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[Jahn]

honestly, i get more use out of my eveready flourescent camping lantern than i do my CPF-modded K2 LED installed 3D-cell beastie. i need the lantern to just pop on and light up the whole crawlspace behind the stairs. with the handheld, its beam is too focused, so it doesn't spread enough ambient light to give a dim look at everything - and i can't hold that heavy flashlight when i'm moving things around back there even if i do need a more targeted beam.

Lanterns for the Win!

[warpdriver]

Originally Posted by Jahn

honestly, i get more use out of my eveready flourescent camping lantern than i do my CPF-modded K2 LED installed 3D-cell beastie. i need the lantern to just pop on and light up the whole crawlspace behind the stairs. with the handheld, its beam is too focused, so it doesn't spread enough ambient light to give a dim look at everything - and i can't hold that heavy flashlight when i'm moving things around back there even if i do need a more targeted beam.

Lanterns for the Win!

I think headlights are far underrated. For camping, and general use, it's by far the invaluable in day to day usage for me. From everything to hooking up wires behind the computer (focussed toward the nook-and-crannies), to walking around in the woods, from long hikes, to doing on the job duties....having frees hands is invaluable. With a good light like the Petzl TACTIKKA XP could replace most of my personal lighting needs.

By of course, I'd still need a discrete handheld light source, so a small EDC light like an Orb would be still very valuable.

But as I said, flashlight collecting is also for the gadget factor. I have several lights that I bought because of the WOW factor. I don't really need anything beyond something like a Fenix L1DCE

[Jahn]

that petzl...man, my wife would laugh me out of another hobby if i dared bring it home. so cruel.

[warpdriver]

Originally Posted by Jahn

that petzl...man, my wife would laugh me out of another hobby if i dared bring it home. so cruel.

Yeah, that's is the main drawback.

Something like the Zipka is completely discrete though (to carry and to use) compared to other headlamps. It's almost always in my pocket or carrybag.

Carrying a lantern around is not exactly a EDC'able

[Jahn]

someone should market a headlamp that can clip right to the brim of a baseball cap. hey, it worked for flipup shades on glasses and rollerblades in sneakers, so why not headlamps?

[warpdriver]

I dunno, I don't wear a cap often. I'd prefer the retractable mechanism of the Zipka. Stays firmly on your head without the bulk. I use it on the plane even to read (bothers my wife less when she wants to sleep). It's no worse looking than wearing a HD25-1 in public

[Jahn]

Originally Posted by warpdriver

I dunno, I don't wear a cap often. I'd prefer the retractable mechanism of the Zipka. Stays firmly on your head without the bulk. I use it on the plane even to read (bothers my wife less when she wants to sleep). It's no worse looking than wearing a HD25-1 in public

ah i see, just a button on the back, lamp in the front, invisible cords on the side. that's not too bad actually.

[Edwood]

Originally Posted by Jahn

someone should market a headlamp that can clip right to the brim of a baseball cap. hey, it worked for flipup shades on glasses and rollerblades in sneakers, so why not headlamps?

Ball cap clip on lights do exist, they aren't very bright though.

I have the Princeton Tech EOS. I like it a lot. I think I will mod it with a Cree XR-E emitter which will up the brightness, especially the flood/spill part of the light.

-Ed