> > 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. .... > > It has to be ready at all times. Imagine it going out exactly when you need > it, or shaking it while trying to stay upright at the same time. With > alcaline batteries it will be ready at all times - just replace batteries > once in 12-18 months if you don't use it. It seems to hold a charge for a long time. When it dims it does so slowly. > > > Another is something called a C-light which is mostly an ordinary > > flashlight with an extended lens s...> > This isn't a signaling flashilgt. It's more like a beacon. I'm wearing it > at the back of my hat occasionally (sewed an elastic webbing for that > purpose). . --Which is what it's used for here. The beacon is required on some waters and it's all I need for the most part. Same with the Faraday light. I don't use it for a beacon either but only when I need a light closeup for adjustments or some such. In actuality these days I more often wear a Princeton Tech headlamp. Agreed, the C-light doesn't seem so bright and it wouldn't surprise me to see a re-design someday for a white LED configuration. Still, all the legal requirements for where I paddle are met by it. Joe P. Hopewell, NJ *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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