Nathan Strobe Light

These lights are fantastic. I use them for running at night, but you could conceivably use them for biking/hiking/etc. I bought two (one green and one orange), and clip them on to my side pockets while I run. They are so light you won't even feel them when you clip them on, but the clips are strong enough that they'll stay in place just fine even if you're really booking it. And they're bright enough that you'll stop traffic, literally. I actually had a bus driver (with a full load of passengers!!!) pull over to ask me where I got my running lights from because she was so impressed. Could not be happier with them.Just one word of caution: DO NOT BUY THE RED OPTION. Like I said, I have the green and orange colors and they work great. But I liked those so much I decided to get a third (in red) and it arrived broken. I thought the batteries may be dead, so I switched them out with those from one of my working lights. No dice, the red light still didn't work. I tried returning it and getting a new one (again in red), but once again when I received the new red light it didn't work. Again, I tried checking the batteries and it just didn't work. So either I'm incredibly unlucky, or there's something wrong with the reds. Either way, I'm tired of walking to the UPS store to send them back. I'm getting a refund and using it to buy another green. Or maybe another orange. Really any other color than red.

I was training for my first 5K walk and as we got to the end of our training sessions, it began to become dark before we finished. I decided to buy one of these lights so that I could be seen at night. It's very cute, nice and small and incredibly bright! The first night I used it in training, I was heading toward the finish line and I saw a man approaching...it was my friend who is training with me (he runs, so he finishes ahead of me). He said he could see my light flashing and came to meet me and walk back with me! That was nice of him but I was really impressed that he could see my light from such a distance. I plan on buying him one as a thank you gift. He talked me into this training..I didn't want to do it because I am quite overweight and tired all of the time. But I decided to go for it and I'm so glad I did. I've dropped some weight/inches in the 10 weeks of training, have more energy and stamina and am now committed to continuing to get completely healthy!!! And although I am the slowest one in my training class, I kept at it and now training is done and I'm doing the Urban Cow, 5K/Half Marathon tomorrow morning!!! I'm very excited about it! Oh, but back to the product, it is really great and an excellent price too. I think you would be very pleased with you purchase.

The green/lime one is definitely brighter than the red one. They both work very nicely and will attract the attention of others while running in dusk/dawn/dark.There seem to be two different models. I bought the red one last week. In order to start it, I have to push and hold the on button for a few seconds before it turns on. Once it's on, pushing the button immediately switches between the constant on and flashing modes. To turn it off, you need to push and hold the button again for several seconds. This makes it pretty much impossible to turn on the light inadvertently (as someone mentioned in their review, giving the example of tossing the light into their gym bag) and running out the battery. This one has an IPX3 rating.Tonight I received the green/lime colored light (to use in the front) and its switch works totally differently - just a slight push turns the light on and off and also switched between modes. No IPX rating. I prefer the way the red one works.I wouldn't make the assumption that this behavior is linked to the color, rather I assume there are two different models/versions of the light currently being shipped, the one with the delayed on/off (ie in my case the red one) being superior.I am going to contact Nathan to verify my assumption, and if this is the case, return my current green/lime one for a more recent version which help with the longevity of the battery (no accidental turning on of the light).I star off for the inconsistent behavior.Just looked at the Nathan site, their specs for the strobe light mention an IPX4 rating, so there seem to be at least 3 different models.

Pros:Very bright and easy to see in the dark for long distances.Replaceable batteries (two CR2032 batteries, which you can pick up anywhere)Very long battery life. I once accidentally left it on for several days in my coat pocket. The light had weakened a little, but it was still going strong.The clip is very sturdy and holds a tight grip to your clothes. I never worry about it falling off.Cons:The light only has two settings: steady and strobe, and I find the strobe setting obnoxious. I just wish the light had an intermediate setting, something that still flashed but at a lower frequency.I have been using these flashers for months. I use the plural because I've given away at least five of these to friends and people from my running group. I've even had a driver pull over to tell me how much she liked it and to ask me where I bought it (my neighborhood has no sidewalks, poor lighting, and lots of people walking their dogs in the evenings; a catastrophe waiting to happen).I strongly recommend this light. But if you do go with a different brand (I've tried a couple others and did some research online), just make sure that it's 1) Sturdy, with a good clip that won't just snap off after a few weeks, and 2) has batteries that can be replaced. Some of the lights out there might be a few dollars cheaper, but they're not worth it in the long-term.