I'm not sure how this would adapt to kayaking, but for bicycle commuting, I have a Petzl Tikka Plus headlamp attached to my helmet by a strap. This is in addition to the usual assortment of bicycle lights on the bike fore and aft. The Tikka can point in any direction one chooses, plus it has three levels of steady light and a blinking mode. It also can serve as a small search light. This same arrangement could be used in a kayak, if one were willing to wear a helmet. Some advantages of the helmet light are that you don't have to hold it, yet it is readily accessible since it is sitting on your head, and it can be quickly turned on or off by pressing one finger on the simple control button. B.R. Crain *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 9:06 AM, Bradford R. Crain <crainb_at_pdx.edu> wrote: > I'm not sure how this would adapt to kayaking, but for bicycle > commuting, I have a Petzl Tikka Plus headlamp attached to my > helmet by a strap. > I think a fair number of paddlers have a headlamp. It's useful for landings, finding gloves that slipped off the deck, checking the number on an unlighted can buoy, seeing which way the kelp is laying in the current, etc. My only objection to them is that they inevitably interfere with my night vision. Maybe it's just me but when I turn them on or off I go through a period of slight problems with balance. (I've also noticed that I can't spin around many times any more either.) If the water had a white line and a curb a headlamp would be awesome. Even so, they're worth having. Just as long as you don't have an obsession that makes you turn and look at me when you talk to me. :P Craig Jungers Moses Lake, WA www.nwkayaking.net *************************************************************************** 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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