kelmo
Flashlight Enthusiast
The setting was Ventana in the Big Sur California coastal wilderness. A thick canopy of Redwood trees made it really dark at night. Not counting my headlamp I used the following.
1. Arc AAA-P, latest version. This IMHO is the ultimate backup light. It easily illuminated the trail with a soft flood that I had no problems navigating with. If you had a extra lithium cell you could easily hike all night. And we all know how small it is.
2. HDS B42 XRGT. The primary setting was near perfect for my eyes. The high setting was very good for intermediate ranges. I liked the very large hotspot. The color rendition of this light while still LED like, was tolerable. Especially after my eyes dark adapted. Attaching a white minimag traffic cone made a great tent light. The 4 levels were very useful.
3. Surefire E2O. This was the big suprise. During the 1st night I had an anxiety attack about not bringing my brightest light. This was quickly dispelled by the E2Os performance. This little light really projected a bright usefull hotspot out to 30 meters. And of course with great color rendition. The 2 plus hours of decent runtime made this the favorite loaner of the group (I didn't loan out the HDS, it's mine, all mine!).
I'm going to Yosemite next week to hike Half Dome. I shall bring my Arc AAA, HDS B42 XRGT, and my KL3 on a 9V tube. I am an incan man at heart but I really value the burntime and varible output of LEDs for camping. My buddy will be using my L2.
What are your experiences this summer?
Thanks for sharing!
kelmo
1. Arc AAA-P, latest version. This IMHO is the ultimate backup light. It easily illuminated the trail with a soft flood that I had no problems navigating with. If you had a extra lithium cell you could easily hike all night. And we all know how small it is.
2. HDS B42 XRGT. The primary setting was near perfect for my eyes. The high setting was very good for intermediate ranges. I liked the very large hotspot. The color rendition of this light while still LED like, was tolerable. Especially after my eyes dark adapted. Attaching a white minimag traffic cone made a great tent light. The 4 levels were very useful.
3. Surefire E2O. This was the big suprise. During the 1st night I had an anxiety attack about not bringing my brightest light. This was quickly dispelled by the E2Os performance. This little light really projected a bright usefull hotspot out to 30 meters. And of course with great color rendition. The 2 plus hours of decent runtime made this the favorite loaner of the group (I didn't loan out the HDS, it's mine, all mine!).
I'm going to Yosemite next week to hike Half Dome. I shall bring my Arc AAA, HDS B42 XRGT, and my KL3 on a 9V tube. I am an incan man at heart but I really value the burntime and varible output of LEDs for camping. My buddy will be using my L2.
What are your experiences this summer?
Thanks for sharing!
kelmo