A Finnish innovation: a hat + leds!

A Finnish company called LedItSee has introduced a series of different hats which have leds permanently installed. A pic is worth more than 1000 words:

http://verkkokauppa.planeetta.net/WebRoot/Planeetta/Shops/1133/Categories/Caps/RedBlanco3views.gif

I've read some Finnish articles about these and usually the writers have liked the product because it is very handy.

The funny part of the story is the fact that I remember also reading somewhere that this is unique innovation - other companies should not globally have comparable products. Is this true? Can an idea this simple be a new idea? Because if it is, I am proud to be a Finn...

Here is the english version of the company web site: http://www.leditsee.com/index_eng.htm

-N

I've seen them for several years. A quick google search yielded several dozen companies that sell their own brands, many of which that have been sold for years. Sorry, but it's not a new idea.


Orvis
Lannioa
Lazybone (site, not hat)
Craftsman
Panther

just out of curiosity, is it washable?

Sears sells a Craftsman branded hat with leds built into the brim, atleast they did a couple of years ago.:shrug:

manoloco said:

just out of curiosity, is it washable?

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Hand washable / mano lavable

Thanks for the comments. So this is not a new idea...

-N

Last time i went camping my friend had one of those, just 2 leds in the brim (looked like the ones in an unltr-G) and 2 coin cells in the back (couldn't even see the battery pack. And it was almost the perfect headlamp, didn't look silly, and plenty of light to get around camp and a short hike. Dang it, now i want one.

Hi guys, new forum user here.
To be fair, the LeDitSee caps and other hats are different for a couple of reasons:
- They have between 8 and 12 LEDs built-in
- All LedItSee products run on standard 9-volt batteries
- LeDitSee has patents for various aspects of their products

I will declare my interest as the distributor of these products for Australia and New Zealand, but none-the-less these are hard-wearing, heavy-duty products that do throw a lot of light for their size.

In Australia they are proving very popular with fishermen, hunters and tradesmen, etc.

We also sell the coin-cell type caps with 6-LEDs but they are nowhere near as bright as the LeDitSee caps.

Full details of the 8-LED 9-Volt LeDitSee cap is on my website here:
http://www.fishvictoria.com/store/product.php?productid=147

Apologies if posting this link is in violation of the rules, I simply wanted to set the record straight to the best of my knowledge.

Cheers
Matt

How much is 46.00 backwards E with an extra squiggle in US dollars?

I am goofy I know. If it is 46 dollars is is a bit pricy. I'd like beamshots and lumen counts!

Matt13 said:

Hi guys, new forum user here.
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Full details of the 8-LED 9-Volt LeDitSee cap is on my website here:
http://www.fishvictoria.com/store/product.php?productid=147

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:welcome: Nice cap but rather pricey.

I think the craftsman hat was created as a novelty...but if they would stop using button cells it would make a very good product.

[RANT/]
1 AAA + 1 70ma booster + 2 LEDs wired in parallel getting 35ma a piece
why not? :huh2: why 2xCR2016s? I don't get it.

if your gonna use button cells, then sell it cheaper. If your gonna crank the price up, use user friendly batteries! [/RANT]

My first choice would be a headlamp, but as an option...

I prefer using a Princeton Tec Impulse with it's ball cap swivel option. It lets you adjust the beam angle up and down, has three light levels and two blinking modes.

:eeew:I got one word for this: HATSMELL!:eeew: