Make yours glow in the dark! (Sports Equipment in General)

Member Name: baldeagle

Product:	Sports Equipment in General
Date:	05/09/00 (150 review reads)
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Advantages: Bright, safe, waterproof

Disadvantages: Bit expensive for long trips

The trouble with camping, especially in the winter, is that it gets very dark, very quickly. In a small tent, or with small children about, the regular gas lamp is too dangerous, both in terms of a fire hazard and potential fumes.

Two other options are available - either a strip light wired up to your car's fag lighter, or the famous Glowstick.
For short trips, especially by bike, I prefer the Glowstick.

These wonderfull plastic tubes, filled with a substance that when mixed by "breaking" the tube, emits lots of light for up to twelve hours , and no heat or fumes.

They weigh nothing, take up no room to speak of, work under water - useful in Snowdonia or the Lake District - and are totally reliable.

The only down side is they are not cheap, and you cannot switch them off. Nevertheless, a great way to make yours glow in the dark.

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