River Rock 6v headlamp

[chadne]

Anyone else have one?
Claims 136 lumens
Orange peel reflector
2xcr123
claims 6 hour runtime.
Cree!

Bought one last night. Build is not as good as the ray-o-vac I got from costco, but the light is really bright with an intense center and good spill. I'll test it on a run Tuesday night.

 

[Omega Man]

Re: river rock 6v headlamp at Target.

I can't seem to find any info on it online. Can you take pics of it and the packaging?

 

[JohnR66]

Re: river rock 6v headlamp at Target.

Anyone else have one?
Claims 136 lumens
Orange peel reflector
2xcr123
claims 6 hour runtime.
Cree!

Bought one last night. Build is not as good as the ray-o-vac I got from costco, but the light is really bright with an intense center and good spill. I'll test it on a run Tuesday night.

I saw these. Price was $24.99 (or close) looked like the emitter was not centered in the two I saw on the rack. The Cree had 3 bond wires, so I believe it is a P series XR-E. It included two batteries. I passed as I'm not interested in buying or stocking CR123 lithium batteries.

I have the Rayovac headlamp with the little swinging diffuser. Would love to see this light with a high efficiency LED in it.

 

[CeilingDweller]

Re: river rock 6v headlamp at Target.

• River Rock 6V headlamp $24.99 includes 2 Duracell CR123 cells (Target).
• Cree XR-E emitter. (Likely P series)
• Claims 136 lumens.
• Claims 6 hour runtime (useable).
• Deep plastic semi-orange peel textured reflector.
• Plastic culminating optic.
• Very tactile reverse clicky on front.
• Rotates downward only.
• Very light weight.
• Not Water Proof

I was very excited when I noticed this River Rock Cree head lamp! This is the first Cree XR-E LED I have seen in a B & M store. I snatched it up. This light seemed to be a pretty good buy for $24.99, especially since I'm in the market for another headlamp. This headlamp has obviously replaced the previous version which was a K2 (I had to do a price check because the tag still read "K2"). There was 2 Cree lights and 2 K2's. One of them as the previous poster stated had a horribly off center LED. I got the light home and disassembled the lens and reflector, upon reassembly I discovered that it wasn't the emitter that was off center, but rather it was likely just the reflector placed in there ****-eyed. It took a patient hand to get it back together perfectly centered.

I played with it in a very large living room with lots of windows in the middle of the afternoon, and I must say the hotspot was still HOT. The semi-textured reflector is plastic and deep. There is a semi orange peel texture covering half of the reflector near the emitter and smooth polished plastic on the leaving half. They have combined the deep reflector with a culminating plastic optic. The beam was very ringy. I'll have to wait until it gets dark to report on the spill of this light. I expect it to be geared toward throw. I hope not because that's what I dislike about my K2 River Rock. I don't know yet if I can use my RCR123's. I think the 136 lm. is believable. Ill add pics later, but I threw away the packaging already.

 

[DaveG]

Re: river rock 6v headlamp at Target.

Is this thing in any other Target stores,I checked three and no luck in finding one.

 

[ltiu]

Re: river rock 6v headlamp at Target.

Where in Houston is this located? I went to a Target store on Westheimer but saw none.

• River Rock 6V headlamp $24.99 includes 2 Duracell CR123 cells (Target).
• Cree XR-E emitter. (Likely P series)
• Claims 136 lumens.
• Claims 6 hour runtime (useable).
• Deep plastic semi-orange peel textured reflector.
• Plastic culminating optic.
• Very tactile reverse clicky on front.
• Rotates downward only.
• Very light weight.

I was very excited when I noticed this River Rock Cree head lamp! This is the first Cree XR-E LED I have seen in a B & M store. I snatched it up.

 

[CeilingDweller]

Re: river rock 6v headlamp at Target.

I bought mine at the Missouri City store on hwy 6 at fm1092. I left one on the shelf, and there were 2 K2 versions.

 

[ltiu]

Re: river rock 6v headlamp at Target.

I bought mine at the Missouri City store on hwy 6 at fm1092. I left one on the shelf, and there were 2 K2 versions.

OK. I'll check it out, thanks.

 

[ltiu]

Re: river rock 6v headlamp at Target.

I found one at the Memorial Mall Target.

Cons:

1) Single light level (HIGH). Very bright. But no medium or low settings.
2) All the weight is in-front. No rear battery pack.
3) Side-spill is ringy.


Pro:

1) Very bright. Probably the brightest headlight out there bar that 350 lumen Petzl Ultra. Definitely the brightest headlight on a lumen per dollar basis.
2) MOP reflector means hotspot is free or artifacts and the beam is very smooth.
3) Cheap, at ~$25. Can't beat the price.

