Underwater Kinetics3AAA Vizion eLED Headlamp

I use this for striper fishing New England in the surf...sometimes wetsuiting.Overall it's a pretty good value.Here's what's good.It really is waterproof. No worry about "saltwater might sneak thru".It's simple so it seems like there's no electronics/chip to crap out.I'ts pretty inexpensive for a totally robust waterproof light!Takes regular AAA batteries.Here's what's not so good:It takes two hands to twist the barrel to change from red to white light. It really takes a bit of force. It feels pretty kludgy. Having to hold my rod in my elbow just to change the light seems stupid.It ALMOST takes two hands to adjust the angle of the light up and down. I can do it with one hand but it wants' to move the whole headlamp on the band when you twist it.The red light is pretty dim. It's fine for unhooking a fish or for quickly finding a lure in the bag, but it's really not great for waling a trail or over rock piles at night. The light does not use a separate red LED; rather, there's a red sliding plastic sleeve that twists into position over the white light source to color the light red. It's pretty primitive compared to other units.But again, it's very robust and simple, waterproof and affordable.Many other options fall into two categories:1. Expensive and use expensive not commonly-available rechargeable batteries. (Nitecor). Completely waterproof2. Common headlamps at Home Depot... Eveready and so forth. Cheap. Bright. Good strong red light. Common AAA batteries. Not waterproof at all.The other reasonable option is the Storm lights. They have some with a high IPX rating. More money than an Eveready but not as much as Nitecor.

Headlamp is great! Item was likely old stock. The included, connected batteries were completely dead although the packaging was original & unopened - fortunately the batteries didn't leak.The headlamp design may have a self-drain issue best addressed by removing the batteries, reversing one, or preventing one's contact. While self-drain isn't a seller issue, once informed the seller should advise included batteries may be dead, and the manufacturer should investigate a Lock mode to prevent self-drain of the headlamp batteries. So one star penalty for this. User take note and remove, reverse, or interrupt the battery power to the headlamp.The headlamp is very versatile, providing mechanical alternative to more 'modern' multi-LED multi-switch headlamps, plus it is waterproof. By pulling both ends away from one another, they release their seal and pull free from the simple headband and housing. The one side is the three lens cover cylinder, with red filter, clear diffuse, and clear spot lens surfaces; the other side contains the LED assembly, battery holder, and push on/off switch. This allows these to be re-mated without the headband and housing for use as a tent-light.I find the UK Vizion provided all the light and modes I need while camping. Perhaps the more modern headlamps with brighter LED power levels and longer reach of spot beams are better for hikers and night-time-trail-runners (ouch), but for most simple and not so super bright is better for campsite and leisurely strolls at night. Plus the red filter rotated into position provides greater light brightness, important when using red light to actually have enough illumination to 'see' something.Good 'hands free' alternative for other outdoor activities to both see where you're going and carry stuff.

A GREAT headlamp. Yes, it's actually waterproof. I went for a "totally intentional" *wink* dip in a stream while wearing this thing, and despite a THOROUGH submersion, it was fine. Then, as I was gracefully emerging from the water.... after my totally intentional swim... it slipped off my head and landed on a rock. Only headlamp I've ever owned that could have survived all that.I like almost all the features as well.-Running on standard (AAA) batteries is always a win because I can find them everywhere.-The strap is comfortable (and dries quickly).-Huge ON/OFF button, easy to use with gloves (or soaked, frozen hands)-I also like the way they designed the angle adjustment. The light is basically housed within a cylindrical, sleeve-like outer casing, and can be rotated inside of it. So if you need to point the light up or down, you just twist the housing. It's a much better mechanism than many headlamps, which often angle with a hinge at the bottom of the light or can't be angled at all. I've found that some other lights create weird pressure points on your forehead when you angle them down because of the hinge. Not this one.-Also within the cylinder housing is a red light filter and a "light diffuser" filter. These can be rotated in front of the light. The red light is great, the diffuser setting is kind of useless but hey, it's there.There's not much I didn't like about this thing. I guess it's not the lightest headlamp out there, so if you're one of the folks who're obsessed with shaving individual grams off your pack, maybe it's not for you. My only beef is that I wish it had different brightness settings. There're 2, but it seems like there's only about a 20 lumen difference between them. The high setting is fine, but I would personally prefer a lower brightness for the low setting to preserve battery life. Overall, a totally good buy and the only headlamp I'm currently running.