Pak Lite - What a Great Narrow |
Isn't this what a true niche product is all about?
Problem #1: Flashlights are "unbearably" heavy. And LEDs are super-bright.
Problem #2: The space in a back pack is limited. When you carry a card instead of a wallet, and a cellphone instead of a "brick" you want to downsize on your flashlight too. Pak lite is small. And that is good. Unless it is ever a problem of it being too small.
Problem #3: AA alkalines don't last too long. So choose a 9 volt battery. What could simpler.
Put that all together in the mind of a talented and focussed teen (that's an oximoron right?) and you get Paklite!
What to look out for.
Paklite folks sell clever. Check out one of their testing method here.
First up, interesting way to test. "45 days flashing in a chunk of ice." This is a nice, but don't be overly impressed. Ice is cool, but so is LED, especially in flashing mode. There is no lense involved with LEDs, they are indestructuble chips encased in very tough resin. Moreover in flashing mode, your LED drains practically no power. And one last bit. Note that the battery was lithium, not alkaline. A big difference.
On the plus side
Rated
well for basic
brightness by backpacker.com for night time trail use.They throw their light fairly far. Convincingly field tested.
Inventor Ben Henry was only 15 when invented the concept?
The very first prototype used a single LED. Then came a double white LED throwing a longer beam. And with the super bright LED technology of today it throws even longer beam. For a littel extra buy it with the lithium accessory to get about double the battery lifetime. On the original site you'll find that under the accessories tab.
But check out other dealers too, they may have better prices.
And in term of size, compare with the similar concept heavy duty Eternalights on this separate page.
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