I bought my Vortec from REI recently for $24 with the extra bulb and hood. cu > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net > [mailto:owner-paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net]On Behalf Of Michael Daly > Sent: Thursday, January 14, 1999 11:36 AM > Cc: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net > Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Lamps and Lanterns. > > > 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/ > ************************************************************** > ************* > *************************************************************************** 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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