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SD'ers beware... I own 2 of these, and after a little bit of use you have to bang them on something hard to turn on. Also there is some kind of low voltage cutoff, and don't turn on easily after recent use if the battery is low.... but of course YMMV.
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FYI: DO NOT BUY the, "camping lantern w/ tent fan".
I bought it earlier this month on the last round of deals. I work on airplane wings and need small, rechargeable light sources. The two headlamps that detach like mini flashlights are good so I figured the lamp/fan combo was made for me (being in tight, dark, confined spaces, this seemed like a no brainer. I was wrong.
I got to work with the lamp on a full charge. Turned it on and it was great at spreading light but only lasted about 30-45 minutes on medium light mode without even running the fan. That basically made it worthless because it takes hours to charge back up. Even still, I figured I would hang on to it for random scenarios that it may come in handy. I had it fully charged at work, unplugged it to plug in a head lamp and came back the next day. When I grabbed this lamp and went to turn it on, the battery status was already at 75% (3/4 lights). It was off all night.
From a battery company, this product was one of the cheapest jokes I've seen as far as battery life. It would be great if you want to connect a portable battery pack to it all the time but who wants to do that with a camping lamp/fan.
It's too much hassle to send it back but it is definitely a waste of $13. Avoid
Not for a weapon in case anyone is wondering, just as a tool, like a pocket knife.
Not for a weapon in case anyone is wondering, just as a tool, like a pocket knife.
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We use headlamps most every day (hobbies, diy, country life in general, so I've got a plethora of styles from huge multi-led style w on12 settings to simple. Even got the new indicative ones (wave on/wave off feature .. btw, it sounded like a great idea... Not so much lol. Turns out they interprete anything as a hand wave.. ). Olight flashlight from a deal last Christmas made me realize that the spectrum matters more than the brightness/lumens.. Everything looked so sharply defined! Tried taking pics w diff types and the diff is astonishing.
SD'ers beware... I own 2 of these, and after a little bit of use you have to bang them on something hard to turn on. Also there is some kind of low voltage cutoff, and don't turn on easily after recent use if the battery is low.... but of course YMMV.
I was happy with my proton pro's I had until I lost both of them..... even had a rubber button replaced after at least 5 years of use(wore the rubber out).... free repair under lifetime warranty.
After playing with them, I have to say that the Energizer LED Rechargeable Pro Ultra Bright Headlamp [amazon.com] is my favorite headlamp for the price (with 50% off coupon, of course). It's bright, lightweight, comfortable, doesn't get hot, and has lots of useful modes including spot, flood, red, and green to preserve your night vision. One undocumented feature is the ability to ramp the brightness of the primary LEDs by holding down the power button, and you can even ramp it to greater brightness than the preset high setting. Here are a couple of videos for the green version of this light (but the specs & features are the same) that I found helpful in answering a lot of questions I had about the headlamp:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONbZu0-vVl8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOI7zzz
By the way, I also bought the 18650 headlamp [amazon.com] when it had the coupon, and while it's a nice light, it is much heavier (due to the metal construction and bigger battery) and the beam is flood only so it doesn't throw very far for activities like biking.
And just to note, I'm an amateur budget flashlight enthusiast (so take everything I say with a grain of salt) and don't have any personal experience with headlamps from other brands like Sofirn and high end flashlight manufacturers. I'm sure they make lights that will blow these cheap Energizer lights out of the water, but I don't think they offer anything comparable at the same price point, especially with these coupon deals.
Hopes this helps someone.
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