The Headlamp and Hands-Free Challenge

[AardvarkSagus]

I am still managing, but only just. I've been propping my lights up on nearby objects or mouth holding my EX11.2 so far, but it's been difficult to not just grab the light and point it where I need it.

 

[Got Lumens?]

I'm bearly hanging on . . .
To my lights thats is.
I have found that armpit carrying is alot more comfortably and less fatigueing than mouth carrying.

 

[AardvarkSagus]

I'm bearly hanging on . . .
To my lights thats is.
I have found that armpit carrying is alot more comfortably and less fatigueing than mouth carrying.

Sure is. I am really starting to love my Sunwayman L10R, and clipping my Spark SL6-800CW to my pocket and just using high works pretty well even if it's not pointed in the best possible direction. Inefficiency through overkill for the win.

 

[scout24]

As much fun and as useful as the headlamps are, for the during-the-day use that I have, a few minutes here and there, I've been gravitating toward mouth-holding some of my smaller AAA lights. LF2XT and Mako have been great for this. Went back to headlamping the Titan in the dark for getting ready very early in the morning in the interest of the challenge, but the LF w/ 10440 is nice and bright during the day at work.

 

[Solscud007]

As much fun and as useful as the headlamps are, for the during-the-day use that I have, a few minutes here and there, I've been gravitating toward mouth-holding some of my smaller AAA lights. LF2XT and Mako have been great for this. Went back to headlamping the Titan in the dark for getting ready very early in the morning in the interest of the challenge, but the LF w/ 10440 is nice and bright during the day at work.

I actually havent been needing to use any of my lights lately. But I did just get my Tangodown helmet light mount. So I pimped out my user SF hat.

 

[CKOD]

Bolt a Picatinny rail to your skull?

Call Knights armament and open your wallet *wide*

http://www.aacblog.com/?p=761

 

[AardvarkSagus]

Durn. I failed spectacularly. I just got a Klarus XT10 in the mail and apparently there was no way I was going to bother finding hands free ways to operate it. I've been shining it everywhere I can think of ever since I opened the package and just remembered the challenge now. Oh well. Might try starting again.

 

[Solscud007]

Awesome. So unnecessary. But that answers the question of how to mount a weaponlight to a helmet.

 

[jtice]

I win, you can all go home now... hahaha

 

[jtice]

double post

 

[JA(me)S]

Holy Cats jtice! - wouldn't want to meet you in a dark alley...oh, wait...

 

[jtice]

Dark? whats that?

 

[Solscud007]

Haha too funny. Can you reshoot this in the light? So we can get a better idea what lights you have on you?

 

[jtice]

Thats from years ago, but you are in luck, I have one taking in the light...

 

[Helmut.G]

Thats from years ago, but you are in luck, I have one taking in the light...

you win for sure! I don't even have that many flashlights

 

[scout24]

:bow: Not sure what you're expecting, but you're ready for it!!! Hmmm... Molle vest at work...

 

[Mark620]

 

[Solscud007]

I just picked up an Icon Irix II. Im pretty impressed.

 

[Monocrom]

Two more days, and I'll have successfully completed yet another challenge.

 

[ASheep]

Well I lost track of what day it was, so I did 9 days of this challenge! Now I can get back to enjoying some of my other lights... These challenges really highlight how much you use your lights, and for what purposes. I found myself reaching for my M6, just to fiddle with it. The absent minded shining of lights outside at night is something I didn't realise I did all that much... Taking the garbage out is a mundane task without a 700 lumen pocket rocket to light up everything!

Another of the challenges completed. I'll have to go back and do the 5mm challenge which I missed, it sounds like fun...

Cheers,
Alex