Status of Mike Lites?

[cheshire]

I've been getting a few more requests from my website for Mike Lite information. Mostly people wanting to know where they can purchase one. I looked on the IMO headlamps page and didn't see them. Have the Mike Lites gone out of production again?

[hewhocaves]

that's the rumor, i'm afraid.

i would love to hear to the contrary. I never did get around to purchasing one.

john

[Blackie]

Alex was helping the new IMO owners at MVOR and he said they didn't have any.

Brad Blackburn

[hank moon]

Any news out there? I want me one!

[Grandpa Caver]

I'm not familiar with the Mike Lite. Is this what your looking for?

http://www.seitzinc.com/shop/page1.html

[driggs]

From Mike Fraley's excellent page The Carbide Caver:

Mike Lites are individually made, machined by an individual, rather than produced on an assembly line. The Mike Lite was relatively short lived on the caving market, though it has been used by the Amish for several years. The lamp is made of a rugged thermoplastic resistant to cracks and melting. Cavers have tested both of these dynamics by setting the lamp on a lit barbeque grill and running over it with a truck. The lamp keeps on going. An adjustable bracket is an additional plus. The lamp has had some criticism because the bottom is sometimes difficult to remove. The lamp also has its own personality, requiring slightly less water than most lamps. Feeding too much water has a tendency to clog the drip mechanism. The Mike Lite carries a hefty price tag of $90, but cavers are more than willing to pay for this high performance lamp.

Nina from IMO tells me that they were promised to her but never delivered, so she had to take them off the website and no longer lists them as for sale. Too bad, I'd like to have a modern reliable cap lamp.

[hewhocaves]

everything I'd heard about mike lites suggested that they were everythign promised.

I suppose the first question to ask is "Is Mike still even caving?"

john

[frommerfoamer]

Just came to the forum so I see I'm a little behind the last post on here. I thought I'd address a few of the questions about Mike Lites seeing as how Mike is my boyfriend. He was forced to stop caving after contracting an infectious disease in a cave in Jamaica, that's been quite a few years ago and they still have no concrete diagnosis for him nor do they know how to treat the symptoms that he suffers with. He actually just said that he'd like to start making his lites again a couple of days ago though so if there's still interest please let me know via email at fromafoama@aol.com or through this forum and I will be glad to pass it along to him. Thanks to all who have purchased Mike Lites in the past and those who have interest in purchasing in the future.

Steff

[Bob Thrun]

After brass Justrites were discontinued, and then again after Premiers were discontinued, seversl cavers said that they were going to produce new lamps. I wished them luck and waited. Mike is the only one who actually produced.

[frommerfoamer]

Thanks for the replies folks and just for information I have set up a Mike Lites page on facebook so if you use it please "like" us and feel free to leave comments, suggestions, ect.

Stephanie

[Evan G]

Thanks for the replies folks and just for information I have set up a Mike Lites page on facebook so if you use it please "like" us and feel free to leave comments, suggestions, ect.

Stephanie

Steph, you might want to put a link to the FB page here. I looked around for it but did not find it.

[David Grimes]

It looks like the page is here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mike-Lites/164127766977890

[frommerfoamer]

Thanks David!

Stephanie
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mike-Lites/164127766977890

[arkcaver]

Seems like there was a review of Mike Lites in a past issue of the NSS news, maybe from about 9-10 years ago. Anyone remember what issue this was in?