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10-26-2010, 04:09 PM
NFD-Firefighter

Helmet Lights

It is time to get a new helmet light...
I would love to hear suggestions.
Under $50 would be nice, but I am willing to go a little over for a really good product.
Thanks for the input!
10-26-2010, 04:11 PM
DubyaVFF

I have a Streamlight Propolymer 4AA LED in a Blackjack bracket. Love it.
10-26-2010, 04:16 PM
NFD-Firefighter

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Originally Posted by DubyaVFF

I have a Streamlight Propolymer 4AA LED in a Blackjack bracket. Love it.

I am leaning towards that actually!
Thanks
10-26-2010, 04:49 PM
GTRider245

For $50, get a Streamlight Survivor LED alkaline. It will outshine anything you can put on your helmet, even the Vantage. Amazing light for the money. I am about to buy my second one.
10-26-2010, 04:59 PM
NFD-Firefighter

I appreciate the suggestion... our department uses these, but I find them useless when both hands are full. Our coats don't have good flashlight anchors, so the lights wind up swinging around, and you can't see anything.
10-26-2010, 05:00 PM
mtg55

$5 Garrity light. When the smoke's banked down, and you turn on your trusty $50 helmet light, all you get is bright smoke..... :cool:
10-26-2010, 05:02 PM
GTRider245

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Originally Posted by NFD-Firefighter

I appreciate the suggestion... our department uses these, but I find them useless when both hands are full. Our coats don't have good flashlight anchors, so the lights wind up swinging around, and you can't see anything.

Ah. In that case, my first choice would be a Streamlight Vantage. Followed by a SureFire G2L with a Blackjack mount.
10-26-2010, 05:12 PM
NFD-Firefighter

Quote:

Originally Posted by mtg55

$5 Garrity light. When the smoke's banked down, and you turn on your trusty $50 helmet light, all you get is bright smoke..... :cool:

Haha, true!
I would like something good for night time operations though.
10-26-2010, 05:31 PM
JMac73

Quote:

Originally Posted by mtg55

$5 Garrity light. When the smoke's banked down, and you turn on your trusty $50 helmet light, all you get is bright smoke..... :cool:

What he said.
10-26-2010, 09:08 PM
Bushwhacker

Put your flashlight in your pocket where they belong
10-26-2010, 10:16 PM
MemphisE34a

Quote:

Originally Posted by mtg55

$5 Garrity light. When the smoke's banked down, and you turn on your trusty $50 helmet light, all you get is bright smoke..... :cool:

Yep. Me too.

For "night time operations" use something other than a helmet mounted flashlight.
10-26-2010, 10:23 PM
shmarleybarlow

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10-27-2010, 01:12 AM
GTRider245

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Originally Posted by shmarleybarlow

Oh really? How bout we'll do what we want. You condescending, "smoke eater emulating" bushwacker.

Oh boy...

:rolleyes:
10-27-2010, 02:10 AM
Blulakr

Quote:

Originally Posted by mtg55

$5 Garrity light. When the smoke's banked down, and you turn on your trusty $50 helmet light, all you get is bright smoke..... :cool:

Do you only respond to structure fires???

We respond to a lot of nighttime MVA's in a remote area. Coat mounted lights are ok but as you said, you can't point them with your hands full.

I wore one of these for a year and it worked very well. It has adjustments for brightness and beam focus. It also pivots downward so you aren't blinding someone when you look at them. I paid $60 from my local Snap-On tool dealer. They're around $50 online. Only problem I found is if you're using a faceshield it glares a bit when the shield is down.

http://www.coastportland.com/images/products/7497.jpg
10-27-2010, 04:10 AM
nameless

never saw the need for a helmet light. useless in a fire, and not really help fun in non fire instances.
10-27-2010, 06:17 AM
NFD-Firefighter

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blulakr

Do you only respond to structure fires???

We respond to a lot of nighttime MVA's in a remote area. Coat mounted lights are ok but as you said, you can't point them with your hands full.

I wore one of these for a year and it worked very well. It has adjustments for brightness and beam focus. It also pivots downward so you aren't blinding someone when you look at them. I paid $60 from my local Snap-On tool dealer. They're around $50 online. Only problem I found is if you're using a faceshield it glares a bit when the shield is down.

http://www.coastportland.com/images/products/7497.jpg

Thank you. I appreciate that. We do a lot of night time trainings as well, usually with no scene lighting.
10-27-2010, 07:42 AM
LVFD301

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As much as this poor equine has been flogged in these forums, this is now the light I prefer for the helmet...
10-27-2010, 08:44 AM
Rescue101

Quote:

Originally Posted by LVFD301

As much as this poor equine has been flogged in these forums, this is now the light I prefer for the helmet...

Green for IC?,Hehe T.C.
10-27-2010, 01:29 PM
deputybuxton

I use a basic machined aluminum two AA battery light with a Streamlight band....the band allows you to position the light to shine where you are looking and there are numerous times it has come in handy. It's not a mini-mag....those are tough to turn on/off....rather it has a single push button
10-27-2010, 01:34 PM
DubyaVFF

Quote:

Originally Posted by nameless

never saw the need for a helmet light. useless in a fire, and not really help fun in non fire instances.

Au contraire. I find my helmet light is awesome in night MVC ops and in some structure fires where the smoke is light - or even just getting around the scene.

Sure, in the real thick stuff it doesn't help - so I grab the Pelican 3C out of my pocket. Who said anything about having one light? :D

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