Short AT section hike - parked at Beagle Gap and hiked to McCormick Gap and back. Goal was to connect some stranded AT miles on my section hike and to see the tractor seats. While I was up there, I decided to find the benchmark for the peak. It was a little tricky, actually 0.3 miles south on the AT on the way to the second tower, not at the peak. The peak benchmark seems to be missing but I found the drill hole. I found one offset and also some of the references in the datasheet. https://www.ngs.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/ds_mark.prl?PidBox=HW3342
Picked up one of these to try and lighten my pack weight a little. I’ve
been using a ZebraLight H52W as my headlamp and it uses AA batteries. Rather
than carry additional AA batteries, I now carry a single Fenix ARB-L14-1600U
Li-ion rechargeable. What I like about this unit is the integrated USB port and
charger. I already carry an Anker PowerCore 13000, so charging this tiny battery
for my headlamp is easy. This battery weighs 19 grams. For comparison, a
standard Duracell AA weighs 25 grams and an Energizer Ultimate Lithium weighs
15 grams. Although not the lightest battery, I only need to carry one.
**One issue to note so far is that the battery is current limited and
self protection circuit trips when using the ZebraLight on its highest
settings.
