We have the occasional power outage in our area and there’s been times when we’ve been caught without a flashlight or perhaps the batteries or light has worn out in the one or two that we have around the house. This is a big pain in the butt if the power outage happens in the evening.

There’s nothing wrong with candles, other than the possible fire hazard they impose, but you just can’t see well enough in the dark without having several candles blazing can you?

I recently discovered a site that sells several different types of flashlights. The company sells streamlight flashlights, plus many other brands such as Pelican, and Streamlight. They have Pelican LED flashlights, hands free headlamps, pocket, gun mount lights, and flash light accessories. These flashlight could be used for fun- ie camping and outdoor activities like hunting and camping, emergency situations such as when the power goes out at home, or by police and emergency services such as EMS and firefighters. The possible uses are endless.

I think it would be pretty cool to have a headlamp flashlight. We are always doing renovations around here and it would be nice to have a hands free light focused into a dark area that you happen to be working in. I think a headlamp flashlight would work perfectly in that type of situation. It would also be good if you were walking around outside in an unlit area, or perhaps even reading in bed. Hey why not?

Opticsplanet.com offers discount pricing, plus FREE UPS on order over $29.95. They also sell a whole line of products ranging from binoculars, microscopes, sunglasses to even MP3 players. I know that I’m going to look over the types of flashlights that they have in stock. We only have two flashlights in the house right now and think a three story house should probably have at least one flashlight for every floor if not more.

I’m wracking my brain trying to figure out what kinds of gifts I could get my friends and family this coming Christmas. The idea of giving a pair of binoculars to a couple of these people occurred to me.

We’ve got really nosy neighbors … sometimes I think that I might as well give them a set of binoculars. Am I joking? Uh maybe, maybe not. They really are totally nosy. Why not make it easier for them to stare at us? They’re gonna do it anyway.

Nah, but I think my Uncle might find a pair of binoculars useful. He lives in an area where he can over see a beautiful park. He’s always telling us about the birds he sees- blue jays, cardinals, huge crows. You name it and he’s probably seen it. Yeah, I think I will get him a pair. He’s been great to us over the years and I think he’d use this gift and really enjoy it. Ok one down on the gift list. Muh hahahahah!

Hey, maybe I could do the same with my brother. He goes to a lot of baseball games and football games. What could be better than a pair of binoculars at a game? Yep, I think I nailed that one. Two down on the old gift list. I’m doing well aren’t I?

I have no idea what type I’d get for either of them though. There are so many brands and types of binoculars. I just went searching and I found a site that tells you how to buy binoculars. I think I might spend a bit of time there reading the information. Hopefully it will help me decide which type would be best for each of them. The site that I found that information on Opticsplanet.net also sells binoculars and offers free UPS shipping on orders over $29.95. I guess I’ll spend sometime looking at what they have to offer too.