Handheld trouble light

Rebeldad1 · Jul 17, 2019

Ran a automotive shop. Bought LED head lamps for everyone. Everyone started using them daily and wont go back.
They have many good ones 300 lumens or better brightness. Last a long time on batteries. Its great to work hands free and light that follows everywhere you look.
You can also get these in rechargeable as well.
Start out with a Dewalt on, around 250 lumens ... go frome there. Got a pair from Sam's club for about $15.00 with batteries. About 350 lumens

Industrial Toys · Jul 17, 2019

A friend just gave me some good name brand safety glasses with a little LED light on each temple.

Industrial Toys · Jul 17, 2019

A stick-on Pintle Hook. Love it!

jcummins · Jul 17, 2019

Rebeldad1 said:
Ran a automotive shop. Bought LED head lamps for everyone. Everyone started using them daily and wont go back.
They have many good ones 300 lumens or better brightness. Last a long time on batteries. Its great to work hands free and light that follows everywhere you look.
You can also get these in rechargeable as well.
Start out with a Dewalt on, around 250 lumens ... go frome there. Got a pair from Sam's club for about $15.00 with batteries. About 350 lumens

I do have one, works pretty good BUT not bright enough. Think it's about 160 lumens. You idea may be a good one.

Rebeldad1 · Jul 17, 2019

jcummins said:
I do have one, works pretty good BUT not bright enough. Think it's about 160 lumens. You idea may be a good one.

Us old guys need more light on everything!
Try one of at least 300+ lumens. You wont be disappointed

this looks really interesting...Just ordered it 500lumens with a cree bulb
less than $15.00 Amazon

https://smile.amazon.com/Headlamp-H...p&qid=1563418101&s=gateway&sr=8-2-spons&psc=1

caver · Jul 17, 2019

My favorite headlamp right now is a Zebra 600-ish something model. It uses a 18650 battery and on high is a blinding 1050 or so Lumens. Very compact.

Rebeldad1 · Jul 18, 2019

caver said:
My favorite headlamp right now is a Zebra 600-ish something model. It uses a 18650 battery and on high is a blinding 1050 or so Lumens. Very compact.

Wow Claude!
What do you do with that? bring in airplanes? is it rechargeable?

bunyip · Jul 18, 2019

Rebeldad1 said:
Wow Claude!
What do you do with that? bring in airplanes? is it rechargeable?

18650's are rechargeable, 3.7v I think, I use a usb charger for them, they also come in different ah ratings.

caver · Jul 18, 2019

Rebeldad1 said:
Wow Claude!
What do you do with that? bring in airplanes? is it rechargeable?

I was thinking who is Claude? LOL Then I realized it's in my signature...a play on words. Yes like the follow up mentioned it is rechargeable. I no longer crawl around in caves but do occasional mine exploration out west. I also use it camping but anymore use it for about everything. The high setting at times can be great but other situations it can be a bit too much. You can customize the power settings too.

jcummins · Jul 18, 2019

I use a headlamp, like it, but it's not bright enough for some things. From the discussions here, like the Olight, but $$$$. Seems headlamp is the way to go. The RK I got, kind of ok, but awkward to place/use.

SO...decided to give these a try. https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07KVX9Y5V/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Thanks everyone.