Energizer LED Headlamp Rechargeable X1000, Ultra Bright IPX4 Water Resistant Head Light, 1000 Lumen Turbo Mode, Headlamp for Outdoors, Power Outage Emergency, (USB Cable Included)

My two Surefire mil-grade headlamps are great, in many, many ways. Unfortunately, they are currently selling for $250 apiece, new! List price - a stupefying $600!! $200 per, back when I bought them, years ago. I use one at home, daily/evenings. The other, I put in my car, for emergency use. Sad to say, I learned that the lithium-ion rechargeable batteries used in them (actually, I'm sure its an 18650 CELL - not a battery [which is multi-cell, by definition]) won't hold a charge... for the full duration of a year. Or, better. In my car. Not being used except FOR emergencies. An appropriate one of which, fortunately, I've yet to encounter. So I needed something that I could rely on, in my auto, for (hopefully rarified) emergency use. I'm Handicapped/in a wheelchair; so, this is of some concern to me. CR123 lithium cells - though they're commonly called batteries, too - are NOT rechargeable. Although they do make rechargeable lithium-ion versions the same size/voltage as CR123s. AAA, AA, C, and D alkaline cells are also not actually batteries; though commonly called thus, by the public. All 6 volt and above batteries... ARE actually 'batteries' - and are comprised, by definition, of multiple cells. A car battery uses six 2 volt cells. I have four weapon light/lasers for my pistols; that ALL use CR123 cells. For their extreme, EXTREME reliability. Same 10 year shelf life as alkaline. The huge difference being that once you start using an alkaline cell - at all, no matter how small the drainage... it starts self-discharging. And, in usually less than a year... it starts leaking... and chemically damaging whatever product its sitting in. Besides being dead. Always hated that about alkaline. Also a FAR less energy dense battery technology than either lithium, or lithium-ion. Strait lithium is best; but more expensive. UNLIKE alkalines, you can discharge a CR123 cell in the line of duty... and the self-discharge rate is sooo low... that the rest of the battery's (cell's) energy charge is effectively… always available. I've been using CR123s in all my high-intensity flashlights and weapon lights for the last ten-plus years. I can ALWAYS rely on a CR123-equipped light... to ALWAYS work when I pick it up. After a few years experience of grabbing an infrequently used, 18650-equipped flashlight... only to find it dead as a doornail, half the time! This has never happened even once - in those ten years - since I switched to using CR123s for ALL critical, flashlight/headlamp battery usage. Excepting my aforementioined Surefire headlamps. With that background... on to this item being reviewed: Unlike the infinitely variable lighting controls on the Surefire headlamps, this headlamp offers several modes you cycle through to choose your preferred lighting level; as with many other of my flashlights. But, better. It starts pretty bright, steps to a less bright mode, then switches to a substantially less bright illumination for the dimmest setting; which I appreciate, as that is normally my most used mode. At least, at home. And not for this item's intended use by me. If you hold the actuation button for longer, the unit launches into a very bright 'Turbo Mode'. I discovered that the Turbo Mode is time limited; a move I also appreciate. Beyond Turbo impacting battery life, I’d imagine heat dissipation to be of some concern, also. Dissipating such would likely increase the size of the headlamp housing. As is, it is delightfully small and light (smaller/lighter than my Surefires). If you quickly double-click the actuation button... it actuates a super-bright Emergency Flasher strobe. Or did I get those two actuation modes reversed? Don't remember, too lazy to look it up, and the unit is already stored away awaiting it's actual intended usage. The elastic headband is comfortable, relatively easy to adjust, and seems to hold it’s tension setting well. I sampled usage of this headlamp for several weeks, at home, at my desk; regularly. Held up well, in all categories. The unit comes with BOTH an 18650 rechargeable cell… and also includes the provisioning of two CR123 cells. Note: together, comprising an actual ‘battery’, per se. :-) I ran it off the supplied 18650 while checking the unit out. Seems as good as any other 18650 cells I own (but mostly don’t use, anymore). High-end 18650 cells (1st binning selection) grow more energy-dense as the years pass. I think they're up to better than 4000 mAh; but... you'll pay for it. I didn’t run this one down to exhaustion, so have no idea how it compares, for actual extended performance. The supplied 18650 is rated at 2800 mAh - 2.8 Amp Hours – about two-thirds that of a high-end cell phone, or a mid-sized tablet. At less than $20… this item is a REAL steal! HIGHLY Recommended!!

