Hugging the Shore, Dodging the Logs

Good Thing I Had My SureFire
Something tells you it's a good idea to take it along. Read how having a SureFire helped save the day for others who listened to their guts.

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I've always loved paddling my kayak at dusk on a quiet river, but one night the return trip upstream proved to be more than I'd bargained for. Unknown to me, a storm had gone through upriver, sending a surge of water downstream. Normally the return trip upstream is a workout, but that night it was a fight to not lose ground in the channel, as the rain-swollen river's current had picked up considerably. Add to that the newly displaced logs floating downstream, which can put a hurting on a plastic kayak if you don't see them, which I couldn't, since my original return time had long since passed.

Thanks to my SureFire G2® with its P61 ultra high-output lamp, I was able to hug the bank and dodge both the current and submerged trees sticking above the surface. My G2's 120 lumens cut into the night a good 40 yards ahead, allowing me to plan my route with as much comfort as I could muster after two hours of all-out paddling. That G2's been in my personal flotation device anytime it's even close to dark ever since. And, yes, it's survived more than one dunking.

Dan B.
Cincinnati, OH