Weâve seen so much today that itâs actually tough to find funny stuff. Most people âLOLâ or even âROTFLâ without even chuckling. But thisâŚ
âŚthis headlamp was funny. The X-braced straps really highlight the practicality of the product .
âGold brand high quality ballastâ
They then show that this headlamp will help you harvest more ducks , which is surely a universal problem, I would think. Everyone can relate.
Itâs also âUltraportableâ and weighs only 0.56KG (1.23lbs.)
I notice that there are some other very-large-reflector headlamps down in the âSeller Recommendationsâ area, too. If I were rich, I might buy things like this as gifts .
Thereâs nothing inherently âwrongâ with this idea or product, but itâs certainly new to me and probably not something I would want attached to my head.
HID 220W and 18-20K lumen⌠thatâs like five cars headlights full blast!
I wonder how practical it is considering the beam which look very narrowâŚ
âŚVegas says, waving hand to include 99% of companies on AliExpress, Banggood, eBay, etc.
Even more of what you thought when you merely saw it on a web page . âOMG, look at that guy! Heâs got a headlight on his head and a car battery in his arms! They must be filming a funny sci-fi movie! Maybe we can be extras!â
I think the whole reason theyâve elected to put this onto a âheadlampâ is so you can use both arms for the battery.
Though hilarious, Iâm now waiting for someone on BLF to buy one and rig up a 4S LiFePO4 battery pack for itâŚ
I just glanced at the item page again and must admit that I laugh every time I see the alligator clips hanging off the back of the model. They missed a huge opportunity here, as this might have gone viral image if they had used an attractive female model instead. They probably couldnât convince any to don it.
Theyâve sold a few of these and the feedback is good, but not a single buyer has uploaded any images, let alone pics of them wearing it :laughing: .
Oh, and they âonlyâ claim 18,000-20,000 lumen.
Probably would make a decent thrower with the big reflector it has. Iâm imagining a mod to a 2P or 4P 18650 battery pack and maybe a white flat. Is that crazy?
There are plenty of similar models available, so you could pick whichever format that you think would be best to mod.
Iâm not an emitter expert, so I may very well be wrong here, but I donât think that itâs easy to mod a reflector for a xenon or other columnar bulb to work with an LED because the focal point is off. Is that a valid concern or not? Wouldnât LED reflectors focus to the bottom opening while automotive-style reflectors focus to a point higher than that? Swapping an LED should make it near-sighted, I think .
I believe you are correct about the focal point⌠Iâve seen this argument about automotive retrofits (halogen to LED). I donât know how useful the light would be either, but it would be cool in a goofy way
Yes, itâs a cool idea and I recommend trying it, but the result might not be a decent thrower as that would likely require proper focusing. I merely wanted to moderate your expectations in that regard .
I canât justify the funds and time in my current budget for a project this silly, but I do appreciate the thoughtful responses youâve given. Thinking about it now, I havenât seen too many âsillyâ lights around here in the build forums⌠I think that would make a good competition category. We would likely see some real innovation in such a competition.
Anyone else remember the episode where Al Bundy made Kelly wear the âshoe lightsâ? I think the car battery was in a backpack? Maybe thatâs where they got the idea!!
where I can just imagine the 2 hotspots swinging upânâdown, upânâdown, upânâdown, with every step you take while walking or especially running. Enough to give anyone epilepsyâŚ
Still, Al Bundy deserves all the credit for his invention!