very good general purpose light

Verified Post by Ken Bannester
Published on 10 Jul, 2018

Fomatrade LED Headlamp - Great for Camping, Hiking, Dog Walking, and Kid,Water & Shock Resistant Zoomable 3 Modes Super Bright LED Headlamp with Rechargeable Batteries led headlamp
Price: $19.99
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4.67 / 5   (15 Reviews)

Admittedly, I don't have a lot of headlamp experience. However, this light does everything I want in a general purpose headlamp. The spot is bright and reaches out well, the dual flood beams illuminate an entire room, and the rechargeable function is so much more convenient than messing with disposable batteries. I use this for running, camping, emergencies, and I have one in each of my med kits, one of which stays in the truck. The beginning of each month I take all my various lights and plug them in to make sure they're always charged up and working properly. There are brighter headlamps, with longer throws and more battery life. That's not the role this light fills. This is supposed to be a sturdy, reliable, convenient light that does numerous common tasks well, and it accomplishes that. I almost went with a Fenix lamp but their max output lasts 5 minutes then steps down to medium. This light does what it says it will with no marketing tricks or gotchas.
I did, however, knock off a star for charging time. It seems to take longer than it should, taking sometimes hours to go back to completely full after using it for only a minute or less. Once charged, battery life is as advertised as far as I can tell, but waiting half a day to recharge it to max capacity after a 3-4 mile jog seems strange. Luckily the direct access charging port makes up for some of that, since that is still worlds better than having to pull the batteries out to stick them on a charger, and you can charge it in the vehicle to, from, and between activities.

 

Price: $19.99
 

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