Apex Technologies Dynamo LED Headlamp

Now a Fire hazzard! The battery plug shorts out after several years. I got several of these. They worked well until the plug into the battery case started to short out.

A great option for 'green consumers' because the lamp can be charged via electric outlet or by hand cranking (especially helpful when camping). Batteries are optional. It is a little bulky because you carry the charger, but easily clips to your pants or backpack. Pleasantly surprised to find out it had 3 adjustments--bright, normal and flash mode.

ordered 2 of them, one of which has a faulty wind-up charger...doesn't work. In addition, there are no instructions on how to charge the wind-up via USB, [...]

I like the feature of having the computer charge or hand crank option just in case. Really came in hand in the RMNP from which I just returned. I got a great deal for the discounted price. Full price a bit rich for my blood and the beam was weak compared to my teammates headlamps (various major brands) but it got the job done!

This was my emergency headlamp for a Franconia day hike that turned into an epic. Steep scrambles in the dark are no fun, but this was a good light. Ran for 2+ hours with no cranking on a full charge from a month plus earlier. It was dimming and could've used cranking near the end, but we just wanted out of there! Anyway, only real complaint was the cord from the headlamp to the battery pack. I clipped the battery pack onto the back of the headstrap, but the cord flapped and whipped around a bit. Next time, I'd take some time before hitting the trail to figure out how to tie it back/ strap it down best. Definitely a fixture in the emergency kit though, and a good choice for an occasional trail headlamp if you don't like carrying batteries along.

It has worked fine for me. There are two issues that I have had: 1. Unlike my other headlamp, the battery pack is separated from the headlamp and connected to it via a wire. One needs to find a proper place for securying the battery pack. I clipped it to my belt but it fell quite a few times. 2. The bulbs are so close to rim that there is some light shone on my glasses creating soem glare effect. If you do not wear eye glasses, this should not be an issue

Only two beam settings (high & flashing) instead of three as stated.

I really loved the idea of this product with the usb charger and crank power. Unfortunately I never used the headlamp because I knew that it was too much stuff for me. I felt like I would be carrying around two cell phones and when I tried it on I did not like the look of the cable that hangs from the head down to the belt.

used it this weekend camping and it worked great. nice and small. our frineds were jealous of the different power sources--hand crank is great option.

checking and adding water to my rv batteries.