 

[Hooked on Fenix]

Re: river rock 6v headlamp at Target.

There was also an Energizer headlight with a Luxeon Rebel at Target too. It had the Rebel, two white 5mm l.e.d.s, and two red 5mm l.e.d.s for $20. Also, no brightness settings, but at least this one had dimmer l.e.d.s to act as a low. The River Rock headlight looks nice, but when I buy a headlight, it has to have a low level for decent runtime. What's the point of putting the most efficient l.e.d. in a headlight and running it on a high that is too bright for most tasks with no low level to take advantage of longer runtimes of the higher efficiency l.e.d.? I'll pass. At least we're starting to see upgraded l.e.d. headlights in brick and mortar stores. Next step, multiple brightness levels.

 

[Yucca Patrol]

Re: river rock 6v headlamp at Target.

Too bad it can't use AA rechargeable batteries. . . . .. .

 

[ltiu]

Re: river rock 6v headlamp at Target.

The River Rock headlight looks nice, but when I buy a headlight, it has to have a low level for decent runtime. What's the point of putting the most efficient l.e.d. in a headlight and running it on a high that is too bright for most tasks with no low level to take advantage of longer runtimes of the higher efficiency l.e.d.? I'll pass. At least we're starting to see upgraded l.e.d. headlights in brick and mortar stores. Next step, multiple brightness levels.

I got it as an Uber Spotlight for my caving helmet. I use the Zebralight H30 most of the time. Then when there is a need to illuminate a large cavern/room. I will fire up the 6v River Rock. My experience with the caves in NM is that you really need a lot of lumens to see the other side of the large rooms in those caves there.

 

[ltiu]

Re: river rock 6v headlamp at Target.

Too bad it can't use AA rechargeable batteries. . . . .. .

I wonder if it can use rechargeable RCR123s? I wouldn't try it on mine until I get confirmation lest I brun the LED.

 

[chadne]

Re: river rock 6v headlamp at Target.

Wow, I actually found a light first. Escondido has really crummy selection of lights usually. At any rate, I agree with the ringy spill pattern. I noticed it the other night. For running, I might pull the old satin scotch tape trick to give me more flood. Battery life has been good after about 3-4 hours of running with it.

 

[CeilingDweller]

Re: river rock 6v headlamp at Target.

I still like it alot! Can't beat it for $24.99. I still haven't tried RCR123's. I'll try it tonight.

 

[ltiu]

Re: river rock 6v headlamp at Target.

Field report!

Took the light into a cave.

Tuned it on in a big room. Went dark after 1 minute. Looked at it, the lens was cloudy. Light wouldn't turn on. The surefire batteries I used were both reading 3.15v and brand new!

Guess the light is dead. Bad Bad Bad light!!!

 

[CeilingDweller]

Re: river rock 6v headlamp at Target.

Remember, there are always going to be a certain amount of failures in a lot. Anyone else get a defective light?

 

[ltiu]

Re: river rock 6v headlamp at Target.

One thing I notice is the light does not exactly have an o-ring/rubber gasket of some sort. So when I cleaned the light under running tap water, moisture immediately got in. I did this after the light burned out, after I got out of the cave.

I have to say, it's cousin, the RR K2 headlight works really well. I have 3 and I have used all 3 for about a year now with no failures.

 

[CeilingDweller]

Re: river rock 6v headlamp at Target.

I agree with itiu on the K2. I modded mine with 4 layers of copper to the back of the existing heat sink. I really like the runtime on this light, but it's heavy in the back (Thus one part of the extended runtime) and with the optic there's very little spill. I'll eventually mod this optic.

Runtime aside I have to say I like the 6v Cree version much better than the K2. Perfect combo of throw and spill. Very lightwieght and packable. It's too bad you got water in it, you could have returned it to if not where you bought it at the very least the manufacturer. But for $25.00 bucks you're probably not that concerned about it.

Thank you for mentioning the water proofing issue itiu. I totally over looked that in my review. Eww! Shame on me! As first experianced and dually noted by itiu this light has virtually nothing by way of water proofing. Not an ideal choice if you might need to use this light in very wet conditions.

 

[ltiu]

Re: river rock 6v headlamp at Target.

Thank you for mentioning the water proofing issue itiu. I totally over looked that in my review. Eww! Shame on me! As first experianced and dually noted by itiu this light has virtually nothing by way of water proofing. Not an ideal choice if you might need to use this light in very wet conditions.

Sad thing is, if you read the packaging, it says:

"Weather Resistant O-ring Seals."

!@#$%?!