Finally, someone has created a flashlight that’s truly useful for ghost hunting. I found it by accident. It’s called Life Gear’s Glow Light.
I have no idea what it was designed for, but it’s now a permanent part of my ghost hunting kit
Here’s the problem many of us encounter:
When I’m working with a team in a big, really dark location, and I want someone to double-check an anomaly, I have to shout for them.
Then, I have to keep saying, “Follow my voice,” so they find exactly where I am. (That can interfere with EVP, and distract everyone from their work.)
Or, I have to wave my flashlight until they find me. If half the team are using flashlights, it can be difficult to tell one flashlight beam from another.
Life Gear’s Glow Light is the answer.
It’s a flashlight. That’s useful.
The handle includes a really loud whistle. It could be good in an emergency, or to summon everyone quickly if the area is huge.
This flashlight also works as a glow stick; it comes in red, green and blue.
However, my favorite feature is how it blinks. Click through the four options on the control, and the glow stick starts blinking.
As soon as I saw this, I said, “This is great! I can finally indicate where I am, in dark places.”
If each team member has one of these tools and wears it on a lanyard (comes with the flashlight), we can find each other. ( The team leader’s color could be different from the rest of the team, for easy identification.)
Shout just once to get the person’s attention, and the blinking light does the rest for you.
- This flashlight is inexpensive. Its batteries should last 200 hours. (The manufacturer offers free replacement batteries, too.)
- It’s discreet enough not to distract other researchers, but still very visible when necessary. No one will mistake it for an anomaly.
In my opinion, this is a must-own item for every team member who investigates dark locations.
Whether it’s a cemetery (“Oh, she’s over there where the light is blinking”) or a big house (“Nope, no light blinking in this room… I’ll keep looking”), it’ll make ghost hunting far simpler.
Hi Fiona.
This is a light question. We were thinking about using glow sticks on ghost hunts and maybe investigations.
Using glow sticks would help to identify where each member is in complete dark areas. Especially in some of the absalute dark cemeteries we;ve been investigating. In some of the photos we looked at seemed to have a dark entity. Turned out to be a team member. Some, we are not positive yet. Using glow sticks attached to each member would help.
My question is would it give the photographer false positives in the photo of her own stick she would be wearing? We already know that jewelry and anything reflective will.
Thanks.
Rich & Samantha
Hi Rich & Samantha,
I always enjoy your questions and comments!
Generally, I would turn off any nearby light when I take a photo. That includes glow sticks, flashlights, etc.
However, unless you notice a glow around the perimeter of the photo, I don’t think a glow stick would cause any significant problems. (I doubt that it’d reflect off distant surfaces, though nearby glass is always an issue for light reflections.)
I’ll test this and see if I notice anything odd. If I do, I’ll write about it here. Otherwise, I don’t think it’d be an issue.
Cheerfully,
Fiona
Hi Fiona…
I’m just curious. If you are involved in an investigation in a house or location and become separated from the others, is it safer to stay where you are until they find you or to try and exit the building or location by yourself…?
Thanks in advance.
Hi Lani,
In that situation, I’d first yell (or use the whistle I mention in my review of this product) to get the attention of others. If that doesn’t work, I’d take out my cell phone and call someone else who’s at the site.
If that doesn’t work, I’d go back to my car, lock the doors, and watch the site to see where the team are. Once I could see where people were, I’d find them.
Mostly, the rules include: Never wander off by yourself. Always investigate with a buddy. And, if your buddy leaves you alone, read him or her the Riot Act, and/or talk with your team leaders if it’s a consistent problem.
Sincerely,
Fiona