Posted by: Nicodemus
Garrity Glo Lite - 02/08/06 08:12 PM
I just picked up a "Garrity Fun-Tastick Glo Lite" at Wals-Mart for just under$3.00 (if I remember the price correctly). It's a LED light housed in a green translucent shell, pretty bright, water resistant, comes with a break-away lanyard, has a small pocket clip attached, and the package claims it'll last for up to 35 hours of continuous use or can also be turned on and off with a twist of the cap to save power.
I thought I would be able to replace the 3 button Cells it uses for power, but the screw cap is tightly glued to prevent access to the batteries. Unfortunately it seems as though this stick is meant to be disposable, which is too bad. It didn't make mention of this on the package unless I overlooked it. Of course I’m betting they would rather sell more lights over the long haul versus selling one in which the batteries, which they probably don’t produce, can be replaced. This also allows them to maintain competitive pricing per unit with chemical lights I suppose.
The Garrity Fun-Tastick Glo Lite I purchased is pretty bright, but I've yet to test it against a standard cyalume chemical glow stick to see if the light output is similar. It is easily enough to read by, and illuminate the immediate area enough to navigate by if necissary.
The Garrity Glo Lite I picked up is green, but they also come in white, blue and red. The translucent housing seems to determine the color rather than the color of the LED itself, which at a guess might be better for brightness in the case of the red and blue versions, but that is pure speculation. I’ll have to pick a few up to test them.
Like most electronic glow sticks the end housing the LED is noticeably brighter, but overall the light spreads well down the length of the tube.
I must admit that I have only limited experience with Krill Lights, Glo Toobs and other similar electronic glow sticks so I can’t compare and contrast those. However, at a cost of $20+ for them, and with added functionality such as brightness levels, strobe features and so on, I don’t really consider them in the same class as cheap disposables. I plan to pick up some of these heavy-duty electronic glow sticks though... I think I’m addicted to light emitting objects... LOL
The Garrity Fun-Tastick Glo Lite floated when I tested it in water, but noticed after submerging it for a while that the tube allowed a little water in through the end cap. However, this didn’t short out the light
When I’ve burnt this one out, I’ll make a hardcore attempt to break it open and yet leave it intact in an attempt to change the batteries. If that fails, I may rig something up so that I can attach my Ritter Photon to it... For S&Gs... LOL
The Garrity Fun-Tastick Glo Lite
I thought I would be able to replace the 3 button Cells it uses for power, but the screw cap is tightly glued to prevent access to the batteries. Unfortunately it seems as though this stick is meant to be disposable, which is too bad. It didn't make mention of this on the package unless I overlooked it. Of course I’m betting they would rather sell more lights over the long haul versus selling one in which the batteries, which they probably don’t produce, can be replaced. This also allows them to maintain competitive pricing per unit with chemical lights I suppose.
The Garrity Fun-Tastick Glo Lite I purchased is pretty bright, but I've yet to test it against a standard cyalume chemical glow stick to see if the light output is similar. It is easily enough to read by, and illuminate the immediate area enough to navigate by if necissary.
The Garrity Glo Lite I picked up is green, but they also come in white, blue and red. The translucent housing seems to determine the color rather than the color of the LED itself, which at a guess might be better for brightness in the case of the red and blue versions, but that is pure speculation. I’ll have to pick a few up to test them.
Like most electronic glow sticks the end housing the LED is noticeably brighter, but overall the light spreads well down the length of the tube.
I must admit that I have only limited experience with Krill Lights, Glo Toobs and other similar electronic glow sticks so I can’t compare and contrast those. However, at a cost of $20+ for them, and with added functionality such as brightness levels, strobe features and so on, I don’t really consider them in the same class as cheap disposables. I plan to pick up some of these heavy-duty electronic glow sticks though... I think I’m addicted to light emitting objects... LOL
The Garrity Fun-Tastick Glo Lite floated when I tested it in water, but noticed after submerging it for a while that the tube allowed a little water in through the end cap. However, this didn’t short out the light
When I’ve burnt this one out, I’ll make a hardcore attempt to break it open and yet leave it intact in an attempt to change the batteries. If that fails, I may rig something up so that I can attach my Ritter Photon to it... For S&Gs... LOL
The Garrity Fun-Tastick Glo Lite