Second one first lost to an in-law who took a liking to it. This one has twice the lumens for the same.price.

One senses the fear building. "The end is near!" A mental image of the little bearded man in a long robe holding a placard affixed to a wooden stake with those words in broad red letters comes to mind. Only it isn't a cartoon we are facing, but the end of the world as we've known it. Planet earth is about to--because of powerful astral alignment dynamics--most likely suffer instant pole reversals, thus horrific tectonic plate shifts. This will cause the catastrophic end for most, perhaps all, human life. This is the fear of proponents of ancient Mayan Calendar predictions.

Now I can take all my gear with me in one of my own bags. Just took it in a duffle bag to Alaska. I could leave it in our room and just take the needed camera stuff with me for the day, knowing that when I needed more it was protected in the room.