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Night climbing - AYUP!! 24-Jun-2009 At 4:53:25 PM adrian

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On 24/06/2009 cruze wrote:
>Fog can be a real problem. When rogaining in fog I take my head torch
>off my head and hold it around waist level. The difference in reduced glare
>is amazing (probably the same principle as fog lights on a car). I use
>the Princeton Tec Apex which has a regulated power supply, is waterproof,
>battery indicator and has a super bright LED (3W/1W can't remember - just
>really bright! )for spotting controls. I usually run it on the four dimmed
>separate LEDS for battery life, or not at all if it is clear. Considering
>there are whole websites devoted to headlamps I wouldn't be at all surprised
>if the Apex has been superseded. BTW I have never been on a rogaine with
>reflective controls - just white/orange. Then again I haven't rogained
>in the last year.

To be honest, the lights were still a novelty and I wanted to see how they'd work for something other than MTB. When I said reflective controls I just mean the white/orange - with enough light they reflect :) The new Petzl Myo XPR has many of the same features as the Princeton you mentioned, but is probably more expensive.

Back on topic - Ado, if you're in Melbourne you're welcome to try my Ay-ups to help decide on beam widths if you haven't seen them in the flesh before. The only other note is that the 3 and 6hr battery lifes are conservative - they'll run for a good hour more than that if you can live with slightly less light output.