Sol Light Lightcap 200 Black
It’s tough to come up with new gear — I don’t mean replacement gear, shaved down and possibly improved, but something new. The Sol Light Lightcap 200 may not be revolutionary but it’s good enough. Any time you combine two pieces of essential into one, cutting weight and compacting size, that’s a great concept.
Sol Light Light Cap 200; photo by http://www.sollight.com/
A couple of things to remember: the four LED’s emit from the underside of the cap, so it’s essential to fit this to a transparent water bottle. If you prefer aluminum, the inside of it will light up brilliantly, but the light stays in the bottle. To use this as a beam-able flashlight you do have to remove the cap from the container, leaving your water supply exposed. So if I had a say in it, there’d be a couple of changes. How about a reverse model with four LED’s that shine out from the top? Then if there were a different version to fit a standard canteen I could use my favorite water storage device as a flashlight.
Aside from that, it works. The rechargeable battery is replaceable but the original battery should last for three or more years. The SolLight Lightcap 200 Solar Cap Lantern
makes a great camp lantern and emergency light, without adding weight to your gear.
Tags: backpacking, camp lantern, emergency light, flashlight, led light, sol light light cap 200
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on Monday, December 14th, 2009 at 11:14 pm and is filed under Electronics, Gear, Lights.
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