TOP GEAR
New SILVA headlamp for Night-O & Rogaining Silva Sweden AB has just released the new L1 ‘Midnite’ headlamp specially designed for night orienteering and Rogaining. Powered by one of the brightest LED’s on the market – the 3-watt Luxeon™ - the L1 punches out a night piercing 63m beam from just 4 x AA batteries. This compares approx 4 to 5 times better than the distance offered by an entry level LED headlamp. At its brightest setting the batteries will last up to 4 hrs (or 200 hrs in Power Save mode), but using the supplied external battery pack that takes 4 x C batteries the burn time can be extended by 300%! The L1 ‘Midnite’ comes with a power lead extension cable and battery waistband enabling the 4 x AA batteries to be worn comfortably on the waistband instead of the headband thus reducing the headpiece to a feather-light 70g. Another great innovation automatically switches the light to a power save mode when only 15% of battery life remains. So running out of light is a thing from the dark ages. Waterproof to international IPX6 standard and covered by a 2-year warranty.
Distributed by Macson Trading Company; tel (03) 9489 9766. Priced at $199 and available from leading outdoor adventure retailers and running shops.
22 THE AUSTRALIAN ORIENTEER JUNE 2007
