<div dir="auto">I've used this Coast headlamp for years. Bought several for work and found them very useful, so I bought several for home. I only had one failure, which may have been my fault.<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/HL5-Utility-Headlamp-Adjustment-Compatibility/dp/B007ED3JWM">https://www.amazon.com/HL5-Utility-Headlamp-Adjustment-Compatibility/dp/B007ED3JWM</a><br><div dir="auto"><br></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Mar 17, 2021, 04:09 Richard Beels <<a href="mailto:rbeels@yahoo.com">rbeels@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><br>
I've had many headlamps over the past decade or so. My current setup <br>
is Coast. I've had the one Brian posted about - at least I think I <br>
have because Coast doesn't mark the product number on them <br>
anywhere. And believe me, I looked when I wanted another one a few weeks ago.<br>
<br>
Anyway, get these instead: <br>
<a href="https://coastportland.com/products/fl84-2-pack" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://coastportland.com/products/fl84-2-pack</a> It's a pair of the <br>
new version of that headlamp for $35. "COAST20" is their near <br>
continuous 20% code. I got them last week and they're great. The <br>
button is an improvement over the old style - more defined <br>
click. The twist knob switches from spot to flood easily and without <br>
a 'hot spot'. The only downside for me is that you have to click <br>
through all 3 settings to get to off. Most lights will lock the <br>
level after a few seconds so that the next press goes directly to <br>
off. I wrote a "W" and an "R" on the buttons in Sharpie and after <br>
glancing at them a few (hundred! ) times, I now know the buttons by <br>
heart. :) It uses 3 AAA batteries instead of a rechargeable, yeah, <br>
normal batteries, boo having to open the lid and swap in cells. 3 <br>
spare batteries are cheaper than an extra headlamp to keep on hand <br>
when it starts to dim so I live with it. The headband isn't <br>
siliconized, so if you put it on a hardhat, you'll need to use clips, <br>
which they include. Now that I've bought another pair, they'll <br>
probably do siliconized headbands for Christmas this year. Anyway, <br>
great little lights. Can't go wrong.<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
At 03/16/2021 at 00:29, Shakespearean monkeys danced on Bob Spidell's <br>
keyboard and said:<br>
>Listers,<br>
><br>
>After realizing that holding a small flashlight with my teeth was <br>
>probably a bad idea (and painful), I decided I needed a good <br>
>headband flashlight. I have a couple cheap ones, but they never seem <br>
>to put out enough light for working on cars in a dark shop or in the <br>
>grease pit. I see people using them on the tube, and they seem to <br>
>work, but the two I have--both powered by a couple AAAs--aren't even <br>
>as powerful as the cheap flashlights Harbor Freight gives away <br>
>(which work a couple times then quit). After checking the Brazilian <br>
>river/rainforest and a few review sites it seems they are all over <br>
>the map, from $10/ea to over $100! The lumen ratings seem a bit <br>
>suspicious too, with some Duracell brand Costco has on sale for a <br>
>3-pack rated at 550ea, and at least some claiming over 1,100 (for a <br>
>few seconds bursts, anyway). Can anyone recommend one that actually <br>
>lasts enough to find the bolt that fell down between the block and <br>
>wheel well, and stays in place on your head?<br>
><br>
>TIA,<br>
>Bob<br>
<br>
<br>
Cheers!<br>
<br>
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