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GEAR REVIEW
At Discount Divers we pride
ourselves on not just selling scuba gear, but on giving you accurate information
on the products we sell. That's why we dive and test our gear. It's
in our best interest to help you have a quality diving experience!
On a chilly January afternoon here in Seattle, the staff
here at the shop went out for a few test runs
with some of the new gear from a recent shipment. After a few brief dives with new
BC and reg set configurations, I was asked to try the Nightrider Sport Diver dive
light. Here I am pictured on our dive using the Sport Diver. Note the Emrald
City skyline!
The Nightrider Sport Diver is
an alkaline battery 10 watt model. The power unit holds five D cell
batteries in a roughly 7x3 inch container. A sturdy clip is attached to
the back of the unit making for secure stowage on either waist harness webbing
or (as in my case) the cumber band of my jacket style BC.
Nightrider connected the light head on the end of a four
foot cable. Strain relief fittings
are installed on both end of the cable to protect the connections. On the
back of the light head is a fitting that mates with a shoe connected to
either either a hand or hood mount. When hand mounted the Nightrider Sport Diver cable is
simply routed loose in front of the diver. I couldn't resist trying
the hood mounted configuration which comes standard with the lighting system. Pictured is
shop associate Kris Arnold showing off the Nightrider Sport
Diver.
Nightrider Sport Diver cable is routed free under
the arm and behind the diver to the hood mount. The hood mount itself is
constructed of sturdy nylon webbing and neoprene where it comes into contact
with the divers head. It is fully adjustable to fit any diver. The
adjustable chin strap cinches the entire assembly snugly onto the
head. The hood mount system is incredibly low profile and my mask strap
fit neatly over the top.
Once in the water I was
impressed with the brightness of the 10 watt bulb. While Nightrider offers
a variety of HID systems in addition to the halogen Sport Diver, I was quite
happy with this systems performance. The quality of the reflector in the
Nightrider Sport Diver was apparent in even quality of the beam with very little
hot spot. Clearly one of the advantages of the hood mount was
being completely hands free. The shoe on the hood mount allows for a very
wide arch of vertical direction of the beam.
Overall a very fun and impressive
experience with this system. Considering the cost of comparable canister
lighting systems, the Nightrider Sport Diver is a great value.
John Bruels
Discount Divers
Supply
Accessories available for the
Nightrider Sport Diver include:
· Rechargeable NiCad Upgrade Kit
· Neoprene
Headband
· Tank Strap for battery
· Helmet w/Mount
· Pistol Grip
Hand Mount
· Soft Hand Mount
· Traditional Hand Mount
· Scuba Hood
Plate Mount
· Articulating Video Arm
· AGA ffm Mount
· EXO ffm Mount
· Superlite Mount
· Red lens
