Originally Posted By: unimogbert
She wears a flashlight around her neck for those times. Her brother and parents have dead batteries in their flashlights..... which they don't look for until it gets too dark to find them....


After a beat up D-cell flashlight, reliable and a tough kid-proof unit, but more suitable for backyard camping, I got a Duralight, a dead simple 2-AA incandescent flashlight that cost me all of $4. I still have it. I rigged it with a long cord so I could wear it round my neck. Very handy for those times when you need just a little light after you are already tucked into your sleeping bag.

IMHO having a light close to hand largely obviates the need for constant area lighting.