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My Coleman lantern versus a new LED headlamp on a rainy Boundary Waters trip
Got caught in a downpour for three days up north and my trusty old gas lantern sputtered out with wet mantles, but my buddy's basic Black Diamond Spot headlamp worked perfectly. I spent the last night cooking under his light while fumbling with matches, which totally changed my mind on reliable light sources. For wet fall trips, is a good headlamp just the better primary light now?
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julia5493d agoRising Star
Honestly, gas gear is for fair weather... a headlamp just works when things get miserable.
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faith_king3d ago
Absolutely, gas just gives up when it gets properly cold. Watched a buddy's stove sputter out during a sleet storm last winter. My cheap headlamp was the only thing that worked.
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taylorc403d ago
That cold weather thing is real, but it's also about pressure. Those little canisters lose pressure fast when they freeze, which is why the flame dies. Julia549 has a point about fair weather gear. I've had better luck with white gas stoves in a deep freeze, but you're right, sometimes the simple stuff like your headlamp just wins. No moving parts to fail.
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