> As far as lights go, anyone planning serious nighttime paddling might want > to look into Princeton Tec's APEX unit, which sports a concentrated 3W beam > (rated to reach out some 56 meters with a usable spotlight; 72 hours of use > predicted), and an array of four different LEDS which produce a broad beam, > separately switched, and of lower output, but rated to last 100-150 hours > on alkalines. Not cheap, and not lightweight, either, partly because it > uses a 4-AA-cell pack at the back of the head. 3 watts is a lot, definitely better than those "beans" ( I have 1-watt LED, and it is not too bright for night paddling), but this Apex is directional. Could be good for paddling, i.e. to help the paddler seeing something, but I wonder whether some sort of 360 degree steady beacon would be better when a paddler (or swimmer, whatever) has to be seen. Princeton has just 2 such beacons, one with incadescent bulb and only 8 hours of batery life, and another one - with red LED (I don't know why it had to be red). *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sun Dec 17 2006 - 12:11:03 PST
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