I bought a small boat. I use a CatEye Nano Shot HL-EL620RC bike light for illumination of the boat itself. But I also need a light in case I need to find something in darkness or if I need to be seen.
Wishlist:
- Floating and waterproof
- durable
- effective emergency flash (360 degerees?)
- easy to operate with cold hands
- the possibility to mount on the windscreen bracket would be nice but the direction needs to be adjustable
There are probably many relevant things that I haven't even thought about. Please educate me, thanks in advance!
1) How would you prefer to purchase the light?
____I will be mail-ordering or buying online, so this doesn't matter.
2) Budget: An easy question, but you may change your mind after answering the rest! :-)
____I’m flexible, tell me what you gotJ.
3) Format:
____I want a flashlight.
____I want a lantern.
____I want a portable spotlight.
4) Flashlight-specific format/size:
____I don’t know.
5) Emitter/Light source:
____I don't know.
6) Manufacturer:
____I want to buy a light from a traditional mass producing manufacturer that is ready to go out of the box.
7) What battery type do you want to use?
?
8) How much genuine out the front (OTF) light do you want/need? Sometimes you can have too much light (trying to read up close up with a 100 lumen light is impossible).
____I want to illuminate an entire field, the neighbor's front yard several houses down, impress my friends and neighbors, etc. (300-700 lumens).
9) Throw vs. Flood: At what distance will you be most likely to use this light? Select all that apply.
____50-150 yards/meters (I live in a very rural area/farm with wide open spaces)
____150+ yards (I want maximum throw possible)
10) Runtime: Not over-inflated manufacturer runtime claims, but usable brightness measured from first activation to 50% with new batteries (Measured on maximum output).
____90-120 minutes (Runtime is moderately important, but still not critical)
11) Durability/Usage: Generally the old phrase “you get what you pay for” is very accurate for flashlights.
____Critical (Police, Fire, Search & Rescue, Caving, Survival).
12) Switch Type and location (choose all that apply):
____I don’t know.
13) User Interface (UI) and mode selection. Select all that apply.
____I don’t know.
14)Material/Finish/Coating
____I don’t know.
15) Special Needs/extras: Is there anything else you want or need that hasn't been mentioned? Select any below.
Wishlist:
- Floating and waterproof
- durable
- effective emergency flash (360 degerees?)
- easy to operate with cold hands
- the possibility to mount on the windscreen bracket would be nice but the direction needs to be adjustable
There are probably many relevant things that I haven't even thought about. Please educate me, thanks in advance!
1) How would you prefer to purchase the light?
____I will be mail-ordering or buying online, so this doesn't matter.
2) Budget: An easy question, but you may change your mind after answering the rest! :-)
____I’m flexible, tell me what you gotJ.
3) Format:
____I want a flashlight.
____I want a lantern.
____I want a portable spotlight.
4) Flashlight-specific format/size:
____I don’t know.
5) Emitter/Light source:
____I don't know.
6) Manufacturer:
____I want to buy a light from a traditional mass producing manufacturer that is ready to go out of the box.
7) What battery type do you want to use?
?
8) How much genuine out the front (OTF) light do you want/need? Sometimes you can have too much light (trying to read up close up with a 100 lumen light is impossible).
____I want to illuminate an entire field, the neighbor's front yard several houses down, impress my friends and neighbors, etc. (300-700 lumens).
9) Throw vs. Flood: At what distance will you be most likely to use this light? Select all that apply.
____50-150 yards/meters (I live in a very rural area/farm with wide open spaces)
____150+ yards (I want maximum throw possible)
10) Runtime: Not over-inflated manufacturer runtime claims, but usable brightness measured from first activation to 50% with new batteries (Measured on maximum output).
____90-120 minutes (Runtime is moderately important, but still not critical)
11) Durability/Usage: Generally the old phrase “you get what you pay for” is very accurate for flashlights.
____Critical (Police, Fire, Search & Rescue, Caving, Survival).
12) Switch Type and location (choose all that apply):
____I don’t know.
13) User Interface (UI) and mode selection. Select all that apply.
____I don’t know.
14)Material/Finish/Coating
____I don’t know.
15) Special Needs/extras: Is there anything else you want or need that hasn't been mentioned? Select any below.
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