[Paddlewise] Running lights on kayaks

My experience with using both the red/green running lights and the high
white all-around light on sea kayaks is that this works very nicely for the
other folks in your trip to know which direction you are headed in.  For
about $10 at a local sporting goods store (Academy), I purchased a single
bulb flashlight with a colored lens on it that is half green;  half red.
Have to do some finagling with it to make it adaptable to attaching to the
front of the kayak, but has worked quite nicely.  Powered by 2 D batteries
(or C?).

A finagle (high tech term, huh?) that seems to work well is attaching the
flashlight to a slightly raised platform (e.g., closed cell foam) to keep it
out of direct wash of waves on the deck, attached to a piece of rubber big
enough to go beyond the straps that hold the front hatch cover in place.
Wouldn't do in high seas, but works well for night paddling around Houston
and Galveston Bay.

Natalie Wiest
Galveston TX

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