neatest thing I've seen ....
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Originally Posted by painterfish
hey everybody never been night stalking or even own a lantern before trying to buy a little along i have two underwater lights now i need to light the boat what do you think of the rechargeable ones verses the duel fuel and what about the black lights
was a tall hanger pole .....:eek: Guy I met on the lake one night, had a long metal pole mounted in a couple of U-clamps, screwed to the side of his console. Top of the pole was bent so that he could hang a Coleman fuel 2mantel lantern on it. This lit up the boat well enough to see, and a large area around the boat. It also kept the bugs well above him. ;)
Black lights won't light up the interior of the boat well enough to see what you are doing ... they're also bad for your eyes, if you look at them for extended periods. Replacing the "blacklight" bulb, with a 12V "whitelight" bulb will give you plenty of light, and you can brighten or dim them (if your blacklight system has a rheostat (dimmer) knob. They don't draw much amperage, either.
Lanterns run by fuel are cheaper to operate, in the long run ... but, are inherently more dangerous -- they are, after all, an open flame encased in glass - fuel is under pressure - they get hot and can inflict some nasty burns or even set things ablaze.
Lanterns run by 9V battery are going to require constant re-purchasing or re-charging of the batteries ... so they are a bit more expensive overall, but quite a bit safer to operate.
Any light will draw bugs ... and the closer you are to the light, the more chance those bugs will be in your face & ears :( Most of them are just a nuisance, but Mosquito's are a whole other matter. I always take a bug repellant (with DEET).
Another item that I always take along, is a portable jumper battery. They come in handy, and good ones can be found on sale for <$40. I've used them to jump my truck (battery failure), run my blacklights & spotlight, jumpstart boat (battery used too low to start outboard), and start/run truck to/from work/home & from lake to nearest battery store (failed alternator). They're rechargeable, and portable. They're also good for jumpstarting other peoples vehicles/boats, without the risk of draining your vehicle/boat battery, in the process !! I keep one in the truck, and I have a second one for the boat .... they're well over 5yrs old, and still going strong.
I don't do much nightstalking, these days ... so, these comments come from some of my past experiences. ...... luck2ya ...... cp :cool: