Can anyone recommend a good light to use as a backup on night dives and to look in nooks and crannies on day dives? I used a Dorcy LED light for this purpose for awhile, but it wound up flooding. My preference is that it be relatively small and powered by AA/AAA or CR123 batteries.
Backup/daytime light
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muzikbiz22
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Take a look at the Dive Gear Express DGX600. I used one this past weekend, and A/B'd it against some others that are more money and "more powerful. It is the best $49 I have ever spent, PERIOD. I was blown away at this thing.
We offer this light for your application. It is extremely bright and well built..
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lemke
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+1 for the DGX 600... best bang for the buck out there, comes with a charger. Twist-on means no switch to fail, AND you can use it on dry land!
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Have not tried it out yet but have picked up an archon v10s, 860lm and can use either one 18650 or two cr123 batteries. Picked mine up on ebay for 42$ shipped
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DGX light, hands down. You want the tight spot since it's for daytime use, and while it doesn't hit your battery requirments, the rechargeables it uses last for quite a while and having a second one is much cheaper than burning through AAA's or heaven forbid CR123's
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