Turn any 90° headlight into a neck light.
There are many times when a headlight is not practical.
When you are wearing various types of hats whether it be a baseball ,rain, helmet, or even some sort of a winter hat and a hood. The brim of a hat interferes with the light being cast down towards the ground close in front of you.
When it is raining, snowing or foggy and the light is within 2 inches of your eyes the reflection from that moisture in the air is problematic.
Moving the light 9 inches or more away from your eyeballs reduces that reflection significantly.
I had a few ideas that worked well but they were bulky and impossible to pack.
I’ve got at least 4 hours of testing in various scenarios with these current designs.
Walking, working while standing or sitting. The light rests pretty stable on your chest. If you have to bend over the light aims itself slightly downward as it comes off of your chest. Running or fast moving activities are not advised.
You really need a light with a wide beam because the light is not following your head movements.
Edit. 5/8 in heavy duty, see the next post for more information.
The materials used is a 5/8 inch heater hose (auto) 3/4 heater hose may work just as well. Or a 3/4 inch reinforced PVC hose. Also sometimes called a reinforced vinyl hose.
For lights smaller or larger than an 18650 you might need to go down a size or larger.
The white and black cord is actually a bungee cord that is slightly smaller than the black 550 paracord. The length is just barely long enough to comfortably go over the head or a little bit looser where it hangs a few inches farther down.
Where I have the cords the light is pretty well balanced and not trying to tip to one side. The heater hose grips a lot tighter but the clear reinforced hose grips enough where the light is not trying to rotate but you can turn it to adjust easily enough. Either one works with or without a clip.
In the first picture the light is hanging.
This is not necessarily always better than a headlight but at times it is better.
The heater hose can be bought by the foot at any auto parts store. The reinforced PVC or vinyl hose can often be bought in a 2 ft length at Home Depot or Lowe’s and by the foot at marine stores.
