Surefire Saint Unboxed – GearScout Exclusive
November 11th, 2009 | Photo Recon Product Announcement | Posted by Rob Curtis
GearScout received the Surfire Saint last night. We brought it to the studio to give our readers an exclusive first look in a huge SFW flashlight porno shoot.
The unboxing isn’t a meme I quite understand, but we’re not here to judge. So if you’re a flashlight guy, turn the lights down low, get a box of tissues and enjoy the 62 image photo gallery after the jump. We’ll be back with a review and beamshots before you know it.
8 Headlamp Cordon and Review
June 21st, 2009 | Cordon & Review Photo Recon | Posted by Rob Curtis
Headlamps used to be huge entanglements of wires and specialty batteries that appealed to cave dwellers and miners. Now, small, efficient LEDs make these handsfree lights useful admin tools for everything from reading in your rack to roadside vehicle repairs.
Weight, balance, runtime, battery availability and beam shape and color are all points to consider when choosing your headlamp. From bargain bin to top shelf, here’s sample of 8 contenders that you should have on the top of your list.
Hit the jump for reviews with lots of photos of each light with beamshots.
Updated Petzl Tikka Headlamps Hit the Streets… In Poland
June 8th, 2009 | Off-Duty Product Announcement | Posted by Rob Curtis
Petzl has just released the Tikka 2 Plus over in Europe, making the rest of us here in CONUS standby ’till fall. For that, they earned the white-flag barb found at the end of this post. I caught a look at it on a Polish outdoor e-commerce site.
My Polski is pretty rusty, but thanks to Google Translate we know it runs on 3 AAA batts, has three settings with runtimes at 55/140/300 hours, has a discreet red LED for light-discipline use, carries an IPX4 water resistance rating (which means it’s splash/rain resistant with no gaskets), comes in gray or green, weighs in at about 83g and costs a spendy $45.
The French company has one of the most mature headlamp lineups in the industry. So, further refinement to the Tikka line should mean an improvement in performance and features. No “one goose step forward, two steps back retreat” expected here. The red LED alone is a worthy upgrade if that’s all it brings. Cheese, white flags and headlamps- go France!
Thanks – Dominik
UPDATE: There’s also a new Tikka 2 XP with a sliding wide angle lens and a little more power.
Shot 09- Energizer Trailfinder Micro- Not so Handy
January 16th, 2009 | Product Announcement | Posted by Rob Curtis
The grand daddy of flashlights everywhere gave us a peek at their newest headlamp. The tiny Trailfinder Micro is the smallest of Energizer’s headlamps. It’s about as thick as a fingertip up front and the battery compartment, around back, isn’t much bigger than the AA battery it contains.
It’s waterproof and sleek and has three functions. It’s got a button for max brightness, 60 lumens, hold the button down and it ramps up or down to any brightness setting between 100% to 6% of its max output. The other button activates a red light. It runs for 2 hours on max, a lot longer if you use it dimmed down. Specs and another pic after the jump.