Thread: Camp lighting

Originally Posted by woody

anyone know anything about these, they seem ok and quite tough. The local Opposite Lock had one on the shelf.

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I bit the bullet and bought one of these on the advice of the bloke behind the counter. A bit fiddley as the plug and switch does not come wired up which would make it great for hardwired applications. 5 minutes with the soldering iron and it was done.

I'm currently testing it and I'm impressed with it so far, throws out good light (white and/yellow) with no heat.

I've got a hold of my brother's ARB Adventure light. It seems pretty good in the driveway but I really need to use it on a trip in the camper.

I called the only Pirahna distributor near me and they don't stock the Pirahna/Versalite. They do stock the 4x4 Equip light though. I didn't think anything of it at the time but 4x4 Equip sell the Versalite so it is probably the same thing.

i sell the Piranha Premium Fluro light. Aust made. 5yr Warranty, incl inline,switch/bag/adapter/clips $129.00 plus post... (about $10)

as well as most things piranha

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Originally Posted by Utemad

I've got a hold of my brother's ARB Adventure light. It seems pretty good in the driveway but I really need to use it on a trip in the camper.

I called the only Pirahna distributor near me and they don't stock the Pirahna/Versalite. They do stock the 4x4 Equip light though. I didn't think anything of it at the time but 4x4 Equip sell the Versalite so it is probably the same thing.

The light output of the ARB Adventure light is basically the same as the VersaLite/Pirahna/Burn Brite Lite. They use the same tube and similar inverter design.
However the general construction and quality of the ARB light is not up to the Versa Lite IMHO - the ARB light is probably a chinese copy of the Aussie made product.. ( as are many things these days )
I have both, the ARB light which is 5 years old is fairly stuffed but the 8 year old Versa Lite is still going strong.

LED lighting is the way of the future - very robust, simple design, and low current - however I am yet to see an LED camp light that matches the lux output and light spread of the flouros. This will change over the next couple of years as LED technology improves, I am sure.

Just thought I'd add this in.

http://www.primusaustralia.com.au/pd...PowerLight.pdf

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Looks to be exactly the same as the ARB Adventure light. Except colour.

I priced the Versalight today at Blackwoods. $136. Two in stock. Too rich for my tastes I think.

I haven't bought anything yet as you may have guessed.

Originally Posted by incisor

i sell the Piranha Premium Fluro light. Aust made. 5yr Warranty, incl inline,switch/bag/adapter/clips $129.00 plus post... (about $10)

as well as most things piranha

dave's interesting things

Please keep it to the markets!

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I have a versalite, cost me half a weeks pay when i was 18, still going strong.....although being pretty ****ed and moving the car to listen to the stereo after a mates car gets a batt flattery tends to end the continuity between the plug and the lead

CAMPER.
Spent the bulk of my camping lighting budget on the battery and bought an 80 amp-hr AGM sealed unit (services fridge as well) then put it in a battery box and added 4 cig plug outlets... camper and camp lighting now comes down to 4 X $7.95 bunnings 12 volt flouro lights around the campsite and in the camper and awning. HEAPS of light from these! By the way, my original one of these is 8 years old and I have only had to scrap/replace only one in the last 5 years. The last light generally gets switched off around 11pm most nights and campfire and head-torch's provide all lighting after that. On the head torches, I just bought a bundle from Aldi (@ $9.95 each) a few weeks ago that have a very bright and large main beam LED, a smaller low spread beam LED and a pair of red 'night vision' style LED's. I haven't been camping with these yet but have been using them around home to great effect! Oh yeah, and we did get a little battery powered sensor LED light for inside the awning for those late night trips to the loo! This was from china via e-bay for around $30 from memory.
CARS.
The vehicles are loaded with upgraded LED interior lights all round, and loading bays have 30 LED bar lights on the tailgates for cooking, etc. Mounted to the roof rack under the awning is also a couple of 12 LED mini spots for over-nighters/boys weekends when swags (or roof top tent) get used instead of camper.

We use a versalite 12v fluro, and recently added a 12v compact fluro, in a desk light housing. Mounted it on camper above our kitchen. It made all the difference, and meant that there was ample light for kitchen activities.
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they are in stock at Bunnings.