Follow up on the clam question... Clammed Friday night under near perfect conditions. The low tide was at 8:37pm. We had about 45 minutes of clamming before it got dark enough to need lights. We really didn't do well until it got close to low tide; then the "shows' were easy to find. We quit with two limits, and had enough clams for a clam sauce spaghetti feed for six one night, a fried clam meal the next night, and each couple took home enough frozen clams for another meal. Saturday evening was blustery, raining and considerably colder. We were glad to have got out the previous night.

I ended up buying a three pack of Costco LED headlamps for twenty bucks. One was worn on my head, one was bungeed corded to my chest, and one was loaned to another digger. I had a Harbor Freight "puck" LED light that could be hand held if additional light was needed. The headlamp alone provided adequate light for that night's clamming. Never turned on the others. Thanks again for the lighting suggestions.