Zebra light

[rbljack]

thanks for the help yall. I will be ordering the 600w, charger, and batteries soon!

 

[Kevin Dill]

I should add that Zebralights sometimes get rapped for having a complicated settings menu which can be hard to remember. It's actually about impossible to remember unless you're frequently using the multi-click settings to access various sub-levels. DON'T be worried by it. Go to the Zeeb website and download a pdf manual which has good instructions on operation and settings.

 

[darcytribe]

I would get the H600w. I tested it on a football field in the dark you can see from goal post to goal post. I really need to do a video on these. We will have the H600w in stock next week.

Hey Ryan, The website says the H600w is in stock. Is that correct or are you currently out of stock? Thanks

 

[darcytribe]

oops, I just realized that what you have in stock is the H602w, sorry about that...

 

[Ryan Avery]

oops, I just realized that what you have in stock is the H602w, sorry about that...

We will have 600w on Monday!

 

[armyjoe]

We will have 600w on Monday!

Nice!! I've been waiting for it on backorder from Zebra for awhile now. I will buy as soon as it's up.

 

[LostArra]

I should add that Zebralights sometimes get rapped for having a complicated settings menu which can be hard to remember. It's actually about impossible to remember unless you're frequently using the multi-click settings to access various sub-levels. DON'T be worried by it. Go to the Zeeb website and download a pdf manual which has good instructions on operation and settings.

Yep that would be me.
I've got three of them, well I gave two away to my kids.
Great light beam and built tough as nails but the button functions and instructions are absurd. Reading the instructions out loud remind me of a parody on engineering from SNL.

What's wrong with Low-Med-High-Strobe and memory of last level when turned off?
Main levels with two sub-levels? Double click six times? Really?
It's a flashlight! A very nice flashlight but the silliness of the button functions have no defense.

 

[Kevin Dill]

Yep that would be me.
I've got three of them, well I gave two away to my kids.
Great light beam and built tough as nails but the button functions and instructions are absurd. Reading the instructions out loud remind me of a parody on engineering from SNL.

What's wrong with Low-Med-High-Strobe and memory of last level when turned off?
Main levels with two sub-levels? Double click six times? Really?
It's a flashlight! A very nice flashlight but the silliness of the button functions have no defense.

I think you should stop acting like a fossil... Clickiness is part of the current process in technology. More clicks is better.

In all reality: The ZebraLight IS a L-M-H light. You don't need the sub-levels unless you have a need for a specialized light level. I use mine at 3 levels (really only 2 usually) and the sub-levels seldom matter to me. The strobe is a function I think most lights could lose.

 

[LostArra]

I think you should stop acting like a fossil...

Guilty as charged! I hear that all the time!

 

[orionsbrother]

Yep that would be me.
I've got three of them, well I gave two away to my kids.
Great light beam and built tough as nails but the button functions and instructions are absurd. Reading the instructions out loud remind me of a parody on engineering from SNL.

What's wrong with Low-Med-High-Strobe and memory of last level when turned off?
Main levels with two sub-levels? Double click six times? Really?
It's a flashlight! A very nice flashlight but the silliness of the button functions have no defense.

Woah! You mean to tell me you aren't interested in programming your headlamp to strobe a light show to accompany "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" that's playing in your head as you come off the mountain in the dark?

A high quality, long lasting headlamp would be great, but at this point, I can't spend that kind of dough on something that would be relocated by one of the kids within fifteen minutes of its arrival in my house. I don't know what it is with little kids, headlamps and beanies, but they can "hit" on them better that a well trained drug dog.

 

[twall13]

I use the strobe function on headlamps several times a week when I go jogging in the early morning hours before daylight. Most of the time I'm off road but part of my jogging path has me on and/or crossing a couple roads and I want to be as visible a possible there. If not for that I wouldn't have a use for it either but for jogging and biking it has its purpose. That said, the strobe on my Zebralight H600 is pretty blinding so I wouldn't use if for jogging, I'd be seeing stars and so would any car that I came across.

