Sisler, Clyde wrote: > > Anyone have a really good lamp or lantern they really like for touring? > Most of them I've tried are kinda ok but not great. Brightness & comfort > are the two things that seem to be lacking. > Petzl headlamp. This is ok I guess but a) it sucks up batteries like crazy > and [snip] TINSTAAFL -- brightness and long battery life are polar opposites. The Petzl comes in various incarnations (no gladiolas), and if you want brightness, you'll have to accept using up batteries. Yeah, it makes my head itch, too. > Peak DualFuel Lantern: I have the smaller backpacking version. This seems > to be the brightest of all I've tried. Problems are a) unleaded fuel smokes > and stains the top of the tent (to say nothing of what it must be doing to > my lungs b) it requires pumping every 5-10 minutes to keep it pressurized c) > extra fuel to carry around. It is pretty self contained. I've knocked it > over and recovered with no problem. Switch to white gas to solve the smoking problem. About staining the tent -- this lantern is way too hot and potentially CO-producing for me to keep it inside my tent. I only use mine outside the tent. They are rugged, compact, and really put out the light. The pumping is inherent in the small size (TINSTAAFL). Once mine took a 6-foot header (melted the line holding it up ... duh!), and never skipped a beat. Had to replace the glass afterward, though! I think you're stuck, Clyde. Life is a compromise, except for love and sunsets. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR sea kayaker / philosopher *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Jan 13 1999 - 07:33:23 PST
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