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Re: Spotlight

Unread postby Dewey » Wed Jan 06, 2016 7:11 am

Wow just checked Amazon and the one I paid $30 for is selling for $119.99. :shock:

Wonder if they stopped making them. :think:

If you find one get the corded one. DO NOT buy the rechargeable light.

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Re: Spotlight

Unread postby Outdoor814 » Wed Jan 06, 2016 7:16 am

Want to sell yours dewey

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Re: Spotlight

Unread postby Dewey » Wed Jan 06, 2016 7:26 am

Outdoor814 wrote:Want to sell yours dewey

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No way!!! :lol:

I would dig a little deeper in this to find out if they still make them but have to take off for work. Check out the Brinkman website.

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Re: Spotlight

Unread postby Outdoor814 » Wed Jan 06, 2016 7:28 am

Haha i will thanks

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Re: Spotlight

Unread postby Bayshorebuck8 » Thu Jan 07, 2016 4:43 pm

Thats the same one i have as well works great got it at menards. A couple years ago

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Re: Spotlight

Unread postby mike_mc » Thu Jan 07, 2016 4:50 pm

I have the Brinkman, but I like this one better. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001EY ... ge_o02_s00
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Re: Spotlight

Unread postby Net Guy » Wed Jul 18, 2018 4:52 pm

Bump.

Most people still using the Brinkmann QBeam Max Million iii or are there some other ones possibly better for around the same price? In the market for one.

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Re: Spotlight

Unread postby Rob loper » Thu Jul 19, 2018 12:55 am

Unfortunately we are not allowed to shine at all in Delaware . and if you even see a deer in a field and stop to look at it with car lights you can be fined
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Re: Spotlight

Unread postby seazofcheeze » Thu Jul 19, 2018 1:17 am

I have a buddy who bought the light linked below last year. Pretty pricey, but legitimately 70%+ plus more distance than the Brinkmann.

https://www.amazon.com/EDTara-Handheld- ... ref=plSrch
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Re: Spotlight

Unread postby Drenalin » Thu Jul 19, 2018 3:59 am

TheBuckPsych wrote:Unfortunately we are not allowed to shine at all in Delaware . and if you even see a deer in a field and stop to look at it with car lights you can be fined


Same here in Tennessee. Some game wardens here seem to believe that if you're driving through a wooded area at night you must be spotlighting.

Outdoor814 wrote:Have you ever had trouble with the cord? That's what happened to my last one. The cord started breaking where it connected to the light handle itself


Not specific to spotlights, but with most corded things (tools, vacuums, etc.) you should provide some strain relief by just leaving the cord a little slack where it connects to the handle or whatever. We've had to replace lot of cords on drills, skilsaws, etc. just because the cords are getting pulled too tight when they're rolled up at the end of day, creating a stress point and an eventual break in the outer jacket. You may not be doing this, that's just what I've seen over the years on jobsites.
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Re: Spotlight

Unread postby sdonx » Thu Jul 19, 2018 4:54 am

I have this one and it seems to be much brighter than my other buddies lights:
https://www.streamlight.com/en/products ... chargeable
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Re: Spotlight

Unread postby Hawthorne » Thu Jul 19, 2018 7:38 am

I’ve been looking at spot lights. The Browning high noon 4c they claim can shine out to 725 yds. It runs on 4c batteries
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Re: Spotlight

Unread postby hambone » Thu Jul 19, 2018 10:39 am

It is reassuring to see that some things never change. I used a Q-Beam for years. Shining is no longer legal in Missouri, so the old spotlight is relegated to night time river, travel. :cry:
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Re: Spotlight

Unread postby greenhorndave » Sat Jun 22, 2019 2:58 am

Another bump... I see the Brinkman is still available in Amazon, but has anyone used anything with LEDs that is good? 1200 lumens is not a lot these days given how LEDs advance. Plus, they’re usually lighter, don’t get as hot and draw less power.
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Re: Spotlight

Unread postby sdonx » Sat Jun 22, 2019 3:06 am

I have a Streamlight Waypoint Lithium Ion that I love. My hunting buddies bought one to when they saw how bright mine was....it was expensive.
Whoops old post I see I already mentioned this. :lol:


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