#pen light

【Referred post: “What makes Elisabeth special to you?”】

Dear Anon,

First of all, my apologies for the late reply! But I am very happy that you had a good day!

About Furukawa’s failed high five... our boi has a problem with keeping up with the 21st century, okay? He has problems and needs help, but he still has value nevertheless (´   ^`)ｳｯ… *sob* (More seriously though, there was probably something else going on too, (I think they wanted him to do a handshake, but in the actual show they cut that out...) but I wouldn’t be surprised if he did have to practice it for real. )

Two years ago for his 10th anniversary concert he was advertising his merchandise, and there was this penlight he called an ‘electronic device with a button’. I could tell you how ridiculous (ridiculously cute) he was, but it’s best to witness the (in)glory yourself.

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4 In 1 Tactical Pen Review  by Family Survival Planning

Sure, it's a pen — for writing — just as other pens are. But when the word "tactical" is used to describe anything, you can safely assume that it has other uses not associated with writing. The word comes from military and police vernacular and usually means the object can be used as a weapon.

A pen can always be used to poke someone's eye out in a self-defense situation, but a tactical pen is more. These types of pens are made of military grade aluminum or machined steel. As a self-defense weapon, however, regular pens, made of plastic usually, will just not be as effective or lethal.

The Tactical LED Pen 

When SurvivalHax asked if I would like to review their tactical pen, I readily agreed because I had never seen one in person — only in pictures. Besides that, I discuss personal self-defense (here), but I only cover firearms. A tactical pen is another option for protecting yourself.

We recently went on vacation to a place away from any big city. Not only was the entire galaxy visible in the night sky without city lights, but it was totally dark inside the cottage and outside on the patio. If you've ever been in a non-familiar place, at night, and it's totally dark, you can appreciate how much we loved this little pen with a bright LED light! It certainly kept us from tripping over furniture or running into doorways on the way to the bathroom at night.

The tactical pen is made of military grade aviation aluminum alloy with a tungsten cone tip. The tip is definitely hard enough to break glass if necessary (I have not tried this).

All tactical pens have some usefulness and all of them have different features. This pen has several features, some not seen on other pens, such as:

A fully functional LED flashlight.

A magnesium flint to start fires..

An easy to refill ballpoint pen.

A very useful self-defense kubotan

A glass breaker if needed to break into a car if someone is trapped inside.

A Self-Defense Tool

I was especially interested in the fact that it can be used as a kubotan. We all know that we cannot fly any airline packing a firearm. So just having this sturdy pen in my purse is a comfort to me when I plan to fly anywhere. It's so inconspicuous — shows up under X-ray as just a pen, right? And, it actually writes smoothly, like a "fine" expensive pen.

I do wish it had a push-button click to use it for writing rather than taking off the lid, but it's a small inconvenience considering the screw-on tungsten pen tip is the part that can break windows.

We recently had the opportunity to test out the Survival Hax – Tactical Pen.  This device is a nice little survival tool.  It has a bright LED flashlight at one end; a strikeable flint / fire-starter in the middle of the pen; and a hard carbide-tip sleeve that screws over the pen-end of the device.

The flashlight is a lot brighter than you would expect from the size.  I’ve had several small LED lights over the years and this is on the brightest for its size.

And the pen writes like a nice gift set pen with smooth strokes.

We had the most fun testing the destructive capability of the carbide tip.  We did this on 4 different materials:  1/8″ glass plate; a metal shaving cream can; a plastic cap; and a glass beer bottle.

For 3 of these tests, the tactical ten was dropped from a height of approximately 40″ above the surface.  For the metal shaving cream can, the tactical pen was lightly swung at the can and easily punctured it.  Check out the slow-motion videos below:

Read the full Tactical Pen Review

The Tactical LED Pen is a great tool for anyone to have in a self defense situation. This 4 in 1 tool includes a tungsten tip glass breaker and LED flashlight on the outside and opens up to be a fire starter and refillable ballpoint pen. The carry clip allows you to clip it on your pants or shirt pocket, or conveniently on purse (or diaper bag) strap.

Safety is always a huge concern for me going out alone with the kids especially at night. I try to avoid it as much as possible, but sometimes it unavoidable. The flashlight feature on this pen illuminates nicely and is really easy to twist on even one-handed which comes in handy when your hands are otherwise occupied. The tungsten tip kubotan can be used as a glass breaker or a self defense tool in case of emergency. While the firestarter which is beneath the flashlight side of the pen is not something that I would use, my husband who goes fishing every chance he gets could probably get some good use out of this. Strike it with either a knife or the EDC carry clip to start a fire when needed. On the opposite side, under the tungsten tip, is the smooth writing ballpoint pen that is also refillable. All of this encompassed in military grade aviation aircraft aluminum, makes it light enough for just about anyone to carry. ​ It is pretty reasonably priced considering all the features that are included and  includes a lifetime warranty. It is a great gift for everyone in your life.