[pct-l] Headlamps

[Bill Burge]

To keep it from turning on by accident, I unscrew the tail cap half-way.

BillB



On Nov 11, 2009, at 9:44 AM, Steve McAllister wrote:

>> I bought a Zebralite.  ... It has good burn time on the "campsite"  
>> levels
>> but only about 2 hours on a new battery.  I found little difference
>> between the burn time of alkaline and lithium, but if the temps drop
>> that would no longer be true.
>
> I never use the brightest setting, even when hiking at night, unless
> I'm in very difficult terrain. I use the lowest setting for reading
> and stuff, so I get pretty good mileage off of one battery.
> It is too expensive, but it is the most perfect bakcpacking light
> there is. If you use your headlamp a lot and are a gram-weenie, you
> may want to pay the price.
>
> One major bug, you have to remove the battery when not in use as it's
> too easy to accidentally turn it on in your pack.
>
> One light that is nearly as perfect, but much cheaper, is the RayOVac
> Sportsman Extreme, it has a bright white with sliding diffuser, red
> and blue lights. It is also single AA.
>
> -- 
> ... when your feeling blue, and you've lost all your dreams, there's
> nothing like a campfire and a can of beans!
>   -- Tom Waits
>
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