One summer, about a year ago, I was visiting my mother in Mexico. When I was planning the trip, I had to decide whether to take my
SureFire 8NX Nitrolon® Commander® or my
6P™ Original. I opted for my 6P retrofitted with the 120- lumen bulb because, if I needed it, it would only be in an emergency. Well, I couldn't have been more correct.
While in Mexico there was a fierce storm and, as often happens, the electricity was knocked out. One night we were sitting around the dinner table enjoying the thunder storm by candlelight when we heard screams of horror coming from the street. I went out to investigate, but not before I grabbed my 6P with two extra batteries taped to it. I got to the scene to find several people looking down a hole in the ground. A little boy had fallen down into the hole, which was about twelve feet deep and three feet wide. It had been dug for a light pole earlier in the day. The hole was filling with water.
Everyone had these cheap emergency flashlights until I showed up with this high-tech flashlight that really illuminated the inside of the hole. We were able to calm down the agitated boy, lower a heavy gage rope, then pull him out after about 30 minutes. I'll have you know that my flashlight was the only source of light needed to affect the rescue. There were about 10 flashlights there, and the only time they were used after I got there was when I switched "123" batteries after about 15 minutes of continuous use. It was a great use of those batteries, and I was very proud to have used a great tool, my SureFire 6P. I'll always remember how much it helped.
Alex L.
LaVerne, CA
