I thought it was funny back in 1994 . Still do ! Weird , maybe , but that box protected my fluoro light for many years .
MY TEEN FAVOURITE
Finishing high school , doing my surveying course , and having a little money to buy cool stuff were highlights of my late teens . Not a lot of money mind you , but enough to buy camping gear from time to time so I could hit the bush and beach with mates . Of course , I bought torches , headlights and , eventually , a fluorescent campsite light . Yes , I still have that light and the box I made to protect it . Again , yes , I ' m a hoarder !
That fluorescent was a great source of light to replace the often-broken LPG lantern . Its downsides were that it had to be hung horizontally to allow the beam to cast downwards over a nice wide area , and it was also limited by the length of the power chord plugged into the cig socket . There were no rechargeable lights back then !
As for my torches , I did own a venerable Maglite that packed a handful of D-sized batteries , could spot a mouse in the bush from over a hundred yards away , and the long , solid knurled handgrip was said to be great for warding off intruders ! I have no idea where that torch ended up , but I do suspect someone borrowed it and forgot to tell me . I ’ d still have it to this day , if I could , even though I ’ d never use it again . Yes , I hoard stuff !
There were handfuls of other small-to-medium-sized torches throughout the years . They all used AA , AAA , or , at times , D- sized replaceable batteries . Nope , I have none of those in my collection ; most were el cheapo throw-away jobs .
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