New Gear for the newb

“I used a MiniMag with a strap or just held it in my teeth before I got a headlamp.”

“Thrifty where can I get the strap for the Minimag. I have the one that uses the AA batteries if thats the one it goes to

not sure, i know the evil mart used to carry them but i haven't seen them in a while...try sporting goods stores and of course there's always ebay”

“If you can't find a strap near home try www.campmor.com. They have two types and sell for $4.99. Item #80393 and #78140”

“Well I was in walmart again tonight and saw a cheap LED headlamp for 14 bucks. I picked up and it is pretty bright. It has 4 white LED's and 2 Red ones.”

“cotton socks suck”
Jimmy san


Don't let Chili hear you say that. ;)”

“Walmart Sucks! Boycott Walmart!”

“There is an led setup that will retrofit the mag light line, so you get beter efficiency, long battery life and buletproof performance, here's a link to one of them, but I've seen others as well. http://www.batteryjunction.com/maledre.html . The rest of your list is a good start, just fill in with things you find you need, take time to engineer things to suit yourself and most of all, have fun!”

“Good luck. Go get lost!”

“LOL bulet proof performance...in case your flash light is ever involved in a shoot out ;)”

“we really dont need to start another "new gear" thread”