Hunters will all agree that an easy to carry, easy to operate flashlight is a must for deer, elk or bear season. Packing a heavy flashlight or fumbling around to adjust the light beam intensity are non-starters for an outdoorsman that is trying to be efficient and safe. LED Lenser tactical flashlights take this into consideration to create sleek, powerful and easy to operate hand-held lights for the serious hunter. These lights are built to withstand the kind of intense and sometimes harsh conditions placed upon flashlights used by firemen, search and rescue teams, and the military.

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I went camping last month up the Umpqua River in southern Oregon to a remote area near Toketee Reservoir. The scenery was beautiful - crystal lake, rocky mountain peaks in the distance and dense, deep forests. We camped for several days without running water and many of those other niceties that make campground camping easier. At night, the forest’s density made it incredibly dark, which meant trapsing through the forest was difficult at best after 5:30pm.

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Thanks to a recently signed $80 million contract, Honeywell International Incorporated will equip Airbus’ A320 fleet with long-lasting LED lights on the aircrafts’ wingtips. The new LED bulbs will last 40 times longer than the current halogen wing lights, translating to $30,000 in annual savings.

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Summertime, and the fish are jumpin’. Only problem is, who wants to sit in a boat when it’s hot enough to fry a trout on the car hood?

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The web is buzzing about D.Light, a venture-capitalist-sweetheart-startup founded by two Stanford MBA graduates. D.Light’s lofty goal is to replace every kerosene lantern in the world with safe, affordable lighting by 2012.

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