Customer Reviews

Coast LED Lenser 7498 Rechargeable Focusing LED Headlamp with VLT H7R

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mine says 139 lumens max on the box, but it appears brighter than my Petzl MYO RXP which is 140 lumens. that's an insignificant difference but without knowing the specifications I would have said the Lenser is at least 50 lumens brighter. the lens really makes a huge difference! Coast has a patent for the headlamp+lens combination so other headlamps are forced to use a cheesy plastic diffuser to switch between narrow/diffuse focus, and that really doesn't work as well.

also the weight on your head is practically nothing even with batteries in. I'd say it weighs around 2 pounds in all.

the one bad point is the mechanism to adjust the tilt up and down is pretty weak. it's just a small plastic tab that ratchets into grooves on the lamp housing and I have heard others complain that the tab broke off of theirs.

it should be waterproof in the rain but I wouldn't submerse it totally.

overall it's perfect for what I use it for (working on the car, attic, inside computers, nighttime walking) but hardcore outdoorsmen might need something more durable.

I purchased this unit a month ago. It's been used 5 days a week under all outdoor and some confined conditions. This headlamp is small enough to be used under a baseball type cap or on the outside depending on wheather you have to look down a lot or look up. Making it rechargeable on a daily basis ensures fresh battery life for several hours during a work shift. It has yet to fail me with dead batteries.
The light intensity is excellent in spot and wide angle modes. The light weight and balance of this headlamp is very confortable that you can forget having it on. I find it to be a must have for a night time working environment.

great light. i like that it is rechargable and lasts a long time. i recharge it once to twice weekly. the tilt clip is a little weak otherwise it is perfect

Mine is an older model. It has a dimmer control, but does not focus. There are 5 white LEDs controlled by one push button and a single red LED on another button. The white LEDs turn off when the red light is on. The sliding dimmer switch works on either. Bought it probably 3 or 4 years ago. The 3 AAA alkaline batteries have been changed maybe twice in that time.

The light lives inside its compact pouch in the glove box of my car, through all the heavy Wisconsin weather: freezing, soggy, humid or hot. It rarely comes inside. Yet unlike every other flashlight I have owned- including several Maglites- the LED Lenser has never once failed to work when I needed it.

In rural Wisconsin, it gets dark at night. Really dark. From changing a tire on a lonely country road to checking the barnyard for predators to dragging the trashcans down the driveway for pick up the next morning, I have had more than a few opportunities to be grateful for this product.

This evening I took the time to open the watertight battery compartment, fully expecting to see leakage and corrosion after all this time. Even as old as they are the batteries were still pristine. The light still worked blindingly well. That was when I decided to write this review.

[...]Built well, feather weight, tough as nails, comfortable to wear and apparently the batteries last forever. I can't recommend this light enough.

This is by far the brightest easiest to use headlight I've ever tried. The fact that it uses common rechargable batteries makes it extremely economical to use. I keep it pluged in and on the ready all the time. This is one fine product.

This headlamp is brilliant! Literally. I bought this because several co-workers had them and I was so impressed with theirs I needed my own. I also own a Black Diamond headlamp and this one beats it hands down. The lens is adjustable providing anywhere from a wide lighting area down to a narrow spot light. While my other head lamp has the capability to vary the intensity of the beam, it does so by clicking. The Lenser has an adjustable slide type rheostat switch on the battery pack which allows for an intensity level YOU want, not just the typical 3 setings the other guys have. The light also is hinged to accommodate up and down angle adjustments as required. A big sell point for me was the rechargeable battery pack. The ONLY fault I have with it is the seemingly short battery life at full intensity (about 2 hours). If you are in the market for a quality headlamp, I would pick one of these up.

For the price that you can get this, it is absolutely good enough for bike riding before sunrise. I use a couple of extra velcro strips to assure the light and the battery pack don't move, but other than that, it is great. It is so much better than bike mounted lights because you are able to look directly at any possible road hazard by natural head movements rather than relying on the peripheral light of a bike mounted system. Everyone I turn on to this headlamp gives it 5 stars.

I use this headlamp for hunting and i have used many different brands of headlamps in the past. Coast LED Lenser H7R is by far the best headlamp on the market and being rechargable is probably one of the best features. It puts out a light like no other and literally turns night into day when your walking with it. The bi-focal lense makes flaring the light easy and the charge lasts well over 24 hrs if continously left on high..

A++++ headlamp and i would highly reccomend it to all other wanting it for sports at night!

Cheers

I purchased this and I liked the lumen excerted, but it was only 1 hour and 45 minutes later that the lite went out and this was after a full charge with the new batteries that were included. Had to go out and buy new rechargeable batteries cost me another $15..So, Do not believe the battery life indicated by the product. You will have to spend extra. Other than the additional costs...the light is decent. I would be scared to purchse the regular battery version after experiencing this with the rechargeable version.

Coast made the best and the brightest headlamp. It easy to used and it come rechargable battery.