Embrace Adventure with Portable Air Pumps: Inflating Your Outdoor Experience
Key Takeaways: Determine your needs first Consider factors like portability, power sources, inflation speed, air pressure, and nozzles before purchasing Always read and compare reviews Determine your budget beforehand in case you have to choose some functions over others When it comes to outdoor adventures, having the right equipment can make all the difference. A […]
Go Hands-free with NITECORE’s Magnetic Flashlights
Updated 1/17/2020 It’s hard to stress how helpful a magnetic tail cap can be until you find yourself struggling to balance a flashlight in one hand and do repairs with the other. It’s awkward and frustrating and even dangerous. The good news is, it’s also completely avoidable with the right tool. Nowadays many flashlights include […]
Tactical Flashlight Guide: 5 Tips for Picking out the Best Tactical Flashlight
Key takeaways choosing a tactical flashlight: Brighter is better when it comes to tactical lights. Your tac light should have easy access to the modes you’ll need most, like strobe and turbo. Size and feel are important. A properly sized light for you will ensure smoother, more confident usage. Some tactical lights have secondary outputs […]
Li-ion Batteries: How to Choose the Best One for Your Light
Key takeaways: A vast majority of LED flashlights produced today use li-ion batteries. Reading an Li-ion battery: The first two numbers represent the diameter of the battery in mm, the next two numbers represent the battery length in millimeters, the final digit represents the shape of the battery. Specifications to consider: Capacity, Voltage, and Current. […]
Four ways to wear a Headlamp
Key Takeaways: Headlamps were design to for the head Wrap the headband on your arm Cinch the headband on your thigh Try the new belt light, UT05 Wonderful Ways to Wear Headlamps Who said headlamps should only go on one’s head. No one, truly no one is that fastidious. Not to mention the topic of […]
Step Down Brightness: How Does It Work and Why?
Key Takeaways: Flashlights step down in brightness to regulate heat, preserve power, and for safety Flashlights can use temperature sensors, current monitoring, and voltage detection to know when to step down Flashlights have come a long way since the invention of the first electric flashlight in the late 19th century. Today, we have a wide […]
Lumens, candelas and lux: How flashlight brightness is measured
Key Takeaways About Flashlight Brightness Lumens are the measurement of the total energy output from a source of light. Candelas measure how intense or focused a light output is. A lux is a proportional measurement that calculates the amount of light on a particular surface. Watts is a measurement of the power consumed by a […]
4 Tips for Picking Out the Best Headlamp for Any Situation
Who needs a headlamp? If you ask us who needs a headlamp, our simple answer is everyone! As much as we love flashlights for their portability and convenience, the same is true for headlamps. Add in the fact that your hands are completely free to work and play, and a headlamp becomes a no-brainer for […]
The Anatomy of a Flashlight Beam
Flashlight Beam Key Takeaways The hotspot is the center of the beam and the spill is the surrounding of the hotspot. A floody beam refers to a wide-angle beam while the thrower refers to a beam that projects a long distance. The shape of the reflector affects the beam. There are two main textures of […]
Shining A Light On LEP Flashlights
Key Takeaways: LEP flashlights use a laser to create a bright and long-range beam LEP flashlights are also more efficient compared to other flashlights LEP and LED flashlights differ in their internal systems, brightness, and more. How do LEPs work? LEP flashlights emit a blue laser beam that excites a material called phosphor. This phosphor […]