APALS Versatile Marking Lights for Outdoors

Aug 1

Hey outdoor fans, I've discovered a new gadget that I can actually recommend for its usefulness, versatility and functionality -- Brite Strike's All Purpose Adhesive Light Strips. Finding things in the dark is easier when they're tagged with tiny, bright, flashing, versatile APALS. APALS are smaller and lighter than a stick of chewing gun, adhere to virtually any surface, run for days, can be seen from at least a quarter-mile away and come in five colors (red, amber, green, blue and pink) plus white and infrared (visible only with special glasses.) Energy efficient LEDs burn with energy from a tiny watch battery, all of it wrapped in a waterproof film for use dry or underwater. You can both see and feel the on/off switch and cycle it through constant light, slow strobe, fast strobe and off. The Brite Strike company advertises APALS to run for 40 hours, but I've seen them still glowing bright after more than 100 hours of use. That's four days of constant illuminated marking -- longer than most of us spend on our outdoor adventures. At about $4 per APALS light, we can mark hunting blinds, trails to downed elk, turkey roosts, camp sites, cars in parking lots, bicycles, even kids and dogs on nocturnal hikes for less than 5 cents per hour. That's a lot cheaper and more efficient than those old, weakly glowing chemical light sticks. I've discovered APALS work well as warning strobes when stuck on bicycle frames and wheel rims, on helmets, belts and running shoes. I've seen people ignite them in crowded banquet halls to identify themselves or their tables. They help football fans find one another at games. But I love them for their field applications. Lay a trail of red lights as you back out after roosting a turkey in strange woods, then pick them up on the hike in the next morning. Stick one on a tall pole to mark your weekend duck blind in a big marsh. When boat-hunting strange shorelines, hang an APALS from a branch at your landing site. Stick one on any dangerous shoal when walleye fishing at night. The uses for APALS are limited by your imagination. The units are so light and inexpensive that you can carry one or more in every pack and hunting coat for an emergency signal (I imagine they can readily be seen by search and rescue personnel from the air.) To see APALS in action, check out my YouTube video review here# # #

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