Re: [Paddlewise] Night Light ???

> Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Night Light ???
>
> I read Mark Sanders' remarks on using Eveready but I'm not sure I'd go
that
> way. At least, I didn't go that way.

	--Two additional suggestions...  SOmeone gave me a Faraday Light which is
a white LED flashlight that's waterproof (and it is) and uses a magnet
through a coil to generate & store enough charge to run the LED.  Nice &
bright though I don't know how distant it may be visible.  Seems OK around
here in NJ.
	Another is something called a C-light which is mostly an ordinary
flashlight with an extended lens so if held vertically it has a 360 degree
view.  I've seen them in the LLBean and EMS catalogs & stores in this area.
Both run about $10

>
> I do not recommend having a fixed light on a kayak unless it's required by
> law.
>
	Around here it is.  Round Valley Reservoir, which is a popular paddlling
venue does require one at night.  The rangers will call you on it.  It only
needs to be a light source that allows other boaters to be aware of you so
even a chemical lightstick will suffice.  
	PA Fish & Boating used to require one (along with PFD & whistle) but
backed off after a dumb case a few years ago where a ranger ticketed a
whitewater paddler for not having a light on her person in daylight
hours...  There are still a few places in PA where one is required but
those are also places with lots of power boats, so it seems reasonable.  

Joe P.
Hopewell, NJ
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