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02-19-2016, 09:14 AM
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Originally Posted by gbaglo
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Yes but it was such an enjoyable post, we're requesting an encore.
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02-19-2016, 11:04 AM
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The only lantern I carry in the escape is a candle lantern (for those candlelight dinners), and a Petzl headlamp that has rechargeable batteries. I use the headlamp for walking Murphy-the-Dog, and doing after-dark outside chores. I got it some time ago, and don't think it is available any more. It has the option to use a small red LED instead of the white bulb, which is often nice when you want to look at stars.
Jim, I have the black diamond apollo lantern you referenced. I use it in my tent when bicycle camping. It makes a cozy light.
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02-19-2016, 11:08 PM
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#23
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Location: Cochrane, Alberta
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I have two head lamps, both exceptionally bright (100 and 200 lumens) that can be dimmed down for reading lights. Also have a 1050 lumen hand held light that fits in the palm of my hand that throws a solid beam for about 300 metres. All use AA batteries, chargeable or disposable. Quite often though, I just end up using the light off of my iPhone, which works fine in a pinch.
Having a really bright light in a dark place when you need it is like a gift from heaven....
Robot Check
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02-19-2016, 11:45 PM
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Speaking of I phone lights, the reality of the Information Age and all of its devices was brought into sharp focus for me last summer one evening at a local lake. Three young people were hunting crayfish to use for bait. They were shining their I phones in the shallow water. I had to shake my head on that one.
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02-19-2016, 11:59 PM
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Location: North Vancouver, British Columbia
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Every seen a woman doing her makeup using the iPhone video camera ( selfie mode ) as a mirror?
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02-20-2016, 11:50 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Buddy
Also have a 1050 lumen hand held light that fits in the palm of my hand that throws a solid beam for about 300 metres.
Having a really bright light in a dark place when you need it is like a gift from heaven....
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Holy Cow - 1150 lumens (according to the Amazon ad)! I thought my new one at 600 was awfully bright!
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02-20-2016, 12:26 PM
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Location: Alaska, Washington
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Originally Posted by NW Cat Owner
Holy Cow - 1150 lumens (according to the Amazon ad)! I thought my new one at 600 was awfully bright!
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Like Jim B, (young Jim?) I tend to be a dark sky advocate. I am a long time year round bicycle commuter. The new generation of bicycle helmet lights are running any where from 1500 – 2500 lumens with bar lights double to triple that. With the recent popularity of snow biking there has been a huge jump in complaints from the other user groups, Nordic skiers, runners, walkers and my least favorite, the horse people. (I owe the horse people an apology; last time I went for a walk with my two-year-old grand daughter a very nice lady rode over and let her pet the horse). I have actually gone back to my old climbing, backpacking lights so as not to blind my fellow trail users. Scott
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Fat bikes don’t need lights when the moon is full
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02-20-2016, 12:29 PM
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#28
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Location: Calgary, Alberta
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Old Skool
Like Jim B, (young Jim?)
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You are now officially my new best friend on here, Scott.
But too be fair, I am still quite young.
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02-20-2016, 01:49 PM
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#29
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Location: O town, British Columbia
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jim Bennett
But too be fair, I am still quite young.
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Must be the fortified morning coffees.
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02-20-2016, 04:20 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Cochrane, Alberta
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Quote:
Originally Posted by NW Cat Owner
Holy Cow - 1150 lumens (according to the Amazon ad)! I thought my new one at 600 was awfully bright!
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Yes, it is terribly bright when on "Turbo" mode. Fortunately it has several settings, the lowest being firefly mode which in dark places still lets you see the trail without sacrificing the stars. You can turn it up really quick if there is a sound of something scary in the trees ahead though.
I got it originally for night wildfire operations when bush-wacking and guiding dozers when putting in fire guards at night. When I am working in front of heavy equipment that is knocking big trees over, I like to see and be seen
My neighbour was having some problems with local kids partying down the street and then hanging by her back fence. I lent her the flashlight, she used it once, and has not had a problem since.
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02-21-2016, 09:43 AM
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#31
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Location: St. Paul, Minnesota
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Old Skool
Like Jim B, (young Jim?) I tend to be a dark sky advocate. I am a long time year round bicycle commuter. The new generation of bicycle helmet lights are running any where from 1500 – 2500 lumens with bar lights double to triple that. With the recent popularity of snow biking there has been a huge jump in complaints from the other user groups, Nordic skiers, runners, walkers and my least favorite, the horse people. (I owe the horse people an apology; last time I went for a walk with my two-year-old grand daughter a very nice lady rode over and let her pet the horse). I have actually gone back to my old climbing, backpacking lights so as not to blind my fellow trail users. Scott
Scott and Lori
Fat bikes don’t need lights when the moon is full
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I was a bike commuter for 34 years. The thing I miss most about work is the bike ride. Especially when it comes to bicycle lights (but in most other cases as well), I think some manufacturers emphasize lumens when they should be thinking about the shape of the beam and how the light is to be used. Edlux makes a nice generator powered light that focuses the beam so the brightest part is farther out, and the light is on the road rather than in the eyes of other road users. But number of lumens make for good advertising copy, and hey, if I have more lumens than you, I must be doing better than you.
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02-21-2016, 10:00 AM
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#32
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Location: Central, Pennsylvania
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When I rode the bike at night, this what we used....
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Sometime life gets in the way of living.......
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02-21-2016, 10:11 AM
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#33
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Location: Calgary, Alberta
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cpaharley2008
When I rode the bike at night, this what we used....
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This was before they invented batteries, right?
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02-21-2016, 10:16 AM
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#34
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Location: Edmonton, Alberta
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I used one of those generators to power a light on my bicycle many years ago. They really add a lot of resistance to the drivetrain and it is like you are peddling uphill against the wind at all times.
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02-21-2016, 10:28 AM
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#35
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and the faster you went on the bike, downhill, the brighter the light, my first car had a generator that did the same, except going up a hill the lights got bright and the wipers stopped (vacuum operated)....
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02-21-2016, 10:50 AM
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#36
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My bikes with generators have hub powered generators, either from a Schmidt, a German company or from SP, a Taiwan company. They have almost no resistance. And work much better than the ones in the photo above.
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02-21-2016, 11:50 AM
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#37
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Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Alaska, Washington
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Quote:
Originally Posted by LeonW
My bikes with generators have hub powered generators, either from a Schmidt, a German company or from SP, a Taiwan company. They have almost no resistance. And work much better than the ones in the photo above.
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Leon, Schmidt hubs, the BMW of dyno hubs. Funny you brought those up. I'm thinking of building a set of carbon fiber wheels with a dyno hub for some of the dark winter bikepacking trips up here. In the summer no need for lights. Scott
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