Solar Powered LED Water Bottle

A few days ago, I read about this product, LightCap, on Gizmodo, and it grasped my attention.

I backpacked in the Catskills last weekend. On Saturday, after finishing up hanging the bear bag, the sun was long gone and I couldn’t see my tent even with my headlamp on. Although I lost my sense of direction, I wasn’t nervous because I knew that my tent wasn’t too far away, and I had the map and compass with me. However, that reminded me about many stories I heard about such as people went out of the tent at night for bathroom break and couldn’t find their way back. One friend, who is an experienced backpacker, once told me that he always hangs a lantern or a small flashlight in the tent when he leaves his tent at night. That is a good idea, but given the extra weight and packed space, I still count on my compass.

This product might be a good compromise. It weighs 4.6 oz (about 130 grams; actually I still have no sense about imperial system) more than a regular water bottle. More importantly, it’s a gadget and I like gadgets. In addition, simplehiker found out that it’s cheaper if you buy it on amazon.com.


幾天前，在Gizmodo看到的這個產品，LightCap，吸引了我的注意力。

上個禮拜，我在Catskills backpacking。星期六晚上，掛完熊袋之後，已然天黑地不見四周，就算亮起頭燈，也看不到究竟帳棚到底在哪裡。雖然說，那一刻我真的一點都沒有方向感，我倒是不怎麼緊張，因為知道帳棚就在不遠處，同時手上又有地圖和指南針。不過很多聽來的故事，倒是漸漸地在腦海裡發酵，像是很多人半夜起來上廁所，就找不到回帳棚的路了。一個backpacking經驗豐富的朋友常跟我說，在夜裡，如果他需要離開帳棚，他總是點起一盞燈，或是亮起一個小手電筒，照亮他回家的路。這倒是一個安心的好方法，不過想起要多帶那些東西，我還是依賴我的指南針。

這個產品也許是個不錯的妥協，多了個小燈泡，比原本的水壺大約多重個4.6 oz（大約130克，我來美國這個久，還是不了解英制單位）。重要的是，這是個新奇的小玩意，我就是喜歡新奇的小玩意。另外，simplehiker找到如果在amazon.com購買這個產品，價格較為便宜喔（大約便宜$5.00）。