 

[Short on cache]

Anyone know how the nitecore lights compare?? Slightly cheaper and come with a battery on amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B015PWCW6W/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_dp_ss_1?pf_rd_p=1944687502&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B00F8J71LE&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1WM1K7V4TQ75E1MS60A8

Im kind of interested in this too.

On another note, I don't guess Zebra makes a light that you can adjust the beam or switch between flood and spot?

 

[twall13]

On another note, I don't guess Zebra makes a light that you can adjust the beam or switch between flood and spot?

As far as I can tell, no they don't make one where you can adjust the beam. I had hoped I could buy some diffuser cap or something to make my standard beam more floody for camp situations but I haven't found a solution for it. In reality, the standard beam provides a pretty good flood pattern on most brightness settings. It's just a bit too much of a hot spot for say reading a map at night but it works well for most other camp chores.

 

[Ryan Avery]

Im kind of interested in this too.

On another note, I don't guess Zebra makes a light that you can adjust the beam or switch between flood and spot?

Not that I am aware of.

 

[Flyrod]

Love my Zebra! H600w mkII neutral.

Ordered direct from the Zebra site. Free Shipping! Even up here to Canada! That saved me some pennies for sure.

 

[hooker]

Not sure what model I have. But it's got a short fat +/123 battery. An extra battery just i case and I'm good for a week. Hi/med/low settings. Has been through the washer and dryer twice. I was so sure it was the toughest headlamp on the market after a few drinks one night I took it out into the driveway(gravel) and drove over it. As dependable as a headlamp will ever be! Two thumbs up!

 

[buffsmoker]

Hey Ryan (or anybody else with experience), any thoughts on the H600Fw? I see you recommended the H52Fw for general backpacking use, mainly around camp and occasional hikes in the dark. Seems like the 600Fw is a good compromise between the 602w and the 600w, and a beefed up version of the 52Fw due to the 18650.

Thanks.

 

[Backpack Hunter]

Anyone know how the nitecore lights compare?? Slightly cheaper and come with a battery on amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B015PWCW6W/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_dp_ss_1?pf_rd_p=1944687502&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B00F8J71LE&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1WM1K7V4TQ75E1MS60A8

I can't make many complaints about the Nitecore I had. Brightness level was good, it was just as easy (or difficult) to use as the Zebra. Mine did fail after almost a year, but they were willing to look at it provided I ship it back to China (I didn't). I will say the size and weight of the Zebra is a bit nicer, but all things considered the Nitecore did not seem to be a bad option.

Just looked at your link, and figured I ought to mention I had the previous model that had the LED in the center. I do not have experience with this newer model which appears extremely similar to the Zebra light design.

 

[dangerousD]

I have used the H32w and and the 302w both worked great.

I will say, I fought the 18650 batteries for a long time. Now there is no way I'm going anywhere without the 600w and those batteries. All it takes is one marginal hit on an animal or getting cliffed out in the dark, going from 200-300 Lumens to 1000+ is a game changer.

Right on! I was in the same boat. I have the H52w that takes AA batteries and really like it but dragged my feet on jumping into the 18650. Picked up the H600w a year ago and love it! No regrets and it can certainly be a game changer in many nighttime situations. Literally like night to day difference! If I had to choose just one it would be the H600w. But I use my H52w majority of the time around home or for a nighttime run. Both are nice and it may seem daunting to some, but the operation of them is pretty simple once you use it a few times and remember the sequence. But I'm kind of a nerd like that...

 

[Ryan Avery]

Hey Ryan (or anybody else with experience), any thoughts on the H600Fw? I see you recommended the H52Fw for general backpacking use, mainly around camp and occasional hikes in the dark. Seems like the 600Fw is a good compromise between the 602w and the 600w, and a beefed up version of the 52Fw due to the 18650.

Thanks.

I should have one this week and will post up what I see. It will be dang hard for me to stop using the 600w