Nemesis' Blog

Sunwayman V10R Titanium Disassembly and Ti+ Update!

2012-03-15T14:46:00.001-04:00

Ok, some of you may be wondering why it's such a big deal to get this light apart, others know how bad it really can be. The V10R has so much loctite in the threads that people have bent their lights trying to get it open. I did not want to be one of those people, so I didn't try to open it. Well, Veleno Designs released a new cooling fin with 12 tritium tubes in it (Which is really cool), and as it replaces the regular cooling fin you have to take the light apart. Methods for taking the light apart vary from making Delrin blocks to fit the light, rubber straps, dipping it in boiling water, wood, aluminum, all kinds of crazy stuff. I actually was boiling the water when my idea came to me. What is it you say? Well, I am paranoid about breaking my light, and water in the electronics is a good way to do it, I didn't want to accidently open the battery tube and have boiling water flood the electronics so I taped the tube to the head of the light with electrical tape. Then I thought "Hey, why can't I just tape the heatsink to the bezel and twist it off? It would give me better grip!" I was actually going to do that and still dip it but use the tape when it really hit me, just twist it and see! So...

I twisted...
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XM-L Sunwayman V10R Ti+!

2012-02-29T14:11:00.000-05:00

Lightjunction has a pre-order up for the new Sunwayman V10R Ti+! It's the long awaited Titanium version of the V10R XM-L. The V10R XM-L is currently only available in aluminum with a black finish, or if you were very lucky in one of the AE Inferno Red editions (89 made) or V10R Ti2's (Black or Gold, 89 of each IIRC). However the AE edition was not Titanium, and the Ti2 had some problems with the gold finish (scratched up quite visibly) as well as most people not liking the tint of the U2 XM-L. The light it supposed to be available March 25th which sucks because I will be unavailable from March 21st until at least May 21st. (I also miss The Hunger Games, which I was looking forward too...). Either way, I still pre-ordered it and the AA Extender. Here are the pictures off of Light Junctions site:

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My EDC Collection

2012-01-13T01:55:00.006-05:00

This post will be continually updated at my discretion pretty much for linking to, so feel free to ignore what I'm saying and look at the pictures. That being said I'm going to try and keep an up to date list (with pictures) of all my EDC Gear with a section at the bottom for sold gear, and one beyond that for my pathetic attempts at photography. I will split it into sections and try to organize it, but no promises if a knife winds up between two flashlights. Also, while I am a knife and light guy, I do like guns so whenever I get one of those (If I still run this blog) a new section will pop up. The links run to my reviews of them or where they popped up on here and if it doesn't have a picture I'm either working on it or I really don't care. Some don't have reviews for obvious reasons and some things I just plain left out.

On to the crap!
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After-Christmas EDC Gear Additions, Razel Scales, and Curtiss Nano

2011-12-27T22:16:00.001-05:00

Ok, well I'm introducing a few things here that may or may not be reviewed later on. First up, Victorinox Stayglow Classic.

Basically it's just a Swiss Army Knife that
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Atwood Roid Rench and Stonewashed P-7 Clip

2011-11-23T23:34:00.000-05:00

I just got this Atwood in today, but it is awesome. Peter Atwood has what most would call a cult following for his tools, he sells them on his blog "Planet Pocket Tool" and every time something goes up for sale it is sold out in minutes if not seconds. When I first found his blog he had just started the waves of what he calls "Roid Renches" a version of his G5 Prybaby with nearly 1/4 inch thick CPM 3v steel.

His normal G5's are made with S35vn and slightly thinner. Well ever since
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Fenix PD32 Review and Testing

2011-11-03T19:08:00.000-04:00

Well I just got a Fenix PD32 in Tuesday (10-25-11) and I happened to have a day off! So I decided to get a start on testing it and seeing how I liked it. The awesome part is how I got it:

Fenix recently put up a promotion on their website asking

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Sunwayman V10R Ti Full Review And Steve Ku Trit Switch Initial Review

2011-10-19T10:07:00.000-04:00

Ok, so I've had my Sunwayman V10R Titanium for a little over a month now. I've used this little light probably over ten times a day, every day. The variable output is such a good feature I don't know if I will buy a light without it! There are many different light levels in the day and if I need a certain level so it's not too bright or not too dim the level is just a twist away!

