Krill Lamps are the next generation of lighting devices designed to replace chemilumicent lights which are widely used for military and law enforcement, outdoors and safety requirements. Such chemilumicent lights are cheap when purchased on a lower scale but they can be quite costly when bought on a larger scale. In addition to cost, chemilumicent lights are also prone to being activated when they are subjected to strong impact and cannot be turned off when activated. The chemilumicent lights usually last between 10 to 12 hours. The chemilumicent lights are also prone to leaking when dropped from great heights and the light loses its illumination when the container is breached. Lastly the air tight packaging must be kept on to avoid exposure to sunlight and the enviroment whch would kill off the shelf life.

The Krill lamp in contrast, is a cost and low maintainence item which provides 120 hours of illumination in the case of the Standard Krill or 50 hours of illumination in the case of the Extreme Krill. The Krill lamps come in six colours and is NVG friendly as it does not appear as a ball of bright light when viewed under such devices. The 120 hour standard krill lamps provides 360 and 180 degree illumination while the 50 hour extreme Krill lamps come in both 360 and180 degree illumination models making them ideal for use when reading maps or viewing objects. The aount of illumination provided by the Extreme models is 50% more than the Standard models. The lamps are operate by two standard AA battries and they're operating time makes them equal to 10 or 4 chemilumicent lights. However as there is seldom a need to use illumination for 10 to 12 hours straight, the Krill lamps can be switched off and on thus enabling a set of battries to be used for weeks before needing to be changed. The use of chemlumicent lights however does not allow this option causing a lot wastage as well as a need to pack many chemilumicent lights for a long trip.

Krill lamps are good for 2000 hours at the minimum and are constructed from tough clear poly carbonade which makes it VERY hard to sustain damage. An inner o' ring in the construction provides waterproofness up to a depth of 150 ft or 45.7 metres and a loop construction at the top of the lamp allows for attachment possibilites. While the Standard models are not as bright as a light stick the Extreme 180 degree models matched the lightsticks in terms of brightness and gave a consistent amount of illumination over a much longer period of time. A lightstick only gives maximum intensity for the for the first few hours while the Krill lamps give consistent illumination until just before the battries die off.

In conclusion, the Krill lamp is a no nonsense tool for all who need a tough and reliable light source. Although lightsticks still play a role, the cost and space taken up by them in the long run has relegated them to a back-up role.

From Left
to Right: Krill Standard 360 degrees, Standard 180 degrees, Extreme
360 degrees, Extreme 180 degrees, and chemilumicent light.