Need a suggestion for a spot light...

[woolfam]

for my parents. They live in the mountains of Colorado, at the end of a road, in a canyon, nearest neighbor is 1/2 mile away - it's dark! They have bears on the property, sometimes nightly, and an occasional cougar. Can you suggest a spotlight for dad to use when the dog starts to bark? Needs to be battery powered - alkaline or rechargeable. Needs to be under $50. Suggestions would be appreciated.

 

[theepdinker]

The Thor. Do a search here. Then find a sale & buy it.

Theepdinker

 

[woolfam]

My only concern about the Thor is that it might be too heavy for him to carry around if he needs to investigate things. Maybe not, but 11 lbs. seems a little heavy.

 

[lasercrazy]

The thor is the best you can get for the price, and it's pretty comfy to carry.

 

[thevirusunknown]

It comes with a shoulder strap... if that makes any difference at all, but I would also recommend most, if not all, of the spotlights Vector makes. I have had quite a few and they are always good quality. The Thor is definitly the best value if you are looking for the brightest, however.

 

[MUDZJ]

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/product/standard-item.jhtml?id=0010885515151a&navAction=jump&navCount=1&indexId=&podId=0010885&catalogCode=IE&parentId=&parentType=&rid=&cmCat=search&hasJS=true

That would be perfect. Just 3 million CP but still plenty bright.

 

[theepdinker]

If you have a Home Depot or similar nearby.
For about $30.00 the Huskey 2.5 mil cp is hard to beat.
Pistol grip with trigger lock.
Includes a car charger & wall charger.
It's much lighter weight than the Thor.

Theepdinker

 

[bwaites]

The Cabelas light is actually a Vector custom built for Cabelas. Nice light, but also a tad heavy at about 7.75 pounds. It also has a shoulder strap, though.

I paid 39 for mine.

The Thor is brighter, with more throw. At least until I do my dual Osram mod to the Vector. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/naughty.gif

Bill