# Flashlight availability

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flashlight-availability/428472>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 1, 2007, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flashlight-availability/428472 "2007-12-01T18:36:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flashlight-availability/428472/21 "2007-12-14T19:03:01Z")

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> Were you white watering at night? I know of one guy who white water kayaks at night, on water he knows very well, and I consider him insane!

Naaah! I’m an admirer of Mark Twain, but I’d never try navigating at night like he did in **Life on the Mississippi**. I needed the light for a 4-day camping trip down the Green River in Utah. I like to be able to see where my tent is at night.

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