I've been carrying the light in my jeans coin pocket mostly but
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Ontario Knives RAT-3 Initial Review and Tree Falling

2011-09-24T23:06:00.000-04:00

Ok, so I was going to go the the NAS Oceana Air Show today but it ended raining so we decided we weren't going to risk it and went to the SGK Knife and Gun Show instead. As we were looking around at the awesome weaponry (Kriss Vector, PS90, SCAR 17S, SOCOM 16, etc...) I found one knife I have been wanting for awhile; an Emerson Super 7. I waited for a few minutes for the guy working there to get a free minute and asked him about it, he said he wanted $200 for it so I thought about it while walking around the rest of the show. A few tables later (and by a few I mean most of the show) I saw another Emerson, this time a Mini CQC-7, and a Horseman, and a Commander... But the Mini-7 was awesome. I must have spent an hour deciding if I should buy it or not. I ended up not buying it because I didn't have that much cash to spare, but at the same table I came across quite a few knives I had been meaning to look at such as: Ontario RAT 3, 5, 7, and Izula II, and the Kabar ZK War Sword. The Kabar was one of those "Hey that would be cool to have" kinda things but I've been wanting a fixed blade for awhile and I hadn't seen the RAT-3 or Izula in person. The title probably gives away what I decided to get no?

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Why I should never be filthy rich: A short story.

2011-09-19T22:53:00.001-04:00

I would love to be rich, along with 99.99% of the rest of the world, but I would. Having more money than anything else would solve quite a lot of my problems, if anyone is stupid enough to hand me that amount of cash however, things will go very, very wrong. While I would absolutely love to be rich I should never be allowed to be, because after I go crazy and buy all the cool crap I want, set up an account large enough for me to live comfortably on only the interest, and build an Umbrella Corp. like secret underground bunker, I will resort to shenanigans. I got into an interesting conversation today concerning just that. What would I do with billionaire type cash? Well; you know those stories of men who went out and found a rare animal, possibly the last of it's kind just to kill? I would do something like that, I would hunt certain models of cars to extinction. If any of you ever get to know me you will find out that I absolutely despise one car in particular,
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September 11th, 2001. Never forget.

2011-09-11T12:40:00.000-04:00

May 1st, 2011: Osama Bin Laden was killed by an elite fighting force of men from DEVGRU, a force consisting of soldiers, sailors, and air crew members from all branches of the military, when they raided his compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan. That day the mastermind behind the worst terrorist attack on U.S soil was brought to a swift end, his body dumped into the ocean. It is sad that when the news of his death was announced many young people and teenagers searched "Who is Osama Bin Laden?" in Google and Yahoo. This is disturbing to me because these kids did not know who he was even though most were aged 13-17 (according to yahoo, so the numbers could very well be off.) which would put them 3-7, they should have learned this in school at the very least! I was 11, my brother was 8, and my sister was 1. We were in a motel room in Gulf Port, Mississippi when the attacks were broadcast, I remember watching the 2nd plane hit the tower and watching them both crumble to the ground. I remember the sickening feeling I felt when that happened and knowing that so many lives had just been extinguished in that one act of terror. Please, remember what happened on 9/11 and pass it on to the next generation. Support those who lost loved ones in the attacks, support the first responders and those who helped in the search and rescue of those trapped in the rubble. Many of the people who were on ground zero are now developing cancer from asbestos inhalation and the government has abandoned them. Support the soldiers who are off fighting in the middle east, thank a vet for their service. These people have given up many things to protect those they love and their countrymen and women, they deserve at the least our thanks.

Dragons Breath 12 Gauge, and a few random pictures

2011-09-09T16:51:00.001-04:00

Ok, so at the same gun show that I picked the Ziplight up at I noticed some Dragons Breath rounds for sale, they were $5 a pop but what the heck, you only live once right?

