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cob wrote: I never was able to get it to work again. I hope the Apex is a little stouter.
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potholer wrote:When it comes to avoiding things getting turned on by accident, one solution is to leave the batteries in place, but break the connection by inserting a small piece of thin plastic sheet between the end of one battery and its contact - it saves havng to have a seperate battery container for removed batteries, and depending on the shape of the plastic piece, could be *fairly* easy to remove in the dark if required.
Dane wrote:That being the case, would 2 or 3 mini-mags not be sufficient back-up? A velcro mount would not be that difficult to rig so that you could change them out, and they apparently travel better in your pack than a regular helmet-mount light. Plus you have a common battery for all back-up.
It obviously doesn't give the lumens that an Apex does, but it sounds like it is much more likely to work - the #1 thing I'm looking for in a back-up.
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You're more like to get a blank stare if you ask (in the darkness), "hey does anyone have an extra 4.5 volt flat pack I could use..?"
I agree the fennix is better but I am not sure they are cheaper, I have a small 220 lumen fennix backup ( and helmit strap for it) and the old mini mags with LED bulb. I carry both in my pack. I paid 70 bucks for my fennix and have seen others on bright guy and other sites that are less but I have not seen any fennix as cheap as a 8 dollar mini mag with a 5 dollar LED bulb. Am I missing something here?LamCaver wrote:Yeah i'd agree with Caver John. Mag's are outdated. I find using fenix's are way better. They're cheaper and put out good lumen's for the money and size
I personally like the HL 21 on my helmet, the beam is kinda spot'ish but u can add the diffuser to spread things out, my main is a Petzl duo 14 LED so the spot on the HL21 does help at times. And the E21 is great as a back up in the pack! The best thing about this setup is that they all use the same battery size, AA.
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