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    PT Aurora worth it for $12.99?

    Re: PT Aurora worth it for $12.99 At $13, just barely worth it... if anything you can use the nice headband on another headlamp. 2 complaints I have with the Aurora: 1) Button takes WAY too much effort to press on. 2) Case easily cracks under light pressure to open to access the batteries.
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    Any runners here? need headlamp help..

    I usually wear my Rayovac Sportsman Extreme 1AA headlamp on evening runs. The 1W lamp with a flip over diffuser is perfect for seeing 20-30 ft in front of me. The 1AA battery isn't too heavy, so the headlamp doesn't bounce around on my forehead while running. $13 at Wal-Mart, so you're not...
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    1 AA headlamp

    About all they would need to do to the ROV Sportsman Extreme light is exchange the worthless blue 5mm LED and replace it with a white one. It is one of my most heavily used headlamps I have. The battery life while running the main LED is a bit short (~ 1 hour on a Eneloop AA).
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    Why put lithium batteries in the fridge?

    lol... this quote coming from the company that builds the leakiest batteries in the world!
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    Inova X1 Question

    They actually made several variants of the Inova X1. I have one that has a 5mm LED without the focused lens. It puts out a nice floody beam, but doesn't have much throw. It's a great camp light, as it runs for a very long time on a single AA cell.
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    Has the Coleman 2AA been fixed yet?

    Short of their lanterns and stoves, there isn't anything from Coleman that would even qualify as a reject from a Chinese factory.
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    AKOray AA & AAA Review + RUNTIME

    I finally got my AKOray AA from Hong Kong (took almost a month to arrive from date of order). The light output is pretty fantastic... it easily overpowers my old Fenix L1P, and gives my Fenix L2D a good competition. The build quality seems pretty decent for a $23 flashlight. The only thing...
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    Talk me out of a Zebralight

    Sorry, but I can't talk you out of one of the most useful lights I've ever used. I use my Zebralight H50 (1aa) all the time on backpacking trips. It's a perfect camplight and great reading light on low or medium. I rarely use or need the high setting. Runs for literally days on a single...
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    Zebralight vs. PT Aurora

    The runtime of the H50 is too short?? What kind of batteries did you use in it? Mine runs for more hours than I care to keep track of using a single Eneloop AA.
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    Coleman Cree XR-E headlight

    I picked up the Coleman today at Wal-Mart - still $24.88. The battery case is a VERY tight fit for my Energizer NiMh batteries. It would be a bit difficult to do a battery swap in a dark area just by feel. The build quality is ok, nothing spectacular. I do like the beam pattern of the main...
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    Managing NiMH AA batteries with a Fenix TK20

    I've had very good luck with the Sanyo Eneloop AA's and the Rayovac Hybrid AA's. The Eneloops can usually be found at Circuit City, the Rayovac Hybrids at Wal-Mart. Both provide very good shelf life after charge. In fact, after 6 months sitting in my digital camera, they show 80% charge.
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    Coleman Cree XR-E headlight

    Why not buy high capacity nimh AAA rechargeables? The rayovac and eneloops AAA's perform quite well.
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    Looking for a ~20 lumen AA twisty...

    The Inova X1 would fit the bill, but I think they ruined it when they removed the 5mm LED and put a brighter LED that killed the runtime.
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    Cheapest Headlamp that Does the Job

    hmmm... with gas here around $3.50/gal does it REALLY make sense to drive around a lot looking for a $9 headlamp? That $9 headlamp would get mighty expensive fast.
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    Rayovac 1AA Sportsman Xtreme finally!

    Thanks for the heads up.... going to check my local Wal-Mart today.
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