Light for Life Update
To All Our Readers and Customers,
5.11 Tactical sincerely appreciates your support for the Light for Life UC3.400 flashlight.
We have been working hard to ensure we have the best, most up-to-date flashlight technology available and have conducted extensive quality/durability testing to insure long term reliability in harsh environments.
We are happy to communicate that the first shipment of lights will arrive in our warehouse by the end of August 2009.
Light for Life Flashlight Update
Already, the Light for Life UC3.400 has received outstanding reviews from law enforcement and tech gadget experts, including Wired.com, Yahoo! Tech and Police Equipment Reviews for its innovation, high power and durability. Now, we’re working to making it even better with significant updates on the first release – ensuring the ultimate quality and performance you expect from 5.11.
We appreciate your support and enthusiasm for this much anticipated product and look forward to shipping the Light for Life to you this summer.
Light for Life Program
I havent really wrote much about the Light for Life Foundation that we set up, however that changes today!
For those of you who do not know about our Light for Life program, we set it up earlier in the year as a way of giving back to our communities. We also partnered up with D.A.R.E for a special contest that selects students in different parts of the country and provides them a couple days of fun and relaxation in Montana. These students of D.A.R.E will get to enjoy:
- Round-trip airfare, ground travel and a three-day, two-night stay in the luxurious 5.11 Tactical® lodge outside of Billings, Montana, near the Big Horn River.
- A visit to Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, the site of Custer’s Last Stand.
- A guided fishing trip down the Big Horn River.
- Wilderness adventures including a hike with 5.11’s new Light for Life™ UC3.400™ Flashlight.
- Food, fun activities and a chance to make new friends.
Who wouldnt want to go! Im jealous!!
Anyway, the mission of the 5.11 Light for Life program is to promote the health and well being of deserving children and their families by providing outstanding outdoor recreational activities, educational opportunities, scholarships and other beneficial programs in conjunction with Law Enforcement organizations with the same mission.
I wanted to pass this along because it is something that makes us all proud at 5.11 Tactical!
Our Light for Life on Wired.com
Hey Everyone,
Check out the article that was just written about the Light for Life UC3.400 on wired.com. In the next few days I am going to post a link to all the press clippings we have had on the Light for Life flashlight, since we announced its creation.
Enjoy.
http://www.wired.com/reviews/product/pr_0428_flashlight
Flashlight Ad
What do you think of our flashlight ad that we put on the lower right hand of the blog? A big thanks goes out to Dave Mishler for doing a great job!
Thanks Dave!
Long-Lasting Power
This next question comes to us from Mike. Mike asks “I may have missed it in the literature, but how long does the charge last? I know it only takes 90 seconds to recharge.”
In just 90 seconds, your Light for Life™ UC3.400™ will be fully charged and ready to produce another 120 minutes of light (60 minutes at 90 lumens and 60 minutes in reserve that starts at 25 lumens and cycles down to 15 lumens.
I hope this answers you question Mike. Let us know if you have any more questions.
Rechargeable Batteries?
Our next question comes to us from John in Michigan. He asks “Can we use rechargable batteries in the flashlight rather than ultracapacitors?”
Thanks John for the question! Let me list some of the reasons we have picked the ultracapacitor as the source of energy for our flashlight.
1. Recharges in 90 Seconds.
2. The ultracapacitors are better for the environment that batteries.
3. You can recharge the ultracapacitors more times (50,000 times)
4. Lighter weight
5. Ultracapacitors hold their charge where as batteries start to lose their potency the older they become.
6. Because no-one else is doing it!
Great question, keep them coming!
Accessories Announced!!!!
Hi Everyone,
I have just gotten word that the following accessories will be manufactured for the flashlight. Other accessories will be manufactured, however I do not have a list of those at this time.
AC Adapter
Flare Cone
Extra Belt Ring
Hopefully we will have prices on all these items next week. Also I will be addressing some of your questions next week as well, so keep them coming!
Will There Be Accessories For The Light For Life Flashlight?
Yes, accessories will be available, however we have not determined which accessories will be available. Some of the current accessories that we have discussed are: Car Charger, AC Adapter, and Traffic Cone. Which accessories do you think would be beneficial for this Flashlight?
We will provide more information about which accessories will be available in the coming weeks.
