Customer Reviews

Energizer 3 LED Headlight

5 star:		(28)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

I love the fact that this uses LEDs and common (AAA) batteries. This is very bright - plenty of light for anything I might want to do. The fact that it has a Red LED, to preserve night vision, is icing on the cake. I ordered one the first time around, then went back and ordered several more to be used as gifts. (My nephew is going to love it!)

Update: Subtract 1 star because I found it turned on in the pocket of my backpack. (It appears that the slider switch moves a bit too easily. I may try something like a rubber band wrapped around the light to try to keep the switch from moving.)

On the other hand, add back 1/2 star due to the fact that the light swivels up and down so you can direct the light where you need it.

Still comes out at 4.5 stars for me.

I ordered one of these headlamps to keep in the car for any night-time emergencies. For the price, this light is really great and worth a 5 star rating in my opinion, but it's not as fancy as some. I've also got a Black Diamond Helion LED Headlamp (more than 3 times the cost of this unit) that I have used almost daily for the last 2 or 3 years, and am making some comparisons to that.

This light is surprisingly bright, with the beam being a somewhat defined medium-diameter spot. It's not as bright as those lights with the new Luxeon LEDs but it's very bright and won't wear down the batteries as fast as a Luxeon LED. The projected beam is not totally even in color on my unit, with a slight yellower cast projected near the middle of the spot and a blue-purple tint at the outer edges of the projected spot. This may not be a big deal for some, and may be due to the magnifiers used on the lens.

While wearing the lamp, I noticed some reflection of light off of my eyebrows. They're not huge eyebrows or anything, but it was a slight distraction and is due to the lens projecting out slightly from the front of the light.

The headband is adequate and can be snugged-up nicely, and would fit a child too. The single band is not as secure feeling as those lights with an additional band that goes over the top of one's head, and may be prone to sliding down with a lot of vertical body motion like running, etc.

The pivoting lamp housing makes it easy to adjust the vertical beam position, with its smooth movement, swinging down and away from the battery compartment. Some other lights ratchet up and down in their adjustment.

The red LED seems handy for night vision and has even red lighting (not as much of a spot as the white). The housing seems consistent with price (plastic and inexpensive feeling), with a snap-off battery cover which feels a bit fragile if one were not careful with it. But over-all, this seems to be a great deal for the price.

I love the red led option. I use it for reading star charts when taking kids on astronomy hikes.

I purchased one recently, and I love it! It's very light weight since it uses LED bulbs, and is very bright. I bought it for myself, but it turns out the kids love it too. They strap it on and play explorer, and they love the red bulb feature. I'm buying them as gifts for all my nephews.

I wear this at work, strapped to my hardhat like a miner. It is very bright, and the batteries last a long time. I don't use the redlight feature, just the white. I got tired of holding my Maglite between my teeth to work with both hands.

I took this headlamp with me to the UK and when I bought books at the various castles and stately homes, I wanted to READ them at night whilst my friends wanted to sleep. This little head lamp was PERFECT and the red light is restful. Great for sneaking around at night when the rest of the stately home is closed and we want to get a better look at things.

Saturday night, 6/27/10, I was out fishing with my buddy, and I was wearing the everyready 3-led headlight. To make a long story short, we were in the Long Beach Harbor, and as we went across a channel opening, we got hit by a big wave, and capsized. I jumped in cannonball-style, but didn't go under. The lamp, which was on, stayed on my head, and when we swam over to the now upside-down boat, and hung onto it for dear life, I had my buddy, who was prone on the hull of my little 13 foot aluminum skiff, waving the headlamp at a tugboat that was coming out to escort a freighter into the harbor. We were able to get their attention, and after 25 minutes of hanging off the boat in icy Pacific waters, we were pulled aboard a Long Beach Lifeguard boat. If I hadn't been wearing the headlamp, I doubt we could have gotten their attention, as it was about Midnight. I'm quite humbled by the fact that this headlamp was bright enough to catch the attention of a tugboat captain at about 100 yards. I'm getting the headlamp a fresh set of batteries for my new birthday, cause I woulda been a goner without it.

We bought two of these and both have failed within a year. The on/off/on slider switch fails. Very cheap switch.

We had two of the Ray O Vac ones and the end cap holding the batteries failed on both of those. So I'm shopping for led headlamps for a third time.

We got this for my son to use on Boy Scout outings. The problem is that the light is so bright, it blinds whomever is looking at him. If you're by yourself this is okay but with a group it doesn't work well as you're constantly annoying someone with it's brightness.

Great Headlamp! I bought one for each of my girls - Age 8 & 6. They use them to read their books in bed at night. They're lightweight, adjustable and bright. They enjoy the fun of the night vision when they're playing around in the dark together. The headlamp comes with a small storage bag and batteries as well. Our family loves to go summer camping and the girls can't wait to use them.