Best "whacker" lighting development

[Rusted413]

Alright, let's hear your favorite lighting development's that appeal to the whacker in all of us.


I'll kick it off with two examples. First, HAWs nothing's more appealing to buff's than covert lighting and HAWs were and still are pretty darn effective. The fact that they've been around for 20 some years is even more impressive - add LAWs to the mix nowadays. The second example are arrow sticks. Designed to move traffic around your vehicle (with varying rates of effectiveness), but also include warning patterns and now multi-colored options - absolutely a whacker favorite.


What other developments, products, updates are out there that get you moving?

 

[chono]

I agree with you on haws. Laws... not so much. They just don't seem nearly as effective to me. Its the one piece of lighting equipment I think is best as a strobe.

 

[jprleedy4680]

FedSig Valor and SLR...primarily for the multi-color and multi-function capabilities.

 

[CovertRam]

The internet, Ebay and chinese made "led strobe" lights are a whackers best friend... Oh and the subsequent Youtube video filmed with a cellphone that starts with "alright folks, this is my ( insert year/make/model) POV with such and such lights....


On a serious note, I think LED lights in general have been the greatest development. Low current draw, extremely bright and their compact size make them very popular to use and abuse.

 

[firefighter31]

here is what every whacker needs..


A multicolor lightbar, colors needed:


green: for when buddies want to be "emergency resonders" one can turn on the green to take command.


orange: for motorist assists or when there is a tire in the road that needs to be moved.


blue: for the fake police dept that they will pull people over with.


Red: for fire or just cause red is a cool color.


purple: because the react director cleared all members to use purple for funeral escort.


white: for ehhh hunting..


all this needs to be contained in a eye ball bursting 1/4" inch thick lightbar that goes invisible when an officer drives by the old vehicular that the light will be on so they will not be harrased for driving a cvpi with lights..


oh and a price tag of under $300 would be amazing because everybody knows whackers are poor because they live with their mommies so they have more money for flashies..


also a 25 year warranty would be amazing..along with wire nuts for an easy install and peace of mind incase the lightbar gets hit while they are working on a "Severe Hail Investigation TeaM"


:hahano: :duh: :crazy: :haha: :haha: :bonk: :yes: :yes: :undecided: opcorn: opcorn:

 

[7d9_z28]

orange: for motorist assists or when there is a tire in the road that needs to be moved.

I resent that.


I obviously need to cover my truck in amber for plowing snow.

 

[TheGatekeeper]

I resent that.

It's called "humor".

 

[7d9_z28]

It's called "humor".

"It's called "sarcasm"


I can be funny too, ya know... :duh:


Same team, Farva!

 

[foxtrot5]

"It's called "sarcasm"

I can be funny too, ya know... :duh:


Same team, Farva!

Your suspension... continues. Hit the radio.


And yeah, obviously the storm will yield to your plow, but only if it can see it.

 

[7d9_z28]

Your suspension... continues. Hit the radio.


And yeah, obviously the storm will yield to your plow, but only if it can see it.

After last winter, I'm lucky I can afford lights to try and warn the next one!

 

[Camerin]

The stand alone flasher...


Because no matter the lighting source, halogen/strobe/LED, and no matter the source of procurement, Walmart/china/eBay/amazon/auto zone, everyone and anyone can be a motorized Christmas tree....

 

[RyanZ71]

Alright, let's hear your favorite lighting development's that appeal to the whacker in all of us.

I'll kick it off with two examples. First, HAWs nothing's more appealing to buff's than covert lighting and HAWs were and still are pretty darn effective. The fact that they've been around for 20 some years is even more impressive - add LAWs to the mix nowadays. The second example are arrow sticks. Designed to move traffic around your vehicle (with varying rates of effectiveness), but also include warning patterns and now multi-colored options - absolutely a whacker favorite.


What other developments, products, updates are out there that get you moving?

To be honest, the small arrow sticks on patrol and fire vehicles really don't do all that great of a job, if any. You need the big suckers used by the road crews to get everyone's attention and THEN they know what to do. Otherwise they just think those yellow arrowstick lights on the patrol cars are simply part of the lightbar and serve no purpose other than to flash on and off and say "Caution"

 

[HILO]

HAW strobes are really a great thing. HAW LEDS are cool and getting better with intensity. I like LED deck, front, and flange lights, in moderation. I'm not so crazy about LED bars. Arrow sticks were a great idea. And I love the concept of intelligent lights but not the durability. The code 3 stingrays are the reason I'm a wacker. They are my favorite thing in emergency lighting. Power Arc lights are an accepted modern substitution, seeing how the same person is responsible for stingrays and power arcs.

 

[emtanderson51]

I think of a "wacker" as someone who uses lights in a conspicuous manor but have a reason for them such as Fire, EMS or Police. If used by an active member who actually does calls and completes the training then I feel that "wackerism" is deserved and go for it.......Technically it is a compliment. All others are just "wannabes" which is a derogatory term and should be....if you "wannabe" or "wish you were" then take the training and go to work instead of putting 3000 watts of amber and clear LED lights on your car and pretend to assist motorists....


The Aerodynic......oh baby.....wack away!

 

[tsquale]

Hazard lights. 'Nuff said.

 

[nerdly_dood]

The stand alone flasher...

Because no matter the lighting source, halogen/strobe/LED, and no matter the source of procurement, Walmart/china/eBay/amazon/auto zone, everyone and anyone can be a motorized Christmas tree....

...But a standalone flasher is geared towards synchronizing multiple lights. Nearly all modern LEDs are available with an internal flasher, which is necessary for the unsynchronized Crimmustree effect (ideally, each light on a unique flash pattern.)

 

[Rusted413]

To be honest, the small arrow sticks on patrol and fire vehicles really don't do all that great of a job, if any. You need the big suckers used by the road crews to get everyone's attention and THEN they know what to do. Otherwise they just think those yellow arrowstick lights on the patrol cars are simply part of the lightbar and serve no purpose other than to flash on and off and say "Caution"

I agree completely, which is why I used them as an example of whacker lighting. They are used more as warning sticks than director sticks.