lanyard wrote:For mowing my lawn at night.... John Deere was kind enough to install headlights when they built my tractor.
Focus beam
Adjust power
Select color option
Last a few hours
But they sure are shitty. And when turning they do not shine to the side. BTW, I use my Energizer, I did it a few nights ago.
Remember my intended use is a bit different, meaning I'm looking for high illumination.
My list would be:
LED high lumens to = a Q beam, but with 3 power levels
Batteries last at least 3 hrs on full power.
Good durable construction so it lasts for years.
Reasonable cost. (not over $60)
Now for a general use camp-hunt-fishing LED I think these 3 are the ones that most guys would be happy with: Energizer 250lu $25; the Fenix 350 lumen head lamp for $28 are the best 2 options. If you want focusable beam in a headlamp then the Coast HL7 is $38 196 lumens, 5:45 run time. All 3 have links on page 3.
Edit, added these next 2 paragraphs:
- I just happened across this Army tech that has a 1000 lumen and weighs less and is more compact. $40 (over 1/2 off, but it is V2 Vs the newest V3 model) https://www.armytek.com/products/flashl ... -gold.html A rather short run time (1 hr at full power), but it only has 1 battery similar to the one Bullet mentioned. But has a much higher standard for toughness - 10m drop and water rating (one of best ratings that I've seen).
- And I did a bunch of more reading tonight on the tech side of things - basically anything that says over 2200 lumens in a headlamp is BS as the technology just is not there yet. So anything you see on Amazon, Ebay, etc that claims more than 2200 lumen - run, don't walk away from the supplier. Some of the reviews on Stanley, who claimed up too 2000 lumens was on the 10 watt spotlight in fact was under 1000, more like 750. Anyway, buyer beware as lots of BS claims on the net. And as mentioned many of these also claim 4000 or 4400mah batteries included when the biggest is 3400 from Panasonic, so another tell tale sign of a BS product.
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Nershi wrote:I use a GPS to navigate in the dark, but it's an ugly thing when I hit a log,
The only time my high power spotlight comes out is like when Fowler pulls his out and shines it on them to prevent guys from sneaking in down wind of me .
