Popular Mechanics - USA (2019-09)

BLACK DIAMOND ICON

P R I C E

$100

R U N T I M E

70 to 175 hours

M A X

LUMENS

500

BEAM

DISTANCE

415 feet

LED COLORS

white, red, blue, green

WEIGHT

8.3 ounces

This lamp impresses with its staggering
number of useful features. The entire
light, including battery pack, is water-
and dust-proof. You can even change
the brightness settings underwater.
There are four bulb colors that are easy
to cycle through, making the Icon useful
for almost any activity, from search-and-
rescue, to reading, hunting, and midnight
geocaching. Turn it to maximum power
with a simple press of a button on the
side of the lamp. This is one of the heavier
models we tested, and you can’t recharge
the batteries, but it lasted for days on its
highest power settings.

LEDLENSER MH8

PRICE

$70

MAX

LUMENS

400

RUNTIME

7 to 60 hours

WEIGHT

4.9 ounces

With red, green, and blue LEDs

as well as up to 400 lumens of

white light, the 5-ounce MH8 is

one of the more versatile lights

we tested. You can go from spot

to flood beams by twisting the

lens a quarter turn, and the light

snaps off the head-strap mount

so you can use it like a flashlight

if you need to.

BEAM

DISTANCE

590 feet

LED COLORS

white, red,

blue, green

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