[pct-l] E-Lite - ultralight, but not very bright - why bother?

[dsaufley at sprynet.com]

Gossamer Gear has a great swivel clip for the photon light (called the "Freedom Micro Light"); you can clip it to your hat brim (or whatever) and position it to shed light on whatever you're doing.  

http://www.gossamergear.com/cgi-bin/gossamergear/Photon_Freedom.html

L-Rod

-----Original Message-----
>From: Slyatpct at aol.com
>Sent: Jan 16, 2007 12:02 PM
>To: bluebrain at bluebrain.ca, pct-l at backcountry.net
>Subject: Re: [pct-l] E-Lite - ultralight, but not very bright - why bother?
>
> 
>I guess it depends on what you intend on using it for.   How  bright to you 
>need it?
> 
>I've hiked the PCT only using a Photon and found it adequete enough to get  
>water, set up camp and read some before bedtime.  The drawback being,  without 
>a clip or head strap, it's hand held.  I seldom night hike but did  use the 
>new e-lite for several miles recently and it gave off more than enough  light.  
> 
> 
>Sly
> 
> 
> 
>In a message dated 1/16/2007 2:32:47 PM Eastern Standard Time,  
>bluebrain at bluebrain.ca writes:
>
>http://en.petzl.com/petzl/LampesProduits?Produit=607
>
>It may  weigh in at just an ounce, but I wonder if it's worth the
>trade-off?   It puts out much less light than other headlamps, and
>particularly once the  battery life decreases, which is rapid since it's
>battery life isn't  long.
>
>Max life, 45 hours, max light distance 19 m (for a few minutes  with fresh
>batteries)
>
>Maximum 35 h
>t0 = 19 m
>t30mn = 12 m
>t10h = 5 m
>t30h = 3 m
>
>Economic 45  h
>t0 = 11 m
>t30mn = 10 m
>t10h = 5 m
>t30h = 3
>
>Compare that to other models that weigh between two and three  ounces with
>regular batteries and can last up to 150 hours.
>
>Maximum  60 h
>t0 = 35 m
>t30mn = 30 m
>t10h = 20  m
>t30h = 7 m
>
>Economic 120 h
>t0 = 18 m
>t30mn = 17 m
>t10h = 15 m
>t30h = 13 m
>
>Is saving two  ounces worth a much dimmer light (again, particularly as the
>batteries run  down) and as much as 1/3 less battery life?  For most of
>it's battery  life the ELITE will only be casting light between 3 and 10
>meters  away.
>
>If you really want light, why not go with the photon freedom  micro  light?
>
>http://www.gossamergear.com/cgi-bin/gossamergear/Photon_Freedom.html
>
>It  says 10-12 hours here, but I think that's on it's highest setting, and
>it  can last up to 100 hours when dimmer.  Can't find any brightness  stats
>on it, but I read one review that indicated it was brighter than many  3
>light headlamps, and it's about a quarter ounce with the  hat-clip.
>
>Personally, I want to have more than enough light with me  (both in terms
>of brightness and battery life) not just barely  enough.
>
>
> 
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