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Used to pack my headlamp batteries separate, now I tape them to the outside of the bag
For about four trips I kept my spare AAAs loose in a stuff sack and dug around for them in the dark at least twice a night. Last trip to Dolly Sods I taped two to the outside of my pack with painter's tape and found them in five seconds flat. Does anyone else have a dumb little trick they picked up way too late?
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jason56212d ago
Two nights in Dolly Sods and you were out there playing the world's worst game of find the batteries while your hands went numb. I did the same thing for years, except mine lived in the brain of my pack, which is basically a black hole with straps. Now I wrap a couple spares in a strip of duct tape and stick them right on my headlamp band, so the light and the backup are one unit and I never have to dig. The real joke is that after all that fumbling I still run my headlamp down to nothing before I remember to swap them. Painter's tape on the outside of the pack is a solid call though, way easier to spot in the dark than anything buried in a pocket. The bigger question is what other simple fix are we both still ignoring because it feels too dumb to try.
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