There Are Pandas, and Then There Are Pandas.
And this isn't either of them! The Pandas we're talking about here, are watches, not bears. And what got me thinking about them (again) was a link posted this morning by @cm.rook who pointed a few of us to the very attractive (and not terribly priced) Yema "Rallygraph" Panda which, in it's most traditional arrangement, looks like the one on the left, but can also be had in the version on the right: The model on the left is a true Panda, while the model on the right is called a reverse Panda. The reason for that distinction is clear--Panda bears, only come in the first arrangement. Now at this point, everyone should be thinking about the most well-know Panda, The Rolex Panda, which is actually a Daytona, and among Rolex Daytonas, the most famous of which is the Paul Newman Daytona, which was famous first, because it was Paul's, and second because it sold at auction for $17.8 million (US Dollars). The story of that auction is well-known so I'll only...
Nov 8, 2019
Latest purchase is the newest olight s1 baton mini (cree for brightness vs nichia). I was truly surprised how tiny and how bright it is, plus how useful the magnet tail can be. Plus charging it thru the micro USB port in the battery itself is convenient. Time will tell how long that kind of battery can last since any USB port can wear out.
If I need serious light output, I'm usually on my ATV. I put a pair of Rigid industries D2 driving lights on the front rack (the cheapo $20 led pods on Amazon are NOT worth even that when you have experienced the quality of Rigid or Baja designs is another good one ) Turns night into day and makes night riding a hell of a lot of fun! I did replace my 4runner headlights w LEDs and now I'm in the process of replacing all the interiors as well. Love LED over halogen but aftermarket LEDs for cars just aren't quite there yet to keep up with the clean light and throw of my previous car's stock xenon lamps.