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Everyday Carry. What essentials do you carry on a daily basis?

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[–] Doxatek@mander.xyz 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] Dinodicchellathicc@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Its cool in principle but it's practically difficult to see

[–] solrize@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

There are bigger ones that emit more light. But they are intended for use in darkness when your vision has night adapted (wait in the dark for a few minutes). You won't see them glowing in room lighting, if that's what you expected. If you want more brightness there are flashlights with locator LEDs. Those consume some battery power so you eventually have to recharge the light, but it is a nice feature. Come over to!flashlight@lemmy.world if you want suggestions.

[–] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago

Eh, it's pretty much just to make things easier to find imo. And it does very well at that.

[–] vext01@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 years ago

It'll glow for years regardless of how much light you feed it.

[–] solrize@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

It's a GITD marker that lets you find your thing in the dark. It's also used for markers on watch dials and gun sights. But in at least those tiny sizes, it's not a flashlight substitute or anything like that. You could add a flashlight to your keys, so the tritium helps you find the key ring and then the flashlight gives you more light if you need it.

[–] cache_miss@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

Could you send a link to where you bought that one? I like how small it is.