Mjmorningstar
Newly Enlightened
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- Oct 16, 2018
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Hi Folks,
Candlepowerforums helped immensely in guiding me towards the right illumination tools back in 2011. We live, work and explore in an off-grid backcountry environment where the recommended Zebralight H51Fc's, Jetbeam PA40s and Eneloops have served us well. We later purchased H52Fc's for hiking an backpacking (we're trekking a minimum of several days a week).
Recently, in a fairly rugged and difficult to get to spot in the Trinity Alps Wilderness, my wife and I came across a hiker who was having a life threatening medical crisis at nightfall. In an effort to get out of the wilderness and get cell reception to summons help, we spent a very difficult and frustrating night navigating scree and boulder fields and struggled with route finding. We just had the H52Fc's, no flashlights, and, in the verbeage of today, it was a complete "fail". We needed way more illumination at close, mid, and far distances. It's also been decided that a Garmin InReach device will be accompanying us.
I've perused the forum for day's and am asking for confirmation or alternatives to the setup I'm considering.
-18650 powered lights.
- Headlamps H600Fc seems like the high powered equivalent to the H52Fc's but I'm open, also version II, III, VI?
- Flashlights A single 18650 that can throw way farther than the headlamp. I'd like to stay with Zebralamp but am open to others
I do prefer a more "natural" light to discern colors better. It seams like I recall there being a difference between the H51 and H52s, with one being a tad bit "cooler". I prefered that to the "warmer" one.
Thanks in Advance
Candlepowerforums helped immensely in guiding me towards the right illumination tools back in 2011. We live, work and explore in an off-grid backcountry environment where the recommended Zebralight H51Fc's, Jetbeam PA40s and Eneloops have served us well. We later purchased H52Fc's for hiking an backpacking (we're trekking a minimum of several days a week).
Recently, in a fairly rugged and difficult to get to spot in the Trinity Alps Wilderness, my wife and I came across a hiker who was having a life threatening medical crisis at nightfall. In an effort to get out of the wilderness and get cell reception to summons help, we spent a very difficult and frustrating night navigating scree and boulder fields and struggled with route finding. We just had the H52Fc's, no flashlights, and, in the verbeage of today, it was a complete "fail". We needed way more illumination at close, mid, and far distances. It's also been decided that a Garmin InReach device will be accompanying us.
I've perused the forum for day's and am asking for confirmation or alternatives to the setup I'm considering.
-18650 powered lights.
- Headlamps H600Fc seems like the high powered equivalent to the H52Fc's but I'm open, also version II, III, VI?
- Flashlights A single 18650 that can throw way farther than the headlamp. I'd like to stay with Zebralamp but am open to others
I do prefer a more "natural" light to discern colors better. It seams like I recall there being a difference between the H51 and H52s, with one being a tad bit "cooler". I prefered that to the "warmer" one.
Thanks in Advance