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On Oct 21, 2007, at 9:53 PM, Peter Fogg wrote:

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> Alex wrote:
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>> I agree that one can live without a light
>> (though a sextant light is a great convenience at night,
>> in a small boat, without an assistant. My experience
>> shows that two hands is usually not enough to do everything,
>> you have to hold the flash light with your teeth,
>> and then it is hard to direct it properly.)
>
> Some people use a small light mounted on a strap that fits onto the
> forehead. I have noticed that there is now a much greater variety of
> such lights available, and their prices have come down. They can be
> found at camping and other stores catering to leisure activities. Some
> have LED illumination. My limited experience with these lights is that
> they tend to be too bright, so destroying one's night vision, but I
> would imagine that could be overcome (eg; use of filters).


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