Here's a little spin on the topic: what about haunted houses, corn mazes, etc? What are the etiquette on lights in these situations? I mean, the darkness makes it scary and fun, but to me, turning night into day is fun too! What do you guys think? :thinking:
i just went on a night corn maze this weekend. the flashlights that other had consisted of some low brightness led handlights, some cell phone leds, some 2d incandescents, one or two led headlamps. most people didn't have anything that was too bright.
if i were you i would test against a mirror to see which light you have can illuminate the ground without causing too much glare in someone's eyes. 50 lumens or less is all you really need because it'll be crowded and you don't need the distance. using red leds is useless because of glare from other people.
towards the end, i ended up using my rayovac headlamp with the diffusor facing almost directly to the ground. got a couple compliments. i started with a mag in flood but it was overkill and mostly fun only for the beamshots in the air aka lightsaber mode.
so for me next time probably just a headlamp for 1. low diffused light 2. handfree to hold map and clues gathered in maze 3. if it's cold that night you can keep your hands in your pockets(or gloves i guess). with a l0d backup.
for a nighttime haunted corn maze there is no flashlights permitted for mine. it was pretty lame also.
