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[shane@theplacewithnoname.com (Shane Steinkamp)]

> The only reason I saw it was because we have a motion-detector
> light on the
> back of the house.  Shane, anyway you could come up with a light weight
> detector that I could attach to my Petzel Zipka?   ;-)

Why me?  Anyway, ask and ye shall receive...

You have two options:

If you are a do it yourself nut, click here:
http://www.electronickits.com/kit/complete/surv/ck203.htm

If you haven't got much skill with kits, try this:

http://www.lifeplace.com/Catalog/Main/safety.asp

There are several versions of battery operated motion detectors, with and
without lights.  I made mine from one I bought from Home Depot a few years
ago.  Mine came with a siren, so I yanked the siren and connected the leads
to a relay which, in turn, operated the light.  I had it rigged so that it
also plugged into my camera, so that if something crossed the motion
detector, the camera would fire the flash and take a picture, and the light
would come on.  It's an excellent way to photograph wildlife.
Unfortunately, I have not figured out how to rig this to work with my new
digital camera.  I suspect I have to buy the remote control, and rig it from
there.

I don't have a Zipka, so I don't know how to rig it.  You might try

Anyway, I hope this is what you are looking for.

Other things in the same vein are:

To scare bears away, you could put this outside your tent at night:
http://www.gadgetuniverse.com/cgi-bin/sgin0101.exe?T1=TS+591+M&UID=200204051
2124097

If you want a smoke detector flashlight, click here:
http://www.gadgetuniverse.com/cgi-bin/sgin0101.exe?T1=TG+710&UID=20020405121
24097

Shane