Fox Fury's Signature Series scuba headlamp is a waterproof light for divers and snorkelers. Featuring 20 green and 4 blue LEDs, the impact resistant unit has a battery life of 8 hours (using all 24 LEDs when fully charged), but also offers 1-2 hours of reserve mode, and a whopping 28-38 hours of emergency light (using 4 LEDs only).
I'd never heard of a Fox Fury head lamp before, so I was pleased to find a user-review on Scuba Herald. The reviewer, Nik Lozano, claims the unit is "a great headlight, durable, easy-to-use and gives a wide beam of light." Not sure what you think about wearing a head-mounted lamp when diving? Me neither. However, Lozano explains that his concerns with wearing a light strapped to his forehead vanished "after about five minutes in the water" -- although he suggests shore divers might want to invest in a lanyard. Ultimately, despite a few small ergonomic-related issues, Lozano claims the $170 price tag will leave users "happy."
1. two reasons not to wear a headlamp style dive light: 1. blinding your buddy when you swim up to him/her is bad form. 2. signaling in an emergency with your dive light is reduced to nodding or shaking your head vigorously, neither of which works well.
Posted at 2:32PM on Nov 30th 2006 by frank murphy