Yeah, I wrote on it with a sharpie and shot it.
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Sunwayman V10r Ti First Impressions

2011-09-07T23:56:00.001-04:00

So as I said in my last post I sold my Surefire E2D LED Defender to buy a new toy, this is that. I had been looking at a few different lights
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Modding a Ziplight with an LED

2011-09-06T22:19:00.000-04:00

So I sold my E2D LED Defender in order to buy a new toy, and while I was without a light I happened upon a mint new-in-box Ziplight, of course I had to have it. This was at a recent gun show and earlier that day I had happened upon a Camel lighter with a cool vintage look which I had spent $15 on, I didn't want to spend another $25 on the Ziplight when I saw it so I asked the guy if he would trade expecting him to want cash on top, but he said ok to a straight trade. I noticed after I bought it that the Ziplight was an earlier version and had some gay looking butterflies over a gloss gray case, and then my Fiance stole the case before I could get it on the grinder to remove them.

Anyways, back to this Ziplight;
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First Impressions: Spyderco Caly3 CF ZDP-189/420J2

2011-08-20T23:59:00.001-04:00

So my early birthday present from my fiance came in a few days ago, she got it off Amazon for $105 + free shipping (The price has since gone up to $117 but still with free shipping). As this is my first Spyderco I was wondering what to expect, the local gun shop had a Sage 1 CF and I was thinking the Caly3 would have the same textured carbon fiber, but sadly it does not. That is probably my biggest complaint about the knife (And it's purely a matter of opinion, the carbon on the Caly3 is AWESOME, just sanded smooth). Ok, with that out of the way, I want to address the bad:

1. Blade upper (420J2 Steel) scratches easily, very soft steel.
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My Update

2011-07-29T16:26:00.001-04:00

Ok, so I have been pretty quiet here lately. This is due to a number of reasons. Those reasons are that I went on vacation (I'll make a post for that soon with some pictures), I have been playing around with Google+, and I finally swore into the U.S. Navy. I expect once I ship out on March 21st 2012 there will probably be very few posts for like the next few years. I've got an EDC update and that's really it, I haven't done much to River because of the heat and the fact that I'm broke. I should be getting a few new EDC toys (I already got a few, but that's another post) here in like a month so more posts there. So, for today I'll post teaser pic's and other random musings.
First up:

This crappy picture of an EDC update, this is my "Heavy" EDC, usually reserved for cargo shorts, winter
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Independance Day

2011-07-04T16:39:00.000-04:00

Today, 235 years ago, we became a country. Since then soldiers have fought and died for us to keep our country, along with our freedom and our rights. Today, get a friend and go blow something up or shoot something in the name of freedom, then grill food. It is the American way.

CB, Firestik, Hi-Lift, Repairs, and Misc Work on River

2011-06-29T14:59:00.001-04:00

Ok, so I finally got my CB and Firestik 4' antenna installed and wired up. Running the coaxial cable was not as bad as I thought it was going to be but it still sucked, my biggest concern about it was being discreet, I did not want holes drilled into my center console or lose access to my ashtray (I keep spare change in there, it works). I ended up putting it where I have never seen a CB put in a 4Runner, behind the lower dash trim.

The piece in the center of the picture is just a random trim piece that

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5D Maglite and SOG Seal Pup!

2011-06-24T16:28:00.001-04:00

I picked up a 5D cell Maglite from Craigslist for $5 a few days ago, I had to pay twice that for the batteries but the light itself is brand new! I also got a SOG Seal Pup with a Nylon sheath for helping install an antenna into a 4Runner (That was a pain to do). The Maglite is something I have wanted for a long time, I have had 3 or 4 over the years but they were always the 3D lights, the 5D I have wanted just because it is basically a baton that lights up, I EDC a 200 lumen Surefire so I have no need for a dim battery hog!

I had to add one slight modification to the light though, that being
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Brush Guard And KC Lights For River!

