Auxillary Hand Held Spot Light Ideas

[Big Red]

Been looking at some hand held spot/ flood lights to take motocamping that are light weight that use a cigarette lighter cord with 1-3 million candle power. Any ideas?

[Mellow]

Been looking at some hand held spot/ flood lights to take motocamping that are light weight that use a cigarette lighter cord with 1-3 million candle power. Any ideas?

Those are typically going to suck your battery dry, even with your bike running, the battery is just too small.

I think they are overkill and you can get much better light with some more affordable with a much less energy draw... some of the led lanterns are quite nice.

[Big Red]

I would like to have one to find a free camp site after dark Mellow. Most have batteries and draw between 2- 4 amps to recharge

[bigTom]

A couple of million candle power might take the 'stealth' out of 'stealth camping':)

[G wizz]

I would like to have one to find a stealth camp site Mellow. Most have batteries and draw abt. 4 amps to recharge

Maybe you should consider lookin for a "stealth campsite" before it gets dark, then you wouldn't need a godzillion candlepower anything . :D
Safer that way too. No tellin what you could wake up to after setten up in some farmers pasture in the middle of the night. (a bull comes to mind) :rolleyes:

[Mellow]

I would like to have one to find a stealth camp site Mellow. Most have batteries and draw abt. 4 amps to recharge

They make them that powerful and rechargeable? The only ones I've seen with that much candlepower would be awkward to pack.. might as well point the bike and use those lights.

[Big Red]

Your right, a spotlight would take the stealth out of stealth camping LOL. I should have said FREE CAMPING. Night vision devices would be great for stealth camping if you could not get to a site before dark. I have a Gen 2 device.

[Big Red]

They make them that powerful and rechargeable? The only ones I've seen with that much candlepower would be awkward to pack.. might as well point the bike and use those lights.

I looked in several stores at different models types of spotlights. There was a 2 million candle power model at Radio Shack that was very light,relatively compact and only drew 2 amps for charging. Like you said it might be too much strain on the battery to recharge. Pep Boys had a monster sized model that had 3 million candle power and the beam could be changed to a flood light.

[Big Red]

Check this beauty out. It is a 35 Watt, 15 million candle power spot/flood that only weighs 13 ox. The flood light mode has a 80' long by 175' wide beam. It is made by Magna Lite

[Mellow]

My personal opinion is that it's overkill.

In a campground, it will be pitch-black... so, any light will give you enough light to work by.

Another thing to consider is there will be other campers around.. so anything that reaches into other campsites - with that much power - will be annoying to them if you accidentally point it in their direction.

If you have a farm and need to reach out that far is one thing but for camping I just don't see the point. I say save your money, wait to see if you actually need that light, then make your choice.

You said your reasoning was to search out campsites... well, you can do that with any cheap flashlight, anything that reaches out more than 30 ft is just overkill. Again, just my opinion to help you save your money.

[Xpatriota]

http://www.google.com/products/catalog?hl=en&safe=off&q=ram+mount,+spot+light&cid=4135729368935454315&ei=aFPATK24J4OeiASgvr3dAw&sa=title&ved=0CAcQ8wIwADgA#p

Ram mount makes them for Quads.
G

[nimrod]

I use a 700 lumen LED flashlight that is compact enough to slip in my pocket. Plenty of light and versatile enough for camp duties. :cool:

[Dstrickland]

I see it as one more thing to pack. One light that can do multiple tasks is what I would use. A mini-mag light can be used as a spot, lantern and it can be attached to a headband for hands free. I can put a red filter on it to preserve my nightvision. Lithium batteries are available and the element can be converted to LED now P^

[ImRubicon]

save the bucks and spend the $8 to $14 and pay for a site would be better then a spot light hitting my tent in the middle of the night . think of others ?

[Mr. Guy]

I'm a big fan of the Petzel headlamps. Handsfree, just enough light to see what I need to do and doesn't bother others. Small packing too, a big consideration on a small bike.

Guy

[canyonman]

I think the op was planning on using the light to recon a "free" site in the middle of nowhere after dark. Something with some reach would be helpful in that situation. Not everyone pulls a trailer to the KOA.
I picked up a LED Lenser T7 that uses 4 aaa's and is amazingly bright with very good reach. lenser t7 (http://www.ledlenserusa.com/product_info.php?modelNum=8420) its not 3 Million candle power but it is effective and it fits in your pocket.

[Blues Traveler]

I recently bought me a new MAGLITE 2 D-cell LED flashlight. And was quite surprised at how much brighter it is then my old one. The beam has an unbelievable range. The LED light is a pure white light and a has a focusable beam. And being a MAGLITE its well made and very ruggedP^

[quadancer]

Agreed on the Maglites, other campers and packing problem.
What I don't understand is setting up after dark. No, I mean HUNTING for a site after dark. For us, getting in at LEAST an hour before dark so we don't have to set up blindly is part of camping - better still, much earlier so we can explore a bit and enjoy cooking and eating NOT by flashlight. That said, Harbor Freight had a very large but lightweight plug-in unit a few years ago that is very bright. But I wouldn't waste my space on it. It sits in the garage, unused.