Can anyone recomend a couple of dive lights?

[heychris]

I am looking for a primary and backup dive light. I am on a budget but still want the best light for my money..

 

[scubakat]

Hi Chris, there are a lot of options for lighting... Can you describe your needs? Night diving? Visibility? Rechargable? Budget?

-kate

 

[heychris]

I am planning on using it for recreational night dives and hunting at night(lobster season is rapidly approaching).

I am thinking less than $70 for a main light and less than $30 for a secondary light.

I was thinking I would mostly use the secondary light while night hunting because of it's small size..

 

[Butch103]

.......and to further the question, how about those headlamp lights. Hands free etc. Anyone have experience with these?? Butch eace:

 

[Ontario Diver]

I like the Princeton Tech lights for decent secondary and I use their diode marker light too. Price was good. (As long as I shopped at a camping store and stayed away from dive shops.

Primary light is a UK 8 D-cell monster. I like it because it has a positive lock and has two bulbs. Its a little pricey. I bought it for wreck penetration...soon.

Check out other gear suppliers like dive and climbng shops for an opportunity to save a few bucks. Marine shops carry clips and hooks as well.

 

[Iguana Don]

Pelican Super Sabre is an excellent back-up light, at about $25.00 still in your budget. Very bright, uses 3 C cells and has "twist-on" activation. Plus it comes in an assortment of your favorite colors for the fashion conscious diver in your family.

ID

 

[Mario S Caner]

As a backup, my choice is the Underwater Kinetics Mini Q-40 It comes with a strap attachment that allows you to fix the light on your mask strap. It serves a couple of different purposes. Since you know exactly where it is when you need it, there's no delay and no fumbling. Also it's hands-free so you can make a comfortable safety stop by maintaining contact with a descent/anchor line, hold onto your computer for info and not have to hold onto the light. It works great!

 

[NJdiver85]

I recently purchased a UK Sunlight C-8 (non-recharchable) for under $50 from Leisure Pro. It's plenty bright, comes with 2 13 watt bulbs built in (so you switch it underwater if one goes out), and has plenty of battery time. As far as UK lights go, the same light comes in a D-8 version which gives you more battery life, but is more expensive, larger, and is not any brighter than the C-8. Also, you may want to check out a recent review of dive lights done by Rodales. Hope this helps.

 

[dsquid]

Dittos for the Pelican SuperSabre Light... Love it.

 

[large_diver]

I use a UK C-8 as well for my primary -- relatively inexpensive and durable light suitable for rec night diving and deeper wreck diving. For wreck penetration/tech diving -- you would want something brighter (canister would be preferable).