Comments on: Lights Please!

By: tami

tami — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:08:43 +0000

I have an led headlight that I bought when we lost power a couple of years ago. It’s pretty rugged so I feel OK packing it. I also have a pendant lamp that I traveled with for a while http://www.quiltcrafts.com/lamps.html (wow, I didn’t pay anywhere near that much for it. they have really gone up), but once when I packed that in my suitcase the support got bent. It still works, but it’s harder to aim it at my work than it used to be.

By: KC

KC — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:42:24 +0000

FYI Joann’s has Ott lights for 50% off off their website.

By: Suzanne

Suzanne — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:42:06 +0000

My mom bought a lightbulb for a hotel room once when we were staying a few days at the same location…you’ve got to be able to read in the middle of night!

By: Susan Fields

Susan Fields — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:18:37 +0000

Lem gave me one of those head lamps two years ago. Great for travel and at home too if I want to read in bed………

By: Evelyn

Evelyn — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:16:29 +0000

The small, folding Ott lights are great! I got mine at Joanne’s with a 50% coupon that didn’t exclude them (lucky day!). Just be sure to take off the protective wrapping they put around the bulb before turning it on! My son likes my “craft” light so much that it has now become his bedside lamp for reading before bed – I have to get another! If you do bring one with you – just remember to take it with you when you pack – I sometimes find things like that easy to forget when leaving a hotel. Cheers!

By: Julie H.

Julie H. — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:05:30 +0000

Call me crazy, but I’ve been taking a headlamp with me to hotels. I sleep with it around my neck in case if fire. My husband gets medical treatment in Seattle and we stay in a 100 year old hotel that was retro-fitted for electricity. I’ve blown fuses just trying to dry my hair. It got me thinking and so I carry the headlamp. I believe it would be sufficient for knitting and it’s always shining wherever you’re looking. The one I have is very light weight (I keep it in my purse) but has great battery life. I use it at home to do chores outside at night.