varuscelli
Flashlight Enthusiast
I'm just playing around here, but I was inspired by another thread and some personal needs for outdoor flood and throw combinations that I wanted to achieve using items I already own. Or should I just go ahead and buy more new stuff?
This might seem like overkill in terms of loading up a headband, but I'm playing around with attaching a ZebraLight floody headlamp to the front of this Fenix Headband and using the Zebralight for flood and whatever else I want to attach to one side or the other for throw.
I'm using the Zebralight H501w here, which is light weight and great for seeing what's around my feet and immediately in front of me -- and on the side holder(s) I can attach whatever preferred light that will fit in the 18-22mm holder(s). In this particular configuration, I've attached one of my old Fenix L2D AA lights for throw.
What seems to make sense for any needed battery changes (if using something like this for any extended time) is to use lights that are both AA or both CR123A for easy compatibility.
I've tried attaching the ZebraLight flood vertically in one of the side holders, but it's so floody from that position that it tends to shine into the side of the eyes -- so it seems better attached to the front of the headband with one of the ZebraLight silicon holders, I think.
Again, this might seem like overkill, but it provides flood and whatever throw light that would meet personal preferences rather than having to find that perfect headlamp that covers all the bases -- and I was able to piece this together with some of my existing lights and Fenix headband. There are a lot of configurations that would be possible like this, depending on any given individual's available lights, mixing different floods and throw lights.
Just putting this out there as an idea for discussion, critique, or whatever. Since I was experimenting, I figured I'd run it through the forum.
Here's a version without the second Fenix light holder attached. And personally, I doubt I'd ever use the spare battery holder on the headband either since it just adds more weight that I'd as soon have in a pocket rather than on my head. If I want another light attached, I don't mind the extra light holder or weight...but not the spare battery holder and its additional weight.
This might seem like overkill in terms of loading up a headband, but I'm playing around with attaching a ZebraLight floody headlamp to the front of this Fenix Headband and using the Zebralight for flood and whatever else I want to attach to one side or the other for throw.
I'm using the Zebralight H501w here, which is light weight and great for seeing what's around my feet and immediately in front of me -- and on the side holder(s) I can attach whatever preferred light that will fit in the 18-22mm holder(s). In this particular configuration, I've attached one of my old Fenix L2D AA lights for throw.
What seems to make sense for any needed battery changes (if using something like this for any extended time) is to use lights that are both AA or both CR123A for easy compatibility.
I've tried attaching the ZebraLight flood vertically in one of the side holders, but it's so floody from that position that it tends to shine into the side of the eyes -- so it seems better attached to the front of the headband with one of the ZebraLight silicon holders, I think.
Again, this might seem like overkill, but it provides flood and whatever throw light that would meet personal preferences rather than having to find that perfect headlamp that covers all the bases -- and I was able to piece this together with some of my existing lights and Fenix headband. There are a lot of configurations that would be possible like this, depending on any given individual's available lights, mixing different floods and throw lights.
Just putting this out there as an idea for discussion, critique, or whatever. Since I was experimenting, I figured I'd run it through the forum.
Here's a version without the second Fenix light holder attached. And personally, I doubt I'd ever use the spare battery holder on the headband either since it just adds more weight that I'd as soon have in a pocket rather than on my head. If I want another light attached, I don't mind the extra light holder or weight...but not the spare battery holder and its additional weight.
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