Review: Skilhunt H02 Headlamp with Full HD Video Review and Pictures.

I like the outdoor shots :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

I don’t mind the anodizing, it seems like the same type that Nitecore and Sunwayman uses. But I understand when you compare it to the Armytek it falls a little short. Now that I own the Armytek I’d be curious to see what the long term durability is versus the Skilhunt.

Thank you! awesome review! has convinced me this new model skilhunt. It seems to have some really good finishes and very well built. Think more worthwhile to pay the extra money worth Armytek Skilhunt Wizard Pro or Skilhunt H02 would be a more correct buy considering the price? (39$ currently in BG group buy)

If you can’t find a good price on the Armytek, this is a good buy. That $39 price is pretty tempting.

Ok, so I am finally finishing up the final piece to this review. I was not able to take a photo montage of the Level 4 output, but it lasted a little over an entire week on the lowest output level. I turned it on Tuesday of last week at 5pm and it quit just about hour ago. That’s 170 hours on the lowest mode. Ending voltage was 2.56v on a Soshine 3400 mah battery.

I have a neutral Wizard Pro already but I may keep my eye on this one. It looks like a good performer and definitely would come in handy as a loaner. It seems like a good headlamp/cliplight for the money, in spite of the questionable mode spacing. I’d prefer the relative agility afforded by the H02’s 4 levels and UI shortcuts compared to the clumsier “more-is-more” UI of the Armytek.

Nice video review, by the way. Well done :smiley:

There’s definitely something to be said about the amount of modes and complexity built into the Armytek. I’ve actually had two, my first one had a sort of meltdown in the first week of ownership. But customer service from a vendor quickly got me a new one, and so far it’s been rock solid. The skilhunt has been a good performer though, and it is a good loaner light. It’ll be my backup hiking light, in case my Armytek freaks out.

Thanks for another nice review and entertaining video.

So not really any low voltage protection then? In reality the drop to the low (only available) level would be a pretty obvious sign of battery depletion. I would be curious to know at what voltage the lowest level kicks in if that's a simple test. I would be happy to run my Pannys to 2.5V but not some of my other cells.

No low voltage. But the light blinks before it steps down. But yeah it just keeps running and running. If you’d like I could throw one in and see how long goes or if it ever dies? For time constraints I cut the tests short, but the 2.6ish volts is quite low anyway so I figured most people probably wouldn’t run it that low. I find that most of the time when I’m using a light on a higher mode and it starts to significantly dim I throw in another battery anyway.

Thanks for the kind words on the video. I spend a lot of time on them, and try to throw in jokes and a few visual gags to keep them interesting. I’m probably the only person who writes an entire script for a flashlight review

I reckon there a quite a few of us that appreciate the videos mate. Always well done!

No need to run the light down more than 2.6V but I would like to know at what voltage it blinks and steps down to the lowest level. In other words, approximately when is the cell too far gone to support anything but the lowest level?

(Slightly OT, did you ever work out what was the issue with the Spark SG reverse polarity malfunction. My nephew is looking for a AA headlamp and I was a bit concerned after reading your review some time back.)

No, I wound up donating it to a member here. It was screwed up for sure- I wouldn’t trust a Spark for reversed polarity protection and they never got back to me about it either. I also began having problems with the SG5. The run times all significantly dropped (nearly in half) for both NIMH and 14500 batteries. Also the light flickers quite often and I have to smack it to get it to stop- until it starts again. Looks like some people had some flickering problems from that recent group buy too. Mind you I never abused the SG5 like I did the SG3, other than testing runtimes and letting it run about a dozen or more times until the light turned off. I’ve got a Fenix HL50 light coming and an Armytek Tiara I’ll do some reviews on.

I’ll get back to you on the H02, hopefully in a day or two.

Just read the SG thread again today. Seems your SG5 had some runtime quirks from the outset. I've been very happy with my SD73 and SX5, though I get a peculiar shorting problem with some AAAs in the SD73 from time to time. Still can't work out what's happening. Anyway - that's OT

No rush on the voltage issue with the H02 - whenever you get time will be fine.

I have the first version Armytek Wizard Pro (with the software bugs still in-situ) so doubt I'll be buying the Skillhunt but it seems like a pretty nice light for those who don't want to spend the extra cash on the Wizard. I was interested in the Tiara Pro so look forward to your comments on that and the HL50 in due course. Let's hope Armytek have got the Tiara right first time.

It blinks at 3.28v on high which is around the 2.5-3.0 hour mark. It does not blink at the initial 800-500 lumen voltage step down that happens in the first ten minutes of run time.

Thank you for the excellent review. I made particular note of the tint differences between the Wizard Pro and the Skilhunt. I take it that Skilhunt only offers a cool white tint?

Just for the record, I have a Spark SD52 NW 2-AA headlamp and it is rock solid in performance, reliability and durability.

As of the time being they only offer it in cool white. A neutral would be quite nice, as would a warm like the Wizard. Glad to hear about the Spark, I’m likely one of the unlucky few.

thanks. So the blink is a pretty good warning to change the cell. Really wouldn't want to drop much below this if possible.

How about a video of it.

What is difference between H02 and H02R version? Photos show different reflector.

I can’t say what the difference is. Are there any reviews or specs on the other unit?

MHanlen, or any of y’all, do you know if there is room for a protected cell in this light?