Ouachita
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The old Q-beam gave up. With all the newish LED and fancy features, what do you keep with you for check cows? Why?
Appears the options are endless.
Appears the options are endless.
I'm not much on checking them in the dark either, but I leave for my day job before daylight, and this time of year I like to check on the heifers that are calving.I've had a talk with mine about how they're expected to stay outta trouble after dark. Same talk with kids , grandkids and dogs. Only the wife is allowed to wake me up at night and not get hauled off.
That's what I use, but 2 years is about as much as I can hope to get out of them. But we calve in the cold so while one light is charging the other is being used. I do like how light they are.Stanley Rechargeable 2200 Lumens LED Lithium-Ion Hand-Held Portable Handheld Spotlight SL10LEDS - The Home Depot
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We've got 2 of these, I think they're 6 to 8 years old at this point and still working great. I wrote the date of purchase on them with a Sharpie to see how long they'd last and have been really impressed so far. They hold a charge for a good amount of time, and I've hit a few coyotes at 300 yards with the red lens removed. About 150 yards is all I can muster with the red filter.
What we do is charge one fully and keep it on standby, while the other is in use - then I don't charge the one in use until it goes completely dead. I've found that batteries last longer this way, but I don't live in the frozen North either!That's what I use, but 2 years is about as much as I can hope to get out of them. But we calve in the cold so while one light is charging the other is being used. I do like how light they are.
Everything is 'tactical' nowadays... my favorite being the fence pliers, as if they aren't hard enough to find in the grass already...I have a tactical LED flashlight with a
That, is what I gave for Christmas gifts this year. Even to my sisters, who rave about how they help when they are using a sewing machine. Can't imagine not having mine.I also have one of those strap on headlights.