Bushman5
Enlightened
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I went for a little night hike tonight, in the inky black darkness and damp , mist filled Lynn Headwaters area & Seymour Valley of BC Canada.
In addition to my pack, Kabar Khukuri, SOLAS rations (apple cinnamon) and hot drinks, i brought my Malkoff-Mag 2C, my P1D-CE, and my DX Cree projection light. Back up batts of course too.
I started up a groomed trail, more of a fireroad than a trail.....I flicked on the P1D-CE and flooded the area in front of with a nice diffused flood light. Range on it was about 100 feet in front, and approx 30 feet wide.
Next i fired up the DX Cree Projection. WOW OH WOW! I like this light in the city but int he darkness of the woods its a freaking laser beam. It projects a spot about 3 feet wide, for about 500 - 600 feet out front. It has a very light sidespill of about 20 feet to the sides. With the very light mist in the air, it was like a light saber. Yes i made lightsaber noises as i waved it about
Next up i flicked on the Malkoff-Mag 2C. It projects the same as the DX, but it seems warmer in tint. Very impressive. :twothumbs one of my favorite lights in my collection.
as i walked the fireroad,most of the time i was trotting with the lights off. But as we all know, one cannot help but play with the lights in the dark.
as i played with the DX projection light, shining it WAAAAAAY down the road, i noticed sudden movement. As there is a lot of bear activity and cougar activity in this area, i proceeded to arm myself, just in case. The i saw the reflection from the 3m Scotchlite dot on the zipper pull on the jacket. I lowered the light and kept walking. Dude and his dogs were over 800 feet away! (trailhead to marker) I apologized for blinding him, he laughed and said what the hell is that thing, thats incredible!!!!!!! we played around with the lights for a bit, he was in awe of the output (and these are pretty low n the scale of brightness!).
We parted ways and i kept walking. At a canyon bridge i stopped in the middle and lit up the canyon beneath me. The river was 150 feet down
. I was able to light it up like daylight, every rock, ripple and eddy visible like daylight. Even my little P1D-CE lit up the canyon beneath me, and downstream about 100 feet. The Cree and Malkoff lights went a little further, right to the bend, over 600' away and 150' down.
I hope to borrow a camera next hike, and i'll try to get some pics for everyone, of the canyon, and the trilhead.
:twothumbs.
In addition to my pack, Kabar Khukuri, SOLAS rations (apple cinnamon) and hot drinks, i brought my Malkoff-Mag 2C, my P1D-CE, and my DX Cree projection light. Back up batts of course too.
I started up a groomed trail, more of a fireroad than a trail.....I flicked on the P1D-CE and flooded the area in front of with a nice diffused flood light. Range on it was about 100 feet in front, and approx 30 feet wide.
Next i fired up the DX Cree Projection. WOW OH WOW! I like this light in the city but int he darkness of the woods its a freaking laser beam. It projects a spot about 3 feet wide, for about 500 - 600 feet out front. It has a very light sidespill of about 20 feet to the sides. With the very light mist in the air, it was like a light saber. Yes i made lightsaber noises as i waved it about
Next up i flicked on the Malkoff-Mag 2C. It projects the same as the DX, but it seems warmer in tint. Very impressive. :twothumbs one of my favorite lights in my collection.
as i walked the fireroad,most of the time i was trotting with the lights off. But as we all know, one cannot help but play with the lights in the dark.
as i played with the DX projection light, shining it WAAAAAAY down the road, i noticed sudden movement. As there is a lot of bear activity and cougar activity in this area, i proceeded to arm myself, just in case. The i saw the reflection from the 3m Scotchlite dot on the zipper pull on the jacket. I lowered the light and kept walking. Dude and his dogs were over 800 feet away! (trailhead to marker) I apologized for blinding him, he laughed and said what the hell is that thing, thats incredible!!!!!!! we played around with the lights for a bit, he was in awe of the output (and these are pretty low n the scale of brightness!).
We parted ways and i kept walking. At a canyon bridge i stopped in the middle and lit up the canyon beneath me. The river was 150 feet down
. I was able to light it up like daylight, every rock, ripple and eddy visible like daylight. Even my little P1D-CE lit up the canyon beneath me, and downstream about 100 feet. The Cree and Malkoff lights went a little further, right to the bend, over 600' away and 150' down.
I hope to borrow a camera next hike, and i'll try to get some pics for everyone, of the canyon, and the trilhead.
:twothumbs.