Outdoorsman5
Flashlight Enthusiast
I have two zebralights & love em. I want a neutral light for running (I go running before the sun comes up.) Half of my run is on the road and half is in the pitch black woods on trails. Normally I run 30 min to an hour....occasionally longer. Recently I've been using my sc30 and sometimes my sc60 - both are cool white. I wear them on top of my head in a Nitecore D10 headband. I did have a H51 & a sc51, but gave em away as presents...loved em both.
I now want a neutral to warm color tint, and this will be my first neutral color light. I'm having trouble deciding between the H51w and the H31w. I have tons of new eneloops, and have 2 AW brand RCR123 batteries. I have good chargers for both types of batteries. I'm currently leaning towards the H51w because of the runtimes and because I like the size....plus alkalines are easy to get if I was in a pinch (like on a trip.) I plan to use this light for camping & hiking as well.
I've noticed that both of these lights have slightly different output levels. Also, the runtimes listed for the H51w are the runtimes I would expect since I would be using eneloops (which is what the light was tested with.) I like that the H31w is smaller, but it would have shorter runtimes for me since I'd be using Li-ion RCR123 rechargeables. I like how fast Li-ion batteries charge, but the runtimes listed for that light were based on a CR123 primary which I will not be using.
Based on your experience, which one should I get? Why?
I now want a neutral to warm color tint, and this will be my first neutral color light. I'm having trouble deciding between the H51w and the H31w. I have tons of new eneloops, and have 2 AW brand RCR123 batteries. I have good chargers for both types of batteries. I'm currently leaning towards the H51w because of the runtimes and because I like the size....plus alkalines are easy to get if I was in a pinch (like on a trip.) I plan to use this light for camping & hiking as well.
I've noticed that both of these lights have slightly different output levels. Also, the runtimes listed for the H51w are the runtimes I would expect since I would be using eneloops (which is what the light was tested with.) I like that the H31w is smaller, but it would have shorter runtimes for me since I'd be using Li-ion RCR123 rechargeables. I like how fast Li-ion batteries charge, but the runtimes listed for that light were based on a CR123 primary which I will not be using.
Based on your experience, which one should I get? Why?
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