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About LinkBacksHey I'm looking to buy a personal light to use in a busy department. I have narrowed my choices down to the streamlight survivor or pelican big ed. If you have had any experience witheither of these products please let me know. Any other suggestions?
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12-02-2003, 02:45 PM #1Junior Member
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Right angle flashlights
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12-02-2003, 02:48 PM #2Forum Member
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I cant vouch for "Big Ed" have never used them. My department and I used the Survivor and they held up really well even after I
dropped it off a ladder a few times.
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12-02-2003, 03:41 PM #3Junior Member
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I'm very happy with my Survivor. It's nice and bright and the smoke cutter Xenon beam works better than I thought it would.
They are built pretty tough too in my opinion.....
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12-02-2003, 08:09 PM #4Forum Member
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Ditto on the survivor... good light, and tough too. I've never used a "big Ed".
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12-02-2003, 08:53 PM #5Senior Member
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Never used the Big Ed -- But I do have 2 Survivors - When one dies - there is always a fresh one on the charger.
Like it alot. Wish I had the newer version with the interchangable batteries.
Holds up really well.Marc
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12-02-2003, 09:07 PM #6MembersZone Subscriber
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I've also got a Survivor with the spare battery, great light.
A few guys have Big Ed's and they don't have any complaints but the survivor is a bit smaller and just as bright.
If I had to replace my light I'd get another streamlight
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12-02-2003, 10:51 PM #7Forum Member
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I highly recommend the Survivor, have had great succes with mine.
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12-02-2003, 11:44 PM #8Junior Member
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Thanks everyone. It looks like I'll be going with the survivor.
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12-03-2003, 07:47 AM #9MembersZone Subscriber
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Does anyone have any experience with the Koehler Responder right angle light?
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12-03-2003, 10:12 AM #10Forum Member
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My FD has been issuing Koehler Responders as replacement flashlights. I think it is brighter than the Survivor and holds a charge better.
I still have my Survivor light...but I have to get the new battery pack for it."The education of a firefighter and the continued education of a firefighter is what makes "real" firefighters. Continuous skill development is the core of progressive firefighting. We learn by doing and doing it again and again, both on the training ground and the fireground."
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12-03-2003, 12:51 PM #11MembersZone Subscriber
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I like Survivors, they are pretty bright and they are easy to turn on and off with a gloved hand.
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12-03-2003, 03:16 PM #12Forum Member
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I have Koehler responder and have no complaints. It is brighter than a survivor, has a wider beam of light, and when at a prolonged incident can have a few C size batteries thrown in it and keep on going, whereas a lot of other lights don;t have that capability.
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12-03-2003, 04:18 PM #1355 Years & Still Rolling
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Lights? Lights?......
OK, if the Survivor is a smoothbore, and the "Big Ed" is a combo........
Sorry, I couldn't pass that one up. We have some Survivors and they are well liked by everyone, no complaints. Stay Safe....
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12-03-2003, 11:54 PM #14Forum Member
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Re: Lights? Lights?......
Very nice.....Originally posted by hwoods
OK, if the Survivor is a smoothbore, and the "Big Ed" is a combo........
Last edited by firefiftyfive; 12-03-2003 at 11:58 PM.
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12-04-2003, 10:59 AM #15Member
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convenience and cost savings
There are alot of guys around the station that have survivors and now some people are saving money and just buying the light without the charger. There are plenty of chargers around and no one has a problem sharing.
Marc S.
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12-04-2003, 07:12 PM #16MembersZone Subscriber
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We got a demo of the "Big Ed" here and I'm not very fond of it. WHile it has taken abuse very well (interior, fall from roof, etc), it has a very short life span. We followed the manufactured directions explicitly and it still goes dim after a very short time (15 minutes max). We may have gotten a dud, who knows.
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12-04-2003, 08:16 PM #17Member
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BIG ED
I have the big and and love it. I compared the candle power on both lights (survivor and big ed) and the survivor has more candle power and a bigger lens. we have the survivors mounted on the engines and they work well but for my money i like the ed. It holds a charge for days.
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12-04-2003, 08:43 PM #18Forum Member
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We pretty much never have to worry about charging issues. Each aparatus that has survivors has a mounted charger for each of them. On my motor, the engineer, officer as well as both FF's all have one. Both FF's also have box lights mounted in chargers as well.
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12-19-2003, 12:39 AM #19Permanently Removed
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2 cents...
My FD issued me a recharable Survivor and I
love it. It is tough and well built. I use it
offen and it still doesnt need to be charged
much.
It also fits well in my coat...I love it.
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12-20-2003, 07:17 PM #20Balto City Truckin Co....
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Dude go with the Kohler RESPONDER,
Ni-cad 2 hrs light@ 45,000 CP
4 C-cell 5hrs light@60,000 CP
survivor 35,000 cp
big ed not sure 60,000 i think
RESPONDER WINS hands down
http://flashlight.com/responder.htm
By the let us know what u went with.
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