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Daryl
Joined: 07 Feb 2003 Posts: 1168 Location: Everett, Washington
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Posted: 11/24/2003, 9:56 am Post subject: Flashlights part 1 |
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Head lamp or hand held?
If you carry both, which do you prefer to use, or use more often. |
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Wiz
Joined: 04 Jan 2003 Posts: 61
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Posted: 11/24/2003, 10:04 am Post subject: |
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Both, but I usually save the headlamp for caves & tunnels. _________________ "...A man who knew that he had to do what he knew he had to do, and knew it!" |
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Hikngrl Canyoneering is my 'Happy Place'
Joined: 27 May 2003 Posts: 5578 Location: Peoria, AZ
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Posted: 11/24/2003, 11:25 am Post subject: |
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Ihave hand held now but am seriously considering a head lamp for the hike this weekend.... good excuse as any to get one..... I want one so if climbing is a factor I want have to worry about having free hands... _________________ ~~~Diane~~~
I want to shine! |
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Daddee I once was a slug.
Joined: 04 Jan 2003 Posts: 2815 Location: Mesa, AZ
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Posted: 11/24/2003, 12:37 pm Post subject: |
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I prefer a headlamp most times - but I learned while spelunking that it is good to have at least 2 light sources on hand. Spelunkers bring a minimum of 3 - and one of those is non-electric.
If I'm headed out on a longer trip - I take the same precaution. _________________ "Only small minds want always to be right."
- Louis XIV
"...haven't you lived long enough to know that two men may honestly differ about a question and both be right?"
- Abraham Lincoln |
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mike t
Joined: 04 Jan 2003 Posts: 175 Location: Gilbert, Az
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Posted: 11/24/2003, 2:14 pm Post subject: |
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I have a headlamp that I usually use as a hand held. I only strap it on when I need my hands free for some other task. I remember reading Ray Jardine writing about not liking the quality of light from up high like that and not understanding at all. It just had to be so much better on your forehead. You don't have to hold it, it is always aimed where you're looking, BUT.... the first time I used it I agreed with Jardine. There is something about the light coming from the higher angle that I don't like, so I usually just hike with it in my hand and click it on and off as needed. _________________ Mike T
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desertgirl
Joined: 19 Jan 2003 Posts: 3350 Location: Chandler, AZ
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Posted: 11/24/2003, 2:15 pm Post subject: |
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I usually carry a headlamp & a candle lantern (for milti-day). I like having my hands free from having to hang on to flashlights _________________ Photos: http://www.pbase.com/desertgirl/galleries
Life is but a dream ...there is no end to what you can dream! |
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ck1
Joined: 04 Jan 2003 Posts: 1331 Location: Mesa
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Posted: 11/24/2003, 2:42 pm Post subject: |
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Stan's got to chime in on this one...he's got the best headlight I've ever seen. _________________ -Colin
"The Journey is the Destination" |
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Canyon Dweller
Joined: 06 Jan 2003 Posts: 712 Location: Denver, CO
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Posted: 11/24/2003, 6:58 pm Post subject: |
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I have a hand held one, but deperatly want a head one. I love those things, but just is not a neccessity right now. _________________ Mountains are there to be climbed!
"Meaningless! Meaningless," says the teacher, "Utterly Meaningless, Everything is meaningless."-Ecclesiastes 1:2 |
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Tom Treks Gear Addict
Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 3347
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Posted: 11/24/2003, 7:05 pm Post subject: |
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I carry both, but use the headlamp most often when needed. If you're in the market for either one, definitely spend the extra clams on LED. It's truly amazing the difference they make.
Work well, except when you're trying to talk to someone who is wearing a headlamp, that is...
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matt gilbert
Joined: 28 Jul 2003 Posts: 698 Location: Mesa
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Posted: 11/24/2003, 8:56 pm Post subject: |
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I like my headlamp, but I carry a small handheld LED in my first aid kit. |
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Lizard
Joined: 11 Jan 2003 Posts: 200 Location: Phoenix, AZ
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Posted: 11/25/2003, 8:22 am Post subject: |
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I own a headlamp, but usually only carry it during winter when the nights are long, or for a hike when I specifically plan to nighthike. Most of the time I carry a handheld because it is much lighter. _________________ "Men wanted for hazardous journey. Small wages, bitter cold, long months of complete darkness, constant danger, safe return doubtful. Honor and recognition in case of success.”- Sir Ernest Shackleton, newspaper classified. |
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plummer150
Joined: 04 Jan 2003 Posts: 542 Location: Jersey City, New Jersey
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Posted: 11/25/2003, 11:31 pm Post subject: re: |
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Hand held, i'll stick to olde school. _________________ "IRONMAN" cometh, hiketh, destroyeth |
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