N0, just not much to do. Fritz ________________________________ From: Louise Power [mailto:power_lou...@hotmail.com] Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 1:23 PM To: David; texascavers@texascavers.com Subject: RE: [Texascavers] LED flashlight update
Just curious, David, do you have stock in an LED company? > Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2008 12:32:55 -0500 > From: dlocklea...@gmail.com > To: texascavers@texascavers.com > Subject: [Texascavers] LED flashlight update > > Below is a link for a new LED flashlight sold by Energizer at Target: > > http://us.st12.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/opticsplanet_2009_215236316 > > I feel certain that this is currently the best value for a flashlight sold > at retail stores. > > It is very bright and rugged. It is lightweight and small enough to > easily carry in your cave pack or strapped to the side of your helmet. > It is very water-resistant, but I wouldn't dunk it too deep. > > You wouldn't need a light like this in Airmans. But it would be suitable > for large wet cave like Grutas de Carrizal. > > Having one of these mounted on each side of your helmet would probably light > up most borehole passages that you are going to encounter on a > regular caving trip. > > > On a related note, > > Pelican has upgraded a similar flashlight - the 2370. > They moved the switch to the tail, giving it the capability to temporarily > shine while pressing the switch. But this light is twice the cost of > the Energizer light above, and larger and heavier. It also uses > 3 batteries - the CR123 type. You can find both the new 2370 and the > old 2370 at Fry's for around $ 55.00 > > In my opinion, you can find a much better flashlight on-line, but the cost > will be anywhere from $ 100 to $ 200. > > Try this site: > > http://www.hdssystems.com/ > > I believe HDS has had cavers test their lights in caves in the > Guads. I think I heard somewhere that the designers were > active cavers? > > David Locklear > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Visit our website: http://texascavers.com > To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com > For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com >
