Video Review: Xtar Warboy H3 18650 Headlamp. Lumens, Runtimes, throw, & Comparisons w/ other headlamps.

Doh, i missed it again :frowning:

So I jumped up and down outside, and it stayed in place pretty well. It does have a slight bounce to the rubber holder in the front but the light does not pivot, so the beam stays where you put it. I think it would probably be ok.

Please tell me you have an affiliate link on your website. You sold this to me.

I’m sorta slow with the affiliate stuff, but I just updated the post, and included a link. There’s one here too, if you’d like me to get credit for it.

It’s up for sale again at gb. Between this review and that price it’s pretty unmissable :slight_smile:

Gah! I was going to get the Lumintop SD75, but there’s several other lower-cost lights I want to get. If I don’t get that one, I can get this one… Decisions, decisions….

Just wanted to say that I pick one of these up. & I did so almost entirely because of the excellent video review. Thank you

Glad you liked it. I think adding both beam tests helped visualize the differences.

Came back to this thread to check out the spark’s beamshot. I think the side by side shots on the wall are brilliant, worth a thousand words!

Some folks wanted the lens size, but I forgot until today. I was able to get the bezel off by the force of my hand so it doesn’t appear glued. It’s 18.65mm in diameter and 1.5mm thick. Alright, swap away.

Out of curiosity, since I have the light on it’s way (and am pretty new to all of this), with what and why would we be swapping out the lens?

Some people wanted to swap out the lens for a frosted one, to make it floodier.

NO BLINKING MODES ?

THANK (fill in with your deity here)

Now we need to train them about tint!

Where would I find those? Sounds like an easy upgrade or swap out for different tasks.

Found a “D02 Filter” off the xtar website. Will have to look around

To be honest I have no idea. I have lights with a more diffused beam pattern so I’ll use those instead. Some people apply scotch tape to the lenses or something called “DC fix.” I searched around for a frosted lens for a while but couldn’t find one.

Just received one. The mod spacing is really poor. When I go through modes it feels like: moonlight>high>a bit higher>a bit higher>a bit higher. The low looks more like 100lm to me (nearly same brightness as my Olight s20 medium (120lm) and the change from 70lm to 200lm feels the same as 200lm to 400lm). Build quality is great, the UI is fine (shortcut to moonlight is good, but I don’t like that it has no memory for moonlight and that it goes from moonlight to last used mode instead of low). Still probably the best headlamp you can get for under $50, as all manufacturers in that range seem to have mode spacing problem.

Xtar asked me what I would like improved. I mentioned they needed some more modes on the lower end. I linked a Zebralight and an Armytek as references to better mode spacing. The user interface is fine as is… I prefer the Spark version personally. But since everyone in the world raves about Zebralight and I now own one, and am lukewarm on it… I feel the UI is something to get used to. But if I had a choice it’d be the Spark’s.

The Xtar is better than the Skilhunt in the mode spacing.

But I also mentioned adding a NW version and a frosted lens versions to the lineup. Hey the Spark SG6 is only $15 more right now… it fixes some of the problems you mention. The output isn’t nearly as high as the xtar though, and you can swap out lenses. No one seemed to be interested in that though.

Yes, NW please!!!

Will comment on mine later, probably in mini review :D!

Cool man. Did you get in on the $30 deal? Xtar mentioned some time ago in an email that they might attempt a group buy in the future, but gave no specifics on a time frame or pricing. It was an out of the blue email about if people might be interested in a group buy. I said yes.