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Other Hunting => Coyote, Small Game, Varmints => Topic started by: SpokaneSlayer on January 01, 2009, 05:08:52 PM

Title: What lights do you all use?
Post by: SpokaneSlayer on January 01, 2009, 05:08:52 PM: I want to get a spotlight to do some night hunting, but I'm having trouble finding one. I saw one at Cabela's but it was 60 bucks. That's a bit more than I want to spend. What do you guys use and where did you get them?
Title: Re: What lights do you all use?
Post by: demontang on January 01, 2009, 05:35:07 PM: Cabelas had one on sell for like $6 that was 1million candle power. I know that bimart has one thats was $14 and 2million candle power.

This is a nice light and cheap

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/links/link.jsp?id=0049604517885a&type=product&cmCat=SEARCH_all&returnPage=search-results1.jsp&Ntt=spot+light&Ntk=Products&sort=all&_D%3AhasJS=+&N=0&_D%3Asort=+&Nty=1&hasJS=true&_DARGS=%2Fcabelas%2Fen%2Fcommon%2Fsearch%2Fsearch-box.jsp.form1&_dyncharset=ISO-8859-1 (http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/links/link.jsp?id=0049604517885a&type=product&cmCat=SEARCH_all&returnPage=search-results1.jsp&Ntt=spot+light&Ntk=Products&sort=all&_D%3AhasJS=+&N=0&_D%3Asort=+&Nty=1&hasJS=true&_DARGS=%2Fcabelas%2Fen%2Fcommon%2Fsearch%2Fsearch-box.jsp.form1&_dyncharset=ISO-8859-1)
Title: Re: What lights do you all use?
Post by: SpokaneSlayer on January 01, 2009, 05:48:28 PM: I guess I should be more specific. I'm looking for a rechargable. I think I found one on Ebay that would work. It's 2 million but would prefer 1 million. Thanks though.
Title: Re: What lights do you all use?
Post by: atomicjoe23 on January 01, 2009, 05:49:05 PM: I got a Cyclop's from Sportman's Warehouse for about $35 (which is a good price considering it's listed online for about $80. . .and that wasn't on sale or anything). . .it's rechargeable and came with a vehicle and house charger as well as a red lens filter. . .it has a locking trigger so that I don't have to hold the trigger down to have it on if I don't want to and it also has two light modes. . .a high and low beam if you will. . .it has been worth every dollar in just general usefulness even if I haven't had any luck with the coyotes with it!!!

It says it's 240 lumens which I have no idea what that would be close to in candlepower and just became more confused when I tried to find out a conversion factor between the two. . .I will say that it is REALLY bright without the red lens on, but the red lens really knocks it down quite a bit, but it's still good out to about 75 yds'ish??? I do wish it was a little brighter with the lens shade on. . .
Title: Re: What lights do you all use?
Post by: SpokaneSlayer on January 01, 2009, 05:54:57 PM: That's what I'm looking for. I checked our Sportsman's here in Spokane and I didn't see one with a red lens. BTW - Silverdale is my hometown! :)
Title: Re: What lights do you all use?
Post by: demontang on January 01, 2009, 05:57:15 PM: The one at bimart was recargable and looked very well built. I realy dont like the recargable ones becuase they never seem to last. :dunno: It has been a while since I have used one so hopefully they are better now.
Title: Re: What lights do you all use?
Post by: SpokaneSlayer on January 01, 2009, 06:03:31 PM: With the one you plug into your truck, did you just sit next to your rig? How did that work out for you?
Title: Re: What lights do you all use?
Post by: demontang on January 01, 2009, 06:09:36 PM: I think it works great because you can stand in your bed and use it. The guy I work with has great success with it and normally gets a few every time he goes out at night. I haven't done it to much but have got a coyote every time. :twocents:
Title: Re: What lights do you all use?
Post by: Bofire on January 01, 2009, 06:22:11 PM: Stream lite, ultra stinger. more than $60.00 BUT it works.
Carl
Title: Re: What lights do you all use?
Post by: Machias on January 01, 2009, 06:25:32 PM: Keep in mind, if your standing in the bed of your truck and shooting yotes or bobcats you'll be cited, it's illegal.
Title: Re: What lights do you all use?
Post by: demontang on January 01, 2009, 06:29:18 PM: Sorry I should have said that we get out of the truck before we shot. :bash:
Title: Re: What lights do you all use?
Post by: actionshooter on January 01, 2009, 06:42:22 PM: Quote from: demontang on January 01, 2009, 05:35:07 PM
Cabelas had one on sell for like $6 that was 1million candle power. I know that bimart has one thats was $14 and 2million candle power.

This is a nice light and cheap

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/links/link.jsp?id=0049604517885a&type=product&cmCat=SEARCH_all&returnPage=search-results1.jsp&Ntt=spot+light&Ntk=Products&sort=all&_D%3AhasJS=+&N=0&_D%3Asort=+&Nty=1&hasJS=true&_DARGS=%2Fcabelas%2Fen%2Fcommon%2Fsearch%2Fsearch-box.jsp.form1&_dyncharset=ISO-8859-1 (http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/links/link.jsp?id=0049604517885a&type=product&cmCat=SEARCH_all&returnPage=search-results1.jsp&Ntt=spot+light&Ntk=Products&sort=all&_D%3AhasJS=+&N=0&_D%3Asort=+&Nty=1&hasJS=true&_DARGS=%2Fcabelas%2Fen%2Fcommon%2Fsearch%2Fsearch-box.jsp.form1&_dyncharset=ISO-8859-1)

I bought 3 of the $6 lights last year, figured its not much to lose :dunno: They turned out to be pretty good and they are rechargable.
Title: Re: What lights do you all use?
Post by: atomicjoe23 on January 01, 2009, 06:56:26 PM: Quote from: demontang on January 01, 2009, 05:57:15 PM
The one at bimart was recargable and looked very well built. I realy dont like the recargable ones becuase they never seem to last. :dunno: It has been a while since I have used one so hopefully they are better now.

Quote from: SpokaneSlayer on January 01, 2009, 06:03:31 PM
With the one you plug into your truck, did you just sit next to your rig? How did that work out for you?

I haven't had any problems with running out of battery life while using it. . .I've sat in the dark from 3 AM till the sun comes up for a week straight with it and haven't run out of batteries with the Cyclops that I have. . .
Title: Re: What lights do you all use?
Post by: jdb on January 01, 2009, 07:51:18 PM: THE BEST light is the brinkman they sell at walmart for 40$ they come with 2 batteries that are removeable. If you buy any other light you wasted your money.