Tomorrow night a friend and I are driving off into the wilderness. The plan is to camp out near the drop-in point of the canoe route, and early morning thursday we set off for 4 days.
Depending on weather and available camp spots, we are not sure how far we will venture but we have the route laid out. And bring on the fishing!
Now I am packing and I have a very tough decision to make...one that would confuse most 'normal' people...but I know everyone here can see it from my vantage point....
'Which dang flaslight(s) do I bring?!'
I have unfortunately sold off a lot of my collection but I am trying to convince myself that I don't need all three of the following:
1.Zebralight SC600w (easy to carry around the camp)
2.Ultrafire HD2010 (awesome spotlight for distances if need to see across lake or spot something like a sound in the bush)
3.Skyray king (super heavy setup, but will light up everything and has a nice strobe if animals decide to make an appearance)
I have a need for all of them but feel stupid bringing them all (plus its alot of weight and size). I am bringing a few backup batteries as well as my xtar WPII to use to charge my iphone (incase we get reception and also to use as my camera).
Of course I will have the mandatory headlamps with me...
But help me decide on what to bring?!
I trust you guys will have some healthy opinions on what I should choose for my backwoods lighting :D
Bring them all! :D Probably the Zebralight SC600w to save on weigh and with extra batteries of course.
That sounds like a ton of fun and makes me miss Alaska more than I already do. This time of year we'd be steelhead fishing, gearing up for salmon fishing and we'd also be doing some spring black bear hunting. Man do I miss Alaska!
I've done a fair amount of canoe camping. I haven't gone in awhile though, since it is tough to get 300lbs of dogs in a canoe
I'd bring all 3 lights. IMO, your selections are great if you're only on rivers, but if you cross any lakes I'd suggest a xr-e thrower instead of the hd2010. If it is aspheric, even better. xm-l spill can be surprisingly blinding if there's any mist or precipitation.
I'd also make sure they're in a box that will float (or have a floating attachment...or even just lash to the canoe). I've been known to use an empty soda bottle and monofilament (cheap and easy to remove).
Good luck with the fishing - my most successful fishing has been on canoe trips.
Haha ah ok gotcha! I am 26. But after watching the trailer (funny how they used to do trailers), and seeing those good ratings (good for imdb!), I definitely have to see that movie!
