Yeah! He is back. On Tue, Nov 29, 2016 at 2:19 PM, David via Texascavers < texascavers@texascavers.com> wrote:
> It seems only fair to critique Mr. Kunath's post as he nostalgically > critiques the newbie Texas Caver articles. > > However, I am retired from arm-chair caving and no longer burdened with > such trivialities. > > I am now annoying Linux desktop users worldwide and have developed a > similar reputation in that arena. The development team of Mageia in > France unknowingly welcomed me into their fold, and are now scratching > their heads trying to figure out how to get rid of me. > But one of them must like me, or they would have kicked me out by now. > > Below is a summary from past post on the headlamp topic aimed at newbie > cavers: > > All focus lights have a tiny gap between the lens housing and the body > housing. Cheap lights have a bigger gap and no seal. So water and dirt > will get in and ruin things easily. Fancy lights have a quality > tolerance and rugged machined materials with a silicone o-ring. Water > and dirt still gets in and the o-ring will eventually need to be cleaned > and lubricated and maybe even replaced. Better to not use those in super > muddy caves. > > Most AAA headlamps are not suitable for a primary light source on a real > caving trip. 4 AA is preferable, unless you can afford a specialized > battery. > > All of the high-powered LEDs need a way to dissipate the heat. The > cheap lamps will eventually fail. Better not use them for a primary > headlamp. > > Unless you plan to camp in the cave, you should not have to change your > batteries in the cave. But that still means you need a backup plan and an > emergency plan. > > It appears now that all the active cavers are mounting 2 or 3 or even 4 > small LED lights on their helmets. > > It would seem there is a now an excellent opportunity for a creative caver > to build a modern fibreglass or ABS plastic or Kevlar or carbon-fiber > caving helmet designed for multiple headlamps. > > See you all at the next NSS Convention. I doubt I will go anywhere > before that. > > David Locklear > > P.S. My Sequoia has not be repossessed yet. > > _______________________________________________ > Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com > Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/ > texascavers@texascavers.com/ > http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers > > -- Charlie Loving
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