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#Flashlight in darkness how to

“Plus, they’re a great way to start up a conversation on night vision, why it’s important and how to improve it,” Johnston writes.

They can be found as an option in flashlights, headlamps, or even those zipper pull lights.

Lights with red bulbs won’t disturb others or ruin night vision.

“I buy these in quantity as Scout handouts as they’re a compact way to achieve your essentials,” Johnston tells me.

When walking down paths or looking for gear in bags, all you really need is a zipper pull-style pinch LED light.

They’re cheap and easier to track and identify in the dark.

Equip younger Scouts with LED glowstick necklaces instead of bright headlamps.

You could bounce the light off the ceiling of your tent, pop-up or pavilion.

Hide the light source (bulb or filament) from view to reduce the harshness and impact on night vision.

“Instead, the dimmest light that allows us to accomplish the necessary task is best, so we don’t rob those in and around our campsite of their night vision.” Ways to be a better flashlight user “It seems that many Scouters think the idea is to turn nighttime into daylight,” Johnston writes. The Scouter, Alex Johnston from Pack 348 of the Sequoyah Council, called this “a topic I notice needs some discussion in our local Scouting community.” This happened one too many times to a Scouter in Tennessee who emailed me recently. It’s time to clarify that while flashlights are an important Scouting tool, you don’t need baseball-stadium lighting to camp in the dark. Scenarios like this one play out every weekend as packs, troops and crews go camping. At best this is annoying at worst, it could mess with your circadian rhythm and affect your sleep. Whenever someone switches on one of those super-bright flashlights or headlamps, that person ruins the night vision for everyone else. The trail in front of you is becoming clearer and clearer.Īnd then, like a firework on July 5th, something unexpectedly bright fills the sky. Your eyes are beginning to adjust to the growing darkness.