Dave Kruger wrote: > > 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. It is submersible, and > designed for on-the-water use. After struggling with innumerable > generations of lightweight headlamps, the last two of them LED variants, I have an Apex but have not had it on the water yet. Has worked fine during rainy hikes down mountains and as a general utility light. I don't think I get anywhere near 72 hours with the 3W LED though. Seems to be very water proof. -mike S shore Lake Superior *************************************************************************** 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 - 19:24:23 PST
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