BackstageDiver
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Preface: haven't been caving in almost a decade, but wanting to get back into it.
I traded in my very old and broken Dive Rite MR11 HID to Dive Rite for a discount on a new light. Thought I might as well get the EX35 for a nice canister light (and best discount value). But then I received it, and I think it's probably overkill for what I need. It's bigger and heavier, and obviously brighter and longer burn than I will probably ever need. I will probably be doing some caves (no more than 2.5-3 hours) and traveling international for rec/ocean diving.
So my question is whether I should just keep it, or see if I can trade it back for something more manageable like the LX20+. That's obviously going to be better for portability. If the LX20+ is acceptable in a cave, and I can use it for rec ocean dives, I could get some money back and have one light do double duty. The alternative is keeping the EX35 for cave and spending even more to upgrade my old dim backups to something a bit more usable in the ocean, like the DGX600.
Opinions?
I traded in my very old and broken Dive Rite MR11 HID to Dive Rite for a discount on a new light. Thought I might as well get the EX35 for a nice canister light (and best discount value). But then I received it, and I think it's probably overkill for what I need. It's bigger and heavier, and obviously brighter and longer burn than I will probably ever need. I will probably be doing some caves (no more than 2.5-3 hours) and traveling international for rec/ocean diving.
So my question is whether I should just keep it, or see if I can trade it back for something more manageable like the LX20+. That's obviously going to be better for portability. If the LX20+ is acceptable in a cave, and I can use it for rec ocean dives, I could get some money back and have one light do double duty. The alternative is keeping the EX35 for cave and spending even more to upgrade my old dim backups to something a bit more usable in the ocean, like the DGX600.
Opinions?