ZebraLight clone or alternative?
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csshih
Flashlight Enthusiast
princeton tech?
Thanks but I just checked the princeton website and none of them have the same design as the Zebralights. I want that same cylindrical AA design with the LED on the side.
carrot
Flashaholic
To my knowledge, the Zebralight is a unique product.
PhantomPhoton
Flashlight Enthusiast
Nope, just save up and buy a Zebralight. You get what you pay for.
A cheap clone will just use a lousy 5 mode cycle hi-med-low-strobe-sos driver with poor efficiency and low reliability.
As an alternative, it is possible to get a nice floody beam kind of like a zebralight, but nothing out there in the cylindrical form factor.
A cheap clone will just use a lousy 5 mode cycle hi-med-low-strobe-sos driver with poor efficiency and low reliability.
As an alternative, it is possible to get a nice floody beam kind of like a zebralight, but nothing out there in the cylindrical form factor.
We the customers need more competition for this kind of light.
I know but sometimes you don't need the best of the best.
I want it in a headlight so a floody torch will not suffice.
I don't think there is another design like a Zebra light. I use a Maratac AAA light as a backup headlamp to the H501. It uses the same home-made headband, which cost about $1.50 to make. The Maratac does well in the role of headlamp. Unless you have a compelling reason to get a Zebra light, light is light.
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russthetoolman
Enlightened
http://www.brightguy.com/products/Vizion_I_3AAA_eLED_Headlamp_17006_17007.php
I couldn't PM you, so here ya go
I couldn't PM you, so here ya go
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glockboy
Flashlight Enthusiast
Post WTB at CPFMP, sometime you can get it for around $45-$55.
Thanks for the link Russ, that is actually not too far off from a Zebralight. Nice design but still not as compact as the Zebralight.
Thanks, I'll check that out but that's still too expensive. I wonder if I can drill a hole in a DX AA light and do a conversion?:tinfoil:
With the CPF discount there are a couple of dealers who sell the H501 for about $63.00. Or you can look for a used one on the MarketPlace in either the WTS Flashlight section or WTS Headlamp section. They usually go for about $50.00 for the H501.
EDIT: Nevermind I missed Post#10.
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Thanks Roadie but it's still not as small as a Zebra. I will just wait and see if some competition comes up in the near future or the new Zebras send the price of the old ones down some more.
I am still in shock that in a flashlight world with so many clones out there the zebralight still remains unique.
george is a very smart guy and he found a good niche in a crowded arena, its going to take time for people to clone it, and i don't know if the zebralight customers would accept it, and its really not overpriced, all things considered, they are prolly still working on how the heck he crammed all those electronics into that small of an area
Andy80F
Newly Enlightened
What about the Pentagonlight Molle. Seems to be listed as discontinued but still stocked at some dealers. Only 40 Lumens output and just a bit bigger then the ZL but the nearest thing I could find as a ZL competeator. But I got an H501 anyway.
Andy
Andy
Mundele
Newly Enlightened
Found the thread but only saw an EDC handheld, not a headlamp. Does Zebralight have some new headlamps coming in addition to the handheld?
