Helmet light or Right Angle flashlight

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Permalink Reply by PFC Harmon on November 4, 2008 at 11:04pm

How do they lose thier helmet? Most helmet lights are held on by a small piece of rubber that just slips off, if they have their chin strap on and the ratchet tight it would take something pretty stought to get it off. What are they getting hung on?

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Permalink Reply by Rescue601 on November 4, 2008 at 5:21pm

If they are losing their helmets then they don't have it properly secured.

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Permalink Reply by Tony P on November 6, 2008 at 12:56am

Helmet light so that it points where I'm looking. Or can be swivelled up/down when needed.

Mine is properly mounted in a bracket. so could conceivably get caught up on something - but I can't see it pulling my helmet off. If I was doing internal work the visor on my helmet would be up anyway (doesn't come down over my BA mask) so it would probably get caught first anyway. Mine is a UK4AA LED, and I'm very happy with it.

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Permalink Reply by C.T. Drake on November 7, 2008 at 12:05am

Hey Justin,

I use a Streamlight Survivor. I clip it to a loop on my SCBA shoulder strap. I've never lost it, and when I'm crawling, it faces the floor ahead of me. I also don't have to worry about forgetting to clip it on my coat after donning my SCBA.

Stay safe,
Chris

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Permalink Reply by Keith Marshall on November 7, 2008 at 9:41am

I would go with the jacket light. I've had a few lights over the years. I had the helmet light on the helmet held on with a bracket but I found with the helmet light when your outside or even inside whenever you were looking at someone else you had to turn your head to keep from blinding them. Then I got the Streamlight which worked great, when hanging on your coat it still faced forward when crawling and you could also turn it to shine wherever you needed it to. Then I got the Big Ed which works like the Streamlight except you have to change batteries instead of charging it. The latest one is a cheap LED light I keep as a spare but only use it occasionally as a few guys warned me it will melt in any heat so I keep it for training.

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Permalink Reply by Dave Marshall on November 7, 2008 at 9:58am

I use both. I would suggest using the Garrity L.E.D. for your helmet...its cheap (around 6 bucks) its very bright and lasts a very long time. It will melt under high heat conditions as I recently experienced but it is inexpensive enough to replace...Always have a back-up light.

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Permalink Reply by J Brooks on November 7, 2008 at 1:54pm

Worked a fire last night and a crew had the new Streamlight Vantage lights. We have always had right angle lights. These Vantage lights are the cat's ass. I am getting one ordered today.

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Permalink Reply by Chad Furr on February 21, 2009 at 5:16pm

that is my next purchase for sure. Seen in action after i bought my streamlight helmet mount light. I am a vol and have to buy all my own "goodies" out of pocket so when seen the price of the vantage I went with the streamlight. Now I wish I would have spent the extra on it. Oh well live and learn

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Permalink Reply by Allen on February 21, 2009 at 9:41pm

I have this lite and i tell you, i am glad i spent the $120 on it. It has been thru a couple of nasty fires and has not melted yet. The only real down fall is the cost of the batteries. But the life of the batteries is about 4 hours of constant burn before it starts to go down.
If you can afford it then get one. I love mine and the right angle serves it purpos as well.

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Permalink Reply by Chris Hayden on November 7, 2008 at 2:34pm

I would recommend is a Pelican brand light. They offer a lifetime warranty, it doesn't matter what you do to tear it up. They will replace it. I am on my third, I have melted the lens on one and cracked another when it fell from a truck. As far as helmet or jacket, I have both. I rarely use the right angle because you still need a hand to direct the light. Where as with the helmet light, it points wherever you look. So, in closing a Pelican Helmet is a good choice.

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Permalink Reply by John on November 7, 2008 at 2:44pm

I had seen one Dept. that had LEDs on like a viser style set up and if oour Dept would allow it I think thats what I would opt for cause it looked as if everything was out of the way. I may be wrong on the style and how it works though.

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Permalink Reply by hano on November 7, 2008 at 2:58pm

Eveready LED white/red helmet light

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