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Nighthiker
Joined: 05 Jan 2003 Posts: 1714
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Posted: 7/18/2009, 4:01 pm Post subject: Black light |
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Noted the Ace hardwares and Walgreens are selling blacklight flashlights for scorpion hunting. Don't know how well they would work though. |
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PageRob
Joined: 03 Mar 2005 Posts: 859 Location: Page, Az.
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Posted: 7/18/2009, 4:55 pm Post subject: |
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My buddy has one of these. He used it on the river after he got a little "love nip" from a scorpion before. We didn't see any when he was using it, but I don't know if that means it sucked or that there weren't any scorpions around. _________________ Anywhere is within walking distance if you spend the time. |
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azbackpackr Hi Tech Wizardess
Joined: 31 Dec 2005 Posts: 3639 Location: Needles CA
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Posted: 7/18/2009, 5:41 pm Post subject: |
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Oh, yeah, let's go scorpion hunting!
They taste great, breaded and fried. Side dish for rattlesnake croquettes.
Might come in handy, though, for checking your boots at 4 a.m!! |
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sharrack
Joined: 15 Jan 2006 Posts: 42
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Posted: 7/19/2009, 4:34 pm Post subject: |
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Here's the 411 on those blacklights................They will not emit light any further than a foot or so.
Been there done that...................great if you're on the ground and you find one to take a picture of or maybe tie the light to a stick but i'd pass.
You'll find it collecting dust...............Kenny S |
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Nighthiker
Joined: 05 Jan 2003 Posts: 1714
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Posted: 7/19/2009, 7:16 pm Post subject: |
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I have not tried the ons I just found in the stores. The one I have is good for about a foot. ne night checking a mesquite limb I came across a buzztail on a limb. Now I check witha regular light before I use the black light. |
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azhiker96
Joined: 05 Jan 2003 Posts: 1419
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Posted: 7/19/2009, 10:01 pm Post subject: |
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I have one I bought at the flea market just off 60. I think the cross road is Signal Butte. It has 8 UV LEDs and uses 3 triple A cells. I can pick out a scorpion at about 12-15 feet on a dark night. There is no brand name on it and the case is shiny metal, maybe SS. _________________ It is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring. -- Carl Sagan |
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lzyboy
Joined: 21 Nov 2004 Posts: 201 Location: Mesa
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Posted: 7/20/2009, 11:51 am Post subject: |
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azhiker96 wrote: |
I have one I bought at the flea market just off 60. I think the cross road is Signal Butte. It has 8 UV LEDs and uses 3 triple A cells. I can pick out a scorpion at about 12-15 feet on a dark night. There is no brand name on it and the case is shiny metal, maybe SS. |
That sounds identical to the one I bought for about $15 at Walgreens. Well built, thumb button on the end, good range. I've found hundreds of scorpions out here around the lake house with it, works great! |
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