From: Johnlebl@aol.com
Date: Tue Feb 11 2003 - 19:06:10 CST
In a message dated 02/11/2003 6:26:43 PM Central Standard Time,
smacintyre.asm@attglobal.net writes:
> A head lamp (led) is what we use. This way you have both hands free to do
> what ever. The flash light thing we found was you had to hold it in your
> mouth (where or in what did you drop it last?) or strap it to your head or
> use your hand.
>
There are a gazillion headlights. I own half of them. I love headlights and
use them often. Coon hunters headlights, miners headlights, even a Justrite
carbide headlight.
My all time favorite for a backpacking use (read that use at Philmont) used
to find the loo, a sock in the bottom of the pack or tending a sick or
injured Scout all night long is the Petzal 3 led headlight called the Tikka.
Uses 3 led bulbs and 3 AAA batteries.
Don't even bother taking spare batteries.
You can load it for this year and it will still be burning brightly on those
same batteries the next time your troop is eligible to go in two years!
There are others less expensive, but there are none that compare with a
Tikka.
John LeBlanc
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