Super bright head lamp. Was surprised at the cost when I was hunting for a second one. Other headlamps seem to run for a lot more and don’t function as well. It uses a single rechargeable 18750 lithium ion battery. The head lamp has a charging port so no need to remove the battery for charging (uses micro usb). Clicking the button will turn it on or off, if you hold it it will dim/brighten in smooth cycle (not stepped) for the cost it’s actually a well made aluminum body. You can use as a headlamp or use the side clamp to clamp it onto a backpack strap or something. Using as a headlamp is somewhat comfortable, but have had better. But for how much it costs, quality, super bright and brightness adjustability you can’t beat it. One of the better headlamps that I’ve found. Highly recommend.

I'm not kidding. I've tested a couple dozen different headlamps of different battery types, different price levels, etc. NONE last as long as this at anywhere near this brightness. There's one well-known brand for $100 that lasts 6 hours, but at about 2/3 this brightness. Another one lasts almost 6 hours, but at about half the brightness of this one. Another one lasts about 4 1/2 hours, but at about half the brightness of this one. None of them were brigher than this, but this one lasts 8 hours at a pretty steady brightness. It's crazy. Let me explain the brightness in more detail. First of all, it makes me CRAZY MAD that almost every headlight I have ever tested all the way from $7 to $100 start off super bright and immediately (or in a relatively short time) they begin dimming, and they end up at like 1/2 or 1/3 of their original brightness. WHY DO MANUFACTURERS THINK WE WANT THAT?? THAT STINKS!! Ok, having said that, I have to tell you that this Energizer Hybrid 1000 headlight does that too. Sorry to say that. BUT HERE'S THE THING...with many headlamps, after that initial dimming, the headlight is too dim, or it just doesn't last very long, or both. But it's better with this Energizer headlamp. After the initial brightness drops over the next 40 minutes, the brightness it settles in at is still quite bright...and it THEN IT STAYS PRETTY CONSISTENT UNTIL THE 8 HOUR POINT!! It's hard to tell you that it will be bright enough for your needs, but for me, I use to work outside on the car at night, I use it in the garage, I use it in the yard, and it's bright enough for everything I need. I'm not kidding...8 hours. Okay, but what about the beam pattern and size? Well it's not a flood beam, it's more of a spot beam. But it's not a small beam, it's reasonably wide. And it's also not like super bright right in the middle, it's fairly spread out. I quite like it. Okay, but what about the color temperature of the light? Well, I admit, I prefer a headlamp that is a little more yellow than this. This is quite white, and maybe slightly bluish. It's not my favorite. But here's the thing, this headlamp provides light, and plenty of it, and in a very usable pattern, for 8 hours. It's comfortable to wear, the battery can be swapped out if you have a spare or it can be charged right in the flashlight with a micro-USB cable, it has versitile angle positioning, AND IT'S ONLY $15-ish!! I'm giving this 5 stars...not because it does everything better than every other flashlight, but because it does the most important things as good or better than most flashlights, and lasts longer than any of them, with fairly good consistency, and for pocket-change cost. I know some people will be snobby about having the perfect color temperature or might get hung up on one or the other specific features that aren't perfect. But overall, I defy you to find a flashlight as usable as this for anywhere even close to this price. I bought multiples, and I've been using them for a year, and I'm still tickled with them.

It's a good little flashlight very bright three settings of brightness you don't even hardly need the brightest one good wide headband and the flashlight is removable from the front and it comes with brand new everready batteries and a rechargeable battery

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Comprado a $404.16 MXN ≈ $20.86 USD, a ese precio o un poco menos es imbatible. Muy buen producto, trae 2 pilas CR123 Energizer, incluye batería recargable, cable microUSB (punto malo), banda elástica, clip de cinturon y porta linterna. Ilumina muy bien, tiene 5 modos (3 variables, 1 potente, 1 auxilio). Fenomenal esta linterna a ese precio.

Había probado muchas lámparas y me decepcionaba. Pero esta me sorprendió, muy buena duración de la batería, buena iluminación que no se va disminuyendo y el precio se me hace muy accesible para la calidad del producto. Incluye una batería recargable y dos pequeñitas con su cable para carga. Ya compré 2 y voy por la tercera.

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Esta increíble, muy buena lámpara con iluminación excelente, trae dos baterías (una recargable y la otra es desechable) hasta ahorita solo he usado la recargable y realmente dura mucho. No la he usado demasiado tiempo en el máximo sin embargo tiene muy buena duración cuando está en intermedio o el nivel bajo. El acabado de la lámpara es muy fino y pequeño, trae una banda para ponerse en la cabeza por medio de unos sujetadores, el tamaño de la lámpara no la hace pesada o difícil de cargar en la cabeza. Realmente de las mejores Lamparas que he comprado.