There are inflatable pillows for camping, but the LuminAID isn’t for resting your head, but rather lighting up the tent or campsite. It is a PVC plastic light that can be used as a lantern, and features a solar panel that charges an internal battery. As a light source it offers up to six hours with about 35 lumens. During the day it can compress to a small formfactor and clip on a backpack and soak in the rays of the sun to recharge for the coming night. Video after the jump
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Dry Bag that Lights the Night
Dual purpose devices are becoming more and more common. We’ve seen bike headlights that can also be used as lanterns, but now Mammut is offering the T-Trail + Ambient Light Dry Bag a dry bag that can help keep gear protected from the elements, or be used to carry up to three liters of water. At night – and once the water is emptied out of course – it can be used with the included T-Trail headlamp (which can also be worn on the head or a helmet) to provide a lantern in the tent or campsite.
The headlamps, which are one of the company’s staple products, feature “Lucido Light Technology” and LED lighting to ensure these can light up the night.
The T-Trail lamp offers a maximum range of 30 feet, has an 80 hour battery life and runs on three AAA batteries. It features 4x definition, and offers three floodlight settings, along with a 45 degree light angle.
Bosavi LED Works as Bike Headlight and More
When camping bringing good portable lights is key. This is something that is sometimes very difficult to understand in our modern world where lights are readily available after the sun goes down. There are plenty of lights out there, but it can expensive and take up a lot of room to bring them all.
But now Bosavi has developed a light that can work as a bike light/head lamp and use its packaging to transform into lantern. The LED light is powered by a lithium-polymer battery, which can deliver 70 hours of illumination in low mode, 23 hours in 60-lumen mode and three hours in 110-lumen boost mode. This might be OK if you’re camping for a single night, but the Bosavi can also be recharged from various sources including solar chargers. Video after the jump
Bike Light is Ready and Steady to Go
Not a week seems to pass when we don’t hear about a bike light of some sort, and this week comes the Blink/Steady, a bike light that features a small unobtrusive design and yet seems to be secure enough that it would be a hassle to try stealing. It attaches through a set post to deter would-be thieves.
It also takes the concept of simplicity to a new level. It has no buttons and instead a built-in accelerometer rsponds to the 1.5G of acceleration. When the rider stops for more than 30 seconds it shuts off – plus a photosensor is included to tell whether it is night or day and turn on only when it is needed. The Blink/Steady is currently a Kickstarter project but this one could hopefully see the light of day or better yet the dark of night and light the way. Video after the jump
How Are You Fixed for Blades, Light and Whistle?
When off in the wilds there is always one more thing you could use, but each “thing” means additional weight plus the chances that something will be lost, forgotten or misplaced. But Adventure Medical Kits of Oakland, California has a nifty three-in-one survival tool that is blade, light and whistle. The Core Lite features a short steel blade that is just over two-inches in length, and can be used for “notching and grooving branches, plus a small single LED light. It won’t replace any big flashlight, but the bluish light help offer a little illumination on things. Continue reading How Are You Fixed for Blades, Light and Whistle?
Recall: Magicshine Lights… So Hot, They’re Smokin’
Back in October 2010, Datseplots Inc., DBA GeoManGear, received a consumer complaint regarding a lithium-ion battery for the Magicshine series of lights that are made in China and sold through GeoManGear in the U.S. The consumer reported that a small fire had occurred in the battery pack for his Magicshine light. Upon investigation, two other similar reports came in from other consumers that did not include bodily damage, but did include property damage. GeoManGear took these reports seriously and investigated. They found that there was an issue with some of the battery parks in the Magicshine Series I and II lithium-ion batteries sold with the Magicshine 900 Lumen (MJ-808), 1400 Lumen (MJ-816) and tail light (MJ-818); they immediately stopped production on the Magicshine lights and initiated a recall. Continue reading Recall: Magicshine Lights… So Hot, They’re Smokin’