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Whats the best rechargable headlight?
Looking for a new headlight for the dreaded after work roller skiing in the
dark. Petzl's look okay, but I want a rechargable battery set up. Mila lights were mentioned at R.S.N., but rather pricey. Any info would be appreciated. |
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Whats the best rechargable headlight?
Douglas Diehl wrote:
Looking for a new headlight for the dreaded after work roller skiing in the dark. Petzl's look okay, but I want a rechargable battery set up. Mila lights were mentioned at R.S.N., but rather pricey. Any info would be appreciated. Sorry, but Mila and Silva are your only real options. Definitely not cheap, but at least for night-orienteering, the only thing worth having. Terje -- - "almost all programming can be viewed as an exercise in caching" |
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Whats the best rechargable headlight?
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Whats the best rechargable headlight?
You might consider the NightPro Headshot (www.marwiusa.com). I've
used one for skiing (my wife won it as a door prize at the 24 Hours of Telemark a couple years ago) and it is really good. It is much brighter than a Petzl, but guessing from Terje's response, it probably doesn't match the Silva or Mila for output. Perhaps a reasonable middle ground. The battery pack is really quite light, which is nice; the headband is good too. Brian In article , Douglas Diehl wrote: Looking for a new headlight for the dreaded after work roller skiing in the dark. Petzl's look okay, but I want a rechargable battery set up. Mila lights were mentioned at R.S.N., but rather pricey. Any info would be appreciated. |
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Whats the best rechargeable headlight?
Have you looked at helmet mounted headlights that cyclists wear?
Some of them are very bright and come with huge rechargeable pack. And you most likely get a discount price on those. |
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Whats the best rechargable headlight?
Living up here in Alaska, in the darkness of winter, my choice is the Black
Diamond Supernova with the ultra bright bulb and the rechargeable pack. "Douglas Diehl" wrote in message ... Looking for a new headlight for the dreaded after work roller skiing in the dark. Petzl's look okay, but I want a rechargable battery set up. Mila lights were mentioned at R.S.N., but rather pricey. Any info would be appreciated. |
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Whats the best rechargable headlight?
"Douglas Diehl" wrote in message
... Looking for a new headlight for the dreaded after work roller skiing in the dark. I ended up making my own set-up after some ideas from my fellow friend and xc skier, Ralph. I bought small re-chargeable 12v motorcycle batteries (sealed) and a 20º narrow beam 12v MR-16 low voltage lamp. I used an old lamp holder from an emergency light(the kind that you see on the walls in buildings) to hold the MR-16. I then wired everything together with a small switch on the lamp holder. I put the batteries in a fanny pack. This set-up creates a narrow beam that lights up at least 30ft. down the trail and the batteries last for a good 2 hours. It takes some time to put this together, but it's an alternative for someone that wants something custom. My friend, Ralph also has the same set up and has installed his lamp holder on an old bike helmet, permenantly. I use a flexible headband to hold my lamp holder. When I am skiing or rollerskiing and other people see how much light I have, they always stop to see what brand light I have. Greg Fangel |
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