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Re: led headlight

Postby 4dawgma » Wed Jan 25, 2012 9:10 pm

Mine worked great for 2 months. Opening day of deer season, dead as hell. Went in the garbage.
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Re: led headlight

Postby peewee » Wed Jan 25, 2012 9:38 pm

levi127 wrote:So how did everyones light work out this year? Mine burned batteries quick!
Other then that I loved it!
I have two. One for running and one for hunting. Only problem I have with mine is my wife takes my running one to read books at night.
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Re: led headlight

Postby teul2 » Wed Jan 25, 2012 9:41 pm

peewee wrote:Only problem I have with mine is my wife takes my running one to read books at night.
Need to show her where the light switch is don't ya? :D
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Re: led headlight

Postby turkeyman » Wed Jan 25, 2012 10:04 pm

I have 2 and have had no problems at all but I do have a pack of AAA batteries just in case it goes dead.
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Re: led headlight

Postby Muddy Boots » Wed Jan 25, 2012 11:22 pm

Got the good lights and their worth the money. First set of batteries went fast, second set is hanging in there. I'm carrying an extra set of AAA's just in case.
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Re: led headlight

Postby quakwacker » Thu Jan 26, 2012 9:06 am

Bought one before season started and have used it all season on the same set of batteries. I did drop it in the water at the boat ramp one morning but it still works fine.
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Re: led headlight

Postby duramax » Thu Jan 26, 2012 9:35 am

Only downside I've found is since bow season that I put one in my bow hunting pack once and one time in my waders, the button got pushed somehow and the battery ran dead before the next time I used it. The on/off button seems to be slightly more prone than other flashlights I've had to turn on when bumped. But 3 AAA batteries are cheap, so no biggie. I've run the batties down on 2 of them with normal use of the season. But tracking a couple deer at night, and walking in to the stand in the morning and out at night, as well as every duck hunt pretty much, they were bound to run down. But 1 battery change per season per flashlight is pretty normal.

You have to remember these aren't regular cheep-o flashlights. It takes a good bit of power to have a light as bright as these. Even though they are a form of LED. But if I used my Surefire half as much as I used one of these this season, I would have had to change the batteries 6 times. And those CR123 Lithiums are not cheap.
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Re: led headlight

Postby RNAIL » Sat Jan 28, 2012 8:46 pm

Bought 5 of them,, everyone loves them
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Re: led headlight

Postby msbigdawg1234 » Mon Jan 30, 2012 6:22 am

One of mine got soaked ....did not know it was in the water till saw it burnin under the water...put back in blind bag left it on the bike out side sat night got up to 25 degree morn light still worked great after being soaked and frozen.....wish the ducks would have been as good as the light was for the last weekend
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Re: led headlight

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Re: led headlight

Postby msbigdawg1234 » Fri Mar 09, 2012 9:47 am

No batteries....not sure how much they cost but cant be that bad....i am still wantin to get the 5watt 3800lms ...
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Re: led headlight

Postby tobydawg » Fri Mar 09, 2012 10:15 am

http://www.tmart.com/CREE-LED-XML-T6-12 ... 29252.html


Scroll down and there's a package deal with the battery and a charger for $26.37; I think I'm gonna try one out.
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Re: led headlight

Postby duramax » Fri Mar 09, 2012 10:21 am

This is the next one I buy. You can recharge it without taking the batteries out. 500 lumens and would be quite practical. Comes with batteries, wall, and car charger. $23.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/330591742452?ss ... 1423.l2649

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or you can go with the 1000 lumen one, same deal but $45. Would be one awesome truck flashlight:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/SSC-P7-1000-Lum ... 3368b5a4d7

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Re: led headlight

Postby redspeckable » Fri Mar 09, 2012 10:30 am

I know what I will be asking for for my birthday. Can't wait to try the 1K lumen.
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Re: led headlight

Postby LawDawg » Fri Mar 09, 2012 8:09 pm

I've got the 3800 lumen. It's ridiculous.
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