[Paddlewise] Sturdy Waterproof headlamp

Marcia:
The Petzl Duo LED 5 is extremely rugged, waterproof to at least 50 feet,
and features a soft LED light as well as a high-power hologen beam. 
Advertised burn time in the LED mode is a minimum of 17 hours
continuous.
I have the older model, with tungsten low-power bulb, and it's very
rugged.
If there's a downside, it's bulk.  The 4-AA battery pack is separate,
and rides on the back of your head.  View it at rei.com, item #695304
FWIW, I use a Petzl Tikka for night-time sailing, where I'm just
illuminating my workspace (foredeck).  It's much lighter, but I don't
consider it waterproof or particularly bombproof.
Dan Harrison

>Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 08:47:30 -0700
>From: Marcia Tauber <marcia_at_simplymacintosh.com>
>Subject: [Paddlewise] Sturdy Waterproof headlamp

>Hi.  Has anyone found a truly waterproof, and preferably indestructible

>headlamp?  I frequently paddle at night.  Sometimes I leave during 
>daylight, and return after dark. With autumn coming on this will be the

>case more and more.  I'd like a headlamp I can just leave in my pfd, 
>that will survive frequent submersion and rescue practice without 
>getting broken.  Or am I just asking too much?  I currently have a 
>Princeton Aurora, which is small and light, but just not up to the 
>abuse it gets in my pfd pocket.

>Marcia Tauber
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