The wife brought home an umbrella light the other day . It is designed to clamp to the pole and has spring loaded textured legs to grip it . She bought it at Aldis for about $8.00 . Here it is in the bombproof blister pack .
The package was no match for my Enlan EL01a .
It only opens this far , so if you have a big pole ...
The light features a reverse clicky and the modes are sequential - low, center LEDs with small reflectors , medium , outer ring of non-reflectored LEDs , and high , all LEDs .
Foldout hangers for suspended use .
The light takes 4 AA batteries , each has it's own bay . I loaded it up with Energizer Ultimates , which cost more than the light itself .
I saw one of those at Walmart and I was so tempted to buy it even though I have no place to mount it. I am thoroughly disappointed it has no flashing strobe mode for rave parties. I bet it would look cool mounted on a shotgun.
I brought one off ebay for under 5 bucks, its got 48 small led,s i use it to hang from the center of the tent while camping as a night light, 3 mode and it came with 4 AAA batteries that we are still using. I has a hole in the middle but will not open, but has a clip and hanging point that slides into the hole perfect for camping to hang from the center of the tent..
Two different types in fact ... spend the extra 2$ and get the good one :)...
I made the mistake of leaving one on my dash on a hot summer day ...it ain't round any more and the back doesn't screw on any longer either ..
Done right in nice high cgi nichias .This isn't a bad idea ..maybe i'll buy some good 5mm leds and break out a piece of cherry or oak ,the drill and make a nifty lil camp/cabin light
I’ve always been curious about these. I like the idea and the utility of it.
I have about 15 nichia 5mm that I bought a while back that would be great for one of these with reflectors. The little nichia GS 5mm I have are a fantastic tint and claim to be among the brightest 5mm available. Nice little leds!
Well , since this old thread was resurrected I can tell you that the light is not waterproof . My umbrella is covered with a semi-permeable fabric that doesn't completely stop rain . After a fairly decent rain , the housing will have enough water intrusion to short the leds and the light will stay on until dried out .
The light does get used , though , and it works well for what it is .