Clyde; This might not be bright enough for you (since I find a judiciously hung and reflected candle lantern suffices) but Serfas makes the BEST self-contained bicycle taillight I've seen and I find on steady mode functions well for reading. It has a single red l.e.d. light and a good focusing lens. I had a lady jump out of her car a while back and come hollering after me to find out what kind of light it is. Runs a ridiculously long time on 2 aaa cells (50 hours? The manufacturers said a lot, but i forget how many). I'd have made it slightly larger for 2 aa cells, but they didn't ask me. Makes a great beacon for night paddling, or finding your way back to camp after nocturnal pit stops. It has a clip for affixing to a headband, shirtpocket, pfd. If you ride a bike get one. I even use it when it is hazy out and it really barks at you. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
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