[Skybird]

I finally found almost 100% exactly what I was looking for. Its so to speak the big-big brother of the NU-25, which I praised before, its the Nitecore HC-65. It comes with a 34000 Li-Io battery which can be loaded in the lamp, but can also be completely replaced with two CR-123, both one-use and recharagable (CRC123) version. That is not the AA-battery I wanted, but I use CR123 a lot already and can fully accept the tradeoff in battery availability versus the better performance of CR123 versus AA batteries.

The lamp features a similiar LED array like the NU-25, just the brighter levels are a bit brighter than the NU-25. It has five brightness levels of cold white light as well as SOS, position beacon and tactical strobe from the first LED, the second LED offers something that sets the Nitecores apart, a warm-white, candle-like colour-neutral LED (CRI>90) with diffusor in front of it that is meant for reading or watching printed images without the colur aberation usual flashlight LEDs would cause, and then it has a red LED with dim for positional reading a map at night when being stationary, bright, which really floods the path in front of you for a few meters, and signal again.

The lamp is also capable to signal remaining Voltages and does that right to the first number behind the decimale. 3 flashes and then 7 flashes for example means 3.7 V. Cool feature.

Almost exactly what i wanted, for headlights I turn to Nitecore like I turn to Fenix for torchlights. Fantastic headlamps.








They are verxy similiar in functionalöity, the differences lie in weight, battery, and maximum lumens, whcih arew not important since turbo modes consume batteries way too fast anyway. I use the diffused CRI secondary white LED a lot when working in the garage, its much more friendly to the eye than bright, blinding spotlight. The CRI mode imo is a very strong asrgument in favour of thes elamps, plus the really usable, bright red loights. Other comoanies have red LEDs, too, but way to often leave them so dimmed that they are almost useless.



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I also found a nice and compact camping light, the CL-20, which i fell in love with immediately, it was the first throw of Fenix at this market segment, and for various reasons I consider it to be still their best although they have done several newer models since then. It has a magnetic base, and a loop, and a stand, which makes it very versatile to mount. It allows five levels of bright white light and somehow the diffusor allows the brightness to spread that well that it really is an unbelievablly bright light in the near range , and it has a very bright red light again (and a low level red light as well). It has two advantages over later Fenix camplights, first, the lamp allows projeciton of light from top to bottom when it hangs above the head, the later models do nto do that, and second, it uses batteries, is no must-recharge lamp with inbuild battery. It allows alternative use of either two AA batteries or one CR123. Perfect camping light or emergency light to have in your car, due to its nice light throw and the magnetic mount. - Not to be mistaken with the CL-20R, which is rechragable and has an inbuild battery. The non-R version has become to be a scarce commodity.


The video is leaving out the versatility of mounting the lamp. So again, it has a magnet and a metal loop on the bottom. It can stand upright, can be attached to a metal wall or hook on the wall, or can hang from the ceiling on a line, a hook, or again a metal ceiling element. More cannot be asked for.


I find it idiotic to have outdoor lamps enforcing the use of rechargable, inbuild batteries. If you can replace the R battery with a one-use-battery - fine, but when they are fixed in place, then you are screwed if you do not find a tree or bush with a power charger. As long as you do not want to carry a solar panel and a power bank, which weighs more and takes more time again.