Outdoorsman5
Flashlight Enthusiast
I've been procrastinating on my decision regarding this thread (mostly because I recently bought a Quark 123x2 Turbo X and then bought two lights for my nephews as gifts,) but have finally made my decision on a couple of headlamps. I just ordered the H51w and since the H501w is on the top 10 "must have" list I ordered it as well. Can't wait.
What motivated me is a power outage that started last night, and still continues today. I live on the air force base here in Arkansas, and we got hit hard by tornados last night leaving us in the dark. We made the best of it and REALLY entertained ourselves and our guests with my huge collection of lights. After the storm passed we walked around with my new Turbo X and my EagleTac M3C4 XM-L plus my zebralights, quarks, & fenix lights - lit up the whole area & then some. When I needed both hands free I used my SC30 on top of my head. I run with this light rigged this way. The problem with it though is that my head gets in the way of some of the beam, and the H51w can fix that.
I have wanted these headlights for a while, and decided last night I'd waited long enough. When I went to bed I tried to read a book using my SC30 on my head, but the hot spot was too bright & too annoying. So, I also decided that I'd waited long enough for a pure flood light like the H501w. So, I'm really looking forward to these lights and looking forward to being even better prepared next time.
What motivated me is a power outage that started last night, and still continues today. I live on the air force base here in Arkansas, and we got hit hard by tornados last night leaving us in the dark. We made the best of it and REALLY entertained ourselves and our guests with my huge collection of lights. After the storm passed we walked around with my new Turbo X and my EagleTac M3C4 XM-L plus my zebralights, quarks, & fenix lights - lit up the whole area & then some. When I needed both hands free I used my SC30 on top of my head. I run with this light rigged this way. The problem with it though is that my head gets in the way of some of the beam, and the H51w can fix that.
I have wanted these headlights for a while, and decided last night I'd waited long enough. When I went to bed I tried to read a book using my SC30 on my head, but the hot spot was too bright & too annoying. So, I also decided that I'd waited long enough for a pure flood light like the H501w. So, I'm really looking forward to these lights and looking forward to being even better prepared next time.