Blue eye

[Stephen unwin. 255]

2 minutes ago, jiggy said:

Only joking bud. My dog wouldn't catch one dark or bright, he'd get dusted. Cobby first cross Wheaton but he loves foxes. I remember the first Coleman lights. They were blue metal boxes and hummed when charging and stunk of battery acid. Burnt holes in many a mans shirt. How we never got skin cancer surprises me.

Thez time yet thanoz lol

[jiggy 3,207]

14 minutes ago, Stephen unwin. said:

Thez time yet thanoz lol

No thanks. I'm ok without it. I've had my fair share of bad luck without adding to it.

[fred90 3,097]

Blue eye was a big step up from car spotlights from scrapyard and motorbike battery. had a 50,000 and a 200,000 or 250,000 can't remember which. brings back memories of holey jeans and jackets, escorts vans and box shaped fiestas.

[terryd 8,036]

Could never afford a van  Had to settle for this to terrorise the country side

 

I got stopped so many times when ever I passed a cop car I just pulled over before they even moved. Great days the country was a lot better back then 

[fred90 3,097]

3 minutes ago, terryd said:

 

we sound like Harry Enfield old gits. but your right it was a far better time and country

[Daniel cain 42,837]

1 hour ago, terryd said:

Could never afford a van  Had to settle for this to terrorise the country side

 

I got stopped so many times when ever I passed a cop car I just pulled over before they even moved. Great days the country was a lot better back then 

that escort be worth a few bob today

[runem 533]

Great lamps back in the day , loved the turquoise glare st the beams edge the blue made on the grass,,,,,,, never a fan of the black eye , battery flat in no time,

how lamps have changed , my latest one , i could never have dreamed of back in the day. 

[fred90 3,097]

out of curiosity as I don't lamp these days. what's the best lamps nowadays and how do they compare with the old ones? 

[terryd 8,036]

I think the batteries are where it has improved with the old lithiums.
Don't recall when sealed lead acid batteries came out may have been back then and I just couldn't afford one. 
I can't remember the details to be honest but have vague memory of my blue eye million candle power I think even though it had a good range I don't it had any glare at all.
Or maybe I just didn't have to worry about it so much back then because every small holding wasn't owned by some anti. Just old farmers who for the most part were too tired or couldn't give a hoot at some one catching a few rabbits. Was the odd exception mind lol

[Black neck 15,161]

12 hours ago, fred90 said:

out of curiosity as I don't lamp these days. what's the best lamps nowadays and how do they compare with the old ones? 

All about thermal.now

[runem 533]

On 09/04/2019 at 17:35, Black neck said:

All about thermal.now

My lurchers must be the old fashioned type , they prefer led/hid ........................................................ 

[low plains drifter 9,461]

On 09/04/2019 at 17:35, Black neck said:

All about thermal.now

It's like beast from the East part deux out there sun blazing, and I still needed several layers and christing wooly hat

[Black neck 15,161]

17 hours ago, low plains drifter said:

It's like beast from the East part deux out there sun blazing, and I still needed several layers and christing wooly hat

Opaque tights

[stormyboy 1,352]

You can reduce side glare on strikers etc by sticking a circle of old school blue windscreen tint in the centre of the glass. Same effect as the blue eye.

Edited April 11, 2019 by stormyboy