[Paddlewise] Nonstandard Lights

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Chuck... I guess you knew this question would be coming:

what's the comparison between the Extreme Krill light and the Photon
Micro-Lite, I'm not familiar with it.

Robert
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The Krill Lamp is a tubular electroluminescent light powered by two AA
cells. Though it is not very bright, its large surface area makes it very
serviceable as a marker light. Basically, it is a replacement for a light
stick. The brightest model, the Extreme green ($30), is about as bright as a
fresh Cyalume light stick. Batteries last about 50 hours of continuous use.
The Standard model ($25) is about as bright as a light stick that has been
glowing an hour or more, and its batteries last about 120 hours.

The best prices I have found (actually, that Dana Dickson found) for the
Krill lamp are at Backcountry Equipment,
http://www.backcountry-equipment.com/accessrs/a-hd_lmp/krill.html.

The Photon Micro-Lite is an LED light about the size of a quarter. it
normally comes attached to a keyring, but it is also possible to order one
with a lanyard and clip. The original model operates only when the sides are
squeezed, but it has a battery life of up to 124 to 200 hours. The newer,
brighter, Micro-Lite II model has a tiny slide switch and a battery life of
about 12 to 14 hours of continuous use, maybe twice as long with
intermittent use. I have the Micro-Lite II model with the white light, and
though it is nowhere near as bright as a Mini Mag, it is still bright enough
for reading in a tent or finding your way down a trail at night. When my
headlamp died after a night paddle on Lake Superior last summer, the
Micro-Lite II proved an admirable backup light for setting up the tent. 

For more information, see http://www.photonlight.com/index2.html. The best
price I found for the Micro-Lite II is about $18 at R.E.I.

Chuck Holst 


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