the light more directable . Might be of use .
Pumbaa

 

[Shadow Walker]

I am having a complete memory faliure , but i have seen a cover for these some where that makes the light more directable . Might be of use .
Pumbaa

I have a piece of plastic plumbers tubing which has a cut of 1.5 cm and about 13 cm long. The Cyalume is then activated and placed into the tube, so that the light can be directed as I need it.

Chip

 

[Goose]

Cylumes "keep" in the freezer, once they are activated put them in the freezer till you need them next take them out a week later and they start working again!
I used to use the tiny ones that go on fishing floats, and it worked well for a few days use.

 

[Motorbike Man]

I am having a complete memory faliure , but i have seen a cover for these some where that makes the light more directable . Might be of use .
Pumbaa

I've seen one in an online shop somewhere, but this one is on ebay at the moment

 

[innocent bystander]

Here:
http://thecombatstore.co.uk/shop/product.php?productid=266&cat=16&bestseller

http://www.army-surplus.co.uk/Merch...re_Code=1&Product_Code=LED38&Category_Code=CY

Couldn't finf any others though..

 

[Longstrider]

Maplins Electronics sell various types of lightstick from the geniune Cyalumes to a pack of thin sticks about 18" long with connectors to "daisy chain" them with. These packs have an advantage over many because each stick is packed in a fairly rigid but lightweight plastic tube to help avoid accidental activation. We found that a local "Pound Bargain" shop had packs of 20 sticks about 10" long in mixed colours for a quid a pack and after testing some found that they lasted 8 hours each no problem. We took them with us on a trip to the Himalayas to mark tents, way-mark between tent and much needed quiet spot (night-time wanderings... much more subtle than a torch around camp) and to softly illuminate strange hotel rooms overnight. This last point is worth remembering. You will often find that in less developed countries that a) your room will be black dark once the lights are off, and b) that such niceties as fire exits and escapes are not marked or illuminated. If you arrive tired and crash out soon after you might not even remember where you are, let alone where the lightswitch is (If it works!) if you are woken in the small hours by a sudden shout or the smell of burning.