A. C.W.'s a pretty cool tech to work with (not that you don't already know that).
I'm cool now? When did that happen?
A. C.W.'s a pretty cool tech to work with (not that you don't already know that).
I'm cool now? When did that happen?
Update: One pair of them has recently sprung a nasty hole in the back pocket, either due to my car key* and leatherman micra carabiner or my c-wrench. Both of those take turns in that pocket clipped to the belt loop. I bought two pairs at the beginning of summer. So maybe they aren't so great.......my black Dickies pants (I don't know the exact make, they're the cheap ones with pockets... I can look if people actually care) are great for long work days. They get a beating, but they vent well in the heat, and are just right for outdoor night gigs.
My boots that I wear for all of my calls (anything from run crew to strike) are Dr. Martin high top leather steel toed. I love them. They're large, but extremely comfortable and light. I have always heard people complain about steel toes being heavy, but these feel like normal boots to me. I love them to death. Plus they have the good old Dr Martin soles which are acid/ base/ oil/ resistant, an excellent grippy rubber, etc. great for on the job.
So far as I know, there is no true black die. If I remember correctly from the costuming class I took nearly 15 years ago, black fabric is made with either a super saturated red dye or a super saturated blue dye. One will appear red under blue light while the other will appear blue under red light.
I prefer Red Wings myself, but the weight issues are similar. I've been wearing these boots for so many years that I only notice how heavy they are on the rare occasions when I wear some other type of footwear. Strangely, I actually walk more quietly wearing my steel toed work boots than when I'm wearing my tennis shoes. I'm somewhat notorious at the Pageant for scaring people half to death (sometimes unintentionally) because they don't hear me coming when I walk up behind them while wearing my size 11 1/2 steel toes.
And sadly, I haven't yet gotten a Leatherman (although I have my eye on the Surge) or a flashlight.
I also like to stick with flashlights that use the same batteries the sound guys use for their wireless. When they discard the batteries because they aren't reliable for the mic, they usually still have quite a bit of life for my flashlight (usually AA).
Good deal. I got my first Leatherman for graduation. Another good light to consider is a Petzl head lamp. While this model is more expensive than many other lights on this thread and others, it offers flexibility beyond the high quality light; you can wrap it around your arm, or your harness, or whatever you need.
I also like to stick with flashlights that use the same batteries the sound guys use for their wireless. When they discard the batteries because they aren't reliable for the mic, they usually still have quite a bit of life for my flashlight (usually AA).
I used to do this, but in an effort to go green, our sound department has gone rechargeable. Oh, and the batteries in my last minimag blew up inside it rendering it unusable... I should get another...
Ohh..so that's why my Mini-Mag killed itself.Yeah, there is the danger of putting two batteries with significantly different charge in them. I learned the hard way and meter all my batteries before putting them in these days.
You mean you can't fix a flashlight? There's probably just a bunch of crud from the batteries in there. Just clean it out and maybe replace the lamp and it should work. Remember this is a very simple circuit.
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