Head Lamp
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DirtySouth
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I'm in the market for a headlamp. What do you guys think of Black Diamond, specifically the Spot? I'm not going to be doing anything terribly extreme, but I like to get stuff that lasts and will stand up to the elements.
Refrigerator
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I have that one and also use Princeton Tech brand.
briansnat
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I've had quite a few headlamps over the years, various Princeton Tec, Petzel, LL Bean models.
I purchased the Black Diamond Storm not long ago and I think it's the best headlamp I've owned to date. The Spot appears to be similar. Not quite as bright as the Storm but it has a battery meter that the Storm lacks.
I'm not sure of the value of a battery meter, when the light starts to dim that is all the battery meter I need.
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Saw guy with one a while ago, Just didn't have any writing on it. I was surprised to see it advertised on TV. Guess it took a while to get out. The guy said it wasn't all that bright, just good enough for up close stuff. I like the head lamps myself, they seem to be really bright. Also knew a guy that had the glasses with lights mounted on the sides. From a distance he looked like a Jeep coming down the trail.
IndianaHiker
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I have also had the Black Diamond spot was a great headlamp right up until I lost the dang thing. That is now why I have the EOS
ghostdog
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I have owned several headlamps over the years and have found some not bright enough for night navigation, not dim enough to read by or with others I didn't like the user interface. Both girlfriend and I have over 100 nights on our Surefire Saint Miniums headlamps now and we like them. They are expensive but well worth it if you backpack often. They provide light from 1 lumen up to 100 lumens and any level in between. The flood pattern is perfect for human vision. It is easy to read with the low setting, cook or work around camp with a slightly higher setting and move across rough terrain on the higher settings. They are very comfortable on the head.
It is good to have a hands-free light source that is dependable and easy to use.
It is good to have a hands-free light source that is dependable and easy to use.
IndianaHiker
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Ghostdog I may have to look into one of these. I love my EOS but it really is to bright to read with. Like the idea of having that much control of the amount of light.
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This kind of XECCON headlamp which meets your requirement owns the indespersable characteristic of high brightness, long runtime,waterproof to use in extremely environment. Xeccon headlamp utilizes SSC-P7 led to throw a high output beam with maxium 1600-lumen bright output.
Max Runtime: 5 hrs
Three Mode: High> Low>Strobe
Reflector: Glossy aluminum reflector.
Lens: Bullet-resisting lens stops bullets from passing through it.
Material: Durable aircraft-grade aluminum.
Surface treatment: Normal-anodized
IndianaHiker
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Not sure what I would need 1600 lumen head lamp for being a backpacker and not a caver.
wvbreamfisherman
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I'm not sure exactly why I'd need the bullet-resistant lens, myself...
IndianaHiker
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Guess that is for a shield if the 1600 lumens doesn't blind the shooter. That poster must work for that company as all of his post refer to some lighting product made by that company. 1600 Lumens and a 5 hour run time for less than 70 buck I have my doubts.
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The max output can reach 1600 lumen, but if you do not need the as many 1600, you can choose the low mode, which give out less bright light.
I'm not sure what the crap people need a 1600 lumen headlamp for. My 20 dollar Coleman headlamp isn't remotely close to that, and I can walk around with it just fine in the woods on an overcast night. It also lasts a lot longer than 5 hours on one load of batteries.
They're headlamps, not stadium lights.
They're headlamps, not stadium lights.
IndianaHiker
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So true like that.
IndianaHiker
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Oh no I have looked at it even though I didn't need to. Would never buy anything from that company. Have total disdain for any company that advertises by spamming a forum. The first post was fine stating what headlamp you use. But then asking advise on what to buy and only xeccon products make it pretty obvious that you have some interest in this company. While I am not a moderator I would say feel free to post anything useful but please stop using this forum as a place to advertise your products. I know that I for sure will never purchase a Xeccon product and I am sure that many others here feel the same way.
No, I read the web site. I found it a bit busy for my tastes, and it uses the word, "Tactical," in a way that implies that the designer doesn't actually know what it means.
Regardless, the stuff on the site is more expensive and has a greater output than you actually need to go hiking or camping. I'm sure a 1600 lumen light is great if you need to bicycle down a country road on an overcast night, but it's hardly necessary for camping. Mine is apparently 33 lumens on high, and it works fine.
Regardless, the stuff on the site is more expensive and has a greater output than you actually need to go hiking or camping. I'm sure a 1600 lumen light is great if you need to bicycle down a country road on an overcast night, but it's hardly necessary for camping. Mine is apparently 33 lumens on high, and it works fine.
IndianaHiker
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True a light that bright can't hardly be called tactical. You would be seen for several miles.