Re: [Paddlewise] Strobe discussion continues

From: alex <al.m_at_3web.net>
Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2006 11:19:42 -0800
> Thank you for the link to MEC i followed it on to the manufacture site:
http://intelightsport.com/ew.asp
>   good and interesting information... check out the Intelight Visibility
Tests  which also compares the IS to the ARC firefly...

Good thing Intelight is LED. But it has one wrong feature - water activated
switch.  In a kayak, you often get a lot of water all over your PFD even
before going overboard. It is also not clear how long is the battery life in
steady diffused light (flood and low flood), which is prefered option for
swimmer in waves, as it's been established - but I am sure it's longer than
those with crypton bulbs.  Prices in MEC are normally higher than in the
US-based online stores (not to mention horrible canadian sales tax for local
customers - but this is another story).
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