Reliable Backup-Light

[CosmoKramer]

Hello

I'm looking for a reliable backup-light.
It should be running on normaly batteries, (C / AA / A)... not 18650 or sth...
First priority is reliability, second is output.
The price range is up to ~80 USD.
It should be deliverable within one week, because friends are in the US atm and will bring it to Germany for me.

Thanks in advance!
Cosmo

 

[Gren]

It's $9 more than you asked for but I think its the best light on the market for the price.

http://www.diverightinscuba.com/cat...s-drisdivegear-1000lumendivelight-p-3380.html

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[PfcAJ]

Grab a used Halcyon Scout. You could even score one in Germany easily.

 

[Gill]

I have the DRIS 1000 Dive Light. I used it as my primary light for diving the cenotes in Yucatan Mexico and night diving in Cozumel last month and I loved it. Very bright and enough spill to get good coverage. My Hollis LED5 on the other hand has a very tight beam, like a light saber, and was not as bright in comparison to the DRIS 1000. The Hollis has been turned into my backup light and the DRIS 1000 as my primary.

 

[CosmoKramer]

Thanks for your input!

Isn't the DRIS 1000 too large to store it at a DIR-Harness? I think it's very long...


Does anybody of you have experiences with these:
Dorcy Dive II 220 Lumen Submersible LED Dive Light
Penetrater 220 (looks like the dorcy - is it the same light??)

 

[Gren]

I have the DRIS 1000 on my harness no problem and I use the 1k shorty on a handle as my primary.

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[GrumpyOldGuy]

I have the DRIS 1000 on my harness no problem and I use the 1k shorty on a handle as my primary.

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I have the same setup. Very good lights, simple, reliable, rugged. They are bigger than the ones with specialized batteries, but using standard batteries is nice. The shorty (3xAA) only get an hour at full brightness before dimming, The long one gets at ~3 hours.

 

[Gill]

Isn't the DRIS 1000 too large to store it at a DIR-Harness? I think it's very long...

I would say the DRIS 1000 is the typical/standard size for a 3xC light for clipping onto a BP/W harness. I have the DRIS clipped to my right D-ring with the light tucked in an elastic band and the Hollis clipped to my left in the same way. I'm not satisfied with AA lights due to short duration.

 

[ano123]

Hi,Cosmo,

we have many kinds of backup light.The lumens is between 250-1000lumens.It‘s made of cree buld.The water resistance is 200 meters.The quality is good.

 

[lucca brassi]

High quality torches for scuba divers, HID and LED dive light systems. LED ONE (3xAA) in EU , eBay is something arround 79€ (good build , fine materials , fine finishing , nice look - long cloning history ;-)

I have tryed LED TWO (3xC size ) but is IMO too big for backup .