Just a note from my experiences; I have the opportunity to "try before you buy" just about everything in the outdoor market and.......From mine and fellow kayakers/canoeists/hikers experience, the Petzl ZOOM rates very high without the Halogen bulb and in primarily dry conditions. The Princton Tec line is very good, I love my 4 cell one and it has never let me down. But, it can be hard on batteries as it uses a Halogen bulb and tends to "die" quickly when the batteries fail. The best lantern I have found, although I swore I would never use pressurized cylinders, is the Primus Trek Lite. It throws 80-100 watts and will run up to 24 hours on a cylinder. It also comes with a chain to hang it just about anywhere. The cylinders are light, fit in the stowage and the lantern comes in a very small light little plastic storage box. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
James David Harvey wrote: > The Princton Tec line is very good, I love my 4 cell one and it has never let me down. But, it can > be hard on batteries as it uses a Halogen bulb and tends to "die" quickly when the batteries fail. > > The Princeton Tec can also use krypton bulbs which, while not as bright, provide longer battery life. They also make OEM versions for other companies. The MEC Solo is a Princeton Tec Solo and the MEC Vortec is the PT Vortec (note the handy naming convention). As well, the REI catalogue photo of their own brand looks suspiciously like the PT. So you could get one at a lower price. (Caveat - the MEC versions come with only one bulb and without the extra reflector and fleece stuff sack. If you don't need the extras, you can save the money). *************************************************************************** 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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