034 – Maglite AA Torch Review
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Craig and Linda bring light to the travel community with their review of the Maglite two AA battery torch. The torch is not cheap or overly light, but it lends itself to travel for three main reasons.
- It’s very strong – it won’t be damaged by rough handling or the pressure inside a pack or suitcase.
- It’s high quality.
- It’s easy to find replacement parts like batteries and bulbs.
Then again, do you really need a maglite – or any – torch? Think about how to pack light – take what you will use, not what you might use.
We’re going to follow this episode up with a video post showing where to find, and how to replace, a maglight bulb. It’s so easy you’ll wonder how we didn’t know about it.
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by Craig and Linda
Craig and Linda Martin have been living on the road since February 2006. Both born and raised in Auckland, New Zealand they are currently travelling Europe and looking forward to visiting more of Asia, Africa, the Americas, Antarctica, Europe and the Pacific.
Craig and Linda host the Indie Travel Podcast -
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Eeej,
the offical Maglite website isn’t http://www.maglight.com
it’s http://www.maglite.com!
See you! Jenneke
October 23rd, 2007 at 11:49 amWhat a typo! Thanks Jenneke!
October 23rd, 2007 at 6:55 pmLED head torches are lighter and batteries last ages. For the fashion conscious, you don’t have to wear it on your head. Useful though, in cramped spaces, ie tent, or night time reading a book in a shared dorm. I used to hold a mag-light in my mouth, great for drooling spit
May 7th, 2008 at 4:00 pmI agree! Sure, maglights seem heavy and clunky by LED standards, but sometimes having a nice chunk of metal is comforting in dodgey places at night anyway.
Plus, you can always buy the kits to change the bulb out for an LED, I have done that with 2 of mine.
In 2006, I ended up in a flooded cave in Laos with my maglight and had to use it completely submerged underwater….no worries, it kept on shining!
January 28th, 2009 at 3:31 pm