2011-06-16T16:13:00.001-04:00

So River is now a little tougher looking, she got a brush guard a few days ago (What a pain to put on...) because my little brother moved up from his 95 4Runner to an 01 4Runner (We basically STOLE that truck, great deal!). The ironic part is that the brush guard he had on his 95 was originally designed for a 96+ which would have fit his 01 if we didn't get it modified to fit his 95, since it fit the 95, it fits my 91! Anyways, after sweating out 2 gallons of water (It's HOT here, it hit something like 99 degrees in the shade) I finally got the brush guard fit. The guard itself is a little loose because the passenger side front bolt is messed up and I need to replace it, once that is fixed I should have it good and tight, then tighten down the driver side light guard to even it up.

Anyways, "Charlie Whiskey" had 4 KC Off Road Lights given to him and
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Setting Up A Pool, Our Way

2011-06-10T14:19:00.000-04:00

Finally, a post not about EDC, Reviews, River, or things like that, this one is just about setting up a pool. Simple right? Hah, you have not been around our house then. For those of you who don't know, we're crazy, and by we I mean my family. We don't just do something half way, in fact we do more than is necessary just because we can. Our backyard has a decent slope to it, something along the lines of about 20 degrees or so on average, this is not a good slope to have for a pool. Our answer?

A GIANT BOX!
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Pelican 1150 Case and Lots of Pretty Pictures!

2011-06-08T01:34:00.000-04:00

So I finally got a Pelican case for my EDC Rotation, the only thing is it is not a 1060 like I was going to get, it's better! The Pelican 1150 is larger than the 1060 in both width and depth but the 1060 is slightly longer.
1150: 8.18" x 5.68" x 3.62"
1060: 8.25" x 4.25" x 2.25"
The 1060 would have held everything I had perfectly, but since I went bigger, now I need more stuff to fill it with! Anyways, here are some pictures of my new box, remember this is new-to-me, I need some stickers to make it mine.

I have no idea why "OAK" is on the lid but
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Blackhawk! Range Bag Review

2011-06-07T00:36:00.000-04:00

Ok, here's a different one. I have a Blackhawk! Tactical Range Bag, it's an older version but it works fine. I got it in a sort of hand-me-down-trade deal, I traded a Patagonia half-zip thermal that I had owned for a while. My bag has been with me through quite a few overnight or 3 day trips but no long extended stay trips just yet. Mostly this gets used as my gym bag that gets cleaned out for travel. I actually used this today as a gym bag for a PST to become a Navy EOD Technician.

The bag itself, while it looks small is actually
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Custom Engraving on Zippo and DIY Lanyard

2011-06-06T01:38:00.003-04:00

So Charley Whiskey got my Zippo and Pen Body Lanyard Bead tickets to a round with the engraver at his work. They turned out great with the only flaw being he mistakenly misspelled NEMESIS as NEMISIS on the Zippo, no big deal. For what was done I simply do not care! The Zippo got my signature XD Grenade done on one side with NEMISIS (Misspelled like that) above it, while the other side got the entire prayer from The Boondock Saints (One of my all-time favorite movies).

The Zippo was quite hard to photograph right but
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Ruko 067 Traditional Pocket Knife Impressions

2011-06-05T01:03:00.002-04:00

So I got a Ruko 067 today, it's a little "traditional" pocket knife with 2 blades and a 2 3/4" closed length. The blade is cheap 440A steel but the knife is so small that it really does not make too much of a difference. The blades open opposite each other I cannot give you an accurate blade length on this knife but I can say that the main blade is about 2 1/4" while the small blade is only about 1 1/2"-1 3/4". The knife weighs in at a featherweight .98oz so make no mistake, this thing is SMALL!

The scales are made of Pakkawood while the bolsters
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Today's EDC and a Quick Review on Nalgene Bottles and an Outdoor Research Insulated Cover

2011-06-04T02:19:00.000-04:00

Today I had a pretty good sized EDC Carry, I had the usual Wallet, Keys, Phone, Notebook, and Knife but I also carried my Zippo (Which I just got engraved), my new Ruko 067, and my new-to-me Surefire E2D LED Defender.

And, for some reason (I'm tired is most likely), My Surefire E2D is missing
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