Just want to give kudos to Olight for a great product.
I've owned the H1R Nova headlamp for years. Love it. It's my most used Olight. Actually most used of any of my lights. Wish I could order another, or maybe more. (Olight Vicky, if you're reading this and know of some new old stock.....)
The story, with some backstory to set the mood:
I was ice fishing this past weekend with a couple good friends. Good time, great weather. First day out buddy's tip-up somehow goes down the hole (he fished it out without even trying to do so - win #1).
Morning of day 2, I hear a thud in the shack while setting up my tip-up. This time it was his phone (same guy), in 15' of water. After a couple of hours and some ingenuity using whatever supplies were available (broom handle, extendable painter's pole, 6' dewalt level, a paint roller, cordless drill, and a random assortment of whatever hardware was on-hand), we successfully mcguyver'd a post-mounted platform out of the roller to fish his phone off the bottom of the lake, with the help of his underwater camera. Miraculously, his phone had drifted down to within view right underneath my hole, only about 4' away from his. 2.5 hours on the bottom and it's toast, but his data is recoverable (win #2).
Now to the H1R. Late that afternoon with darkness creeping into the shack, I pulled out my trusty Olight. Reaching with my other hand to grab the strap to pull over my head and......yup. Now it's my turn to get a lesson in gravity. At this point I should mention we had moved the shack to deeper water following the phone incident, and were now sitting at around 30'. Also, no, alcohol was not a factor in any of this, and in the many years we've all been ice fishing together we've never had anything take a plunge into the icy depths. But on this trip gravity (and grip) had a lesson for us.
By this time it was far too dark to see adequate detail on the bottom, even with the led on the camera, so despite a number of attempts at having luck smile upon me, I was unable to jig it up. Oh well, tomorrow's another, brighter day. But I had resigned myself to defeat. The H1R is rated IPX8, for up to 2 meters.
Head out the last day and settle in with the tip-ups set. A few sips of coffee while the camera gets lowered. Well, what comes into view on the screen but the strap on my trusty Olight. A number of attempts with the jig head to manipulate it into position prove futile. It's about 1-1.5' behind me and just out of reach of my limited talents with the hook. Buddy pipes up, "Try a spoon". You know what? I think I will. Whole lotta screwing around trying to fine-tune the drop and suddenly it happens. I pause briefly before lifting the rod, thinking what are the chances after the debacle this weekend has been? Could we really be THIS lucky? Lifting the rod slowly I see that one hook of the treble has ever so slightly connected with the fabric of the strap. Ha HA!
2 minutes later I'm holding my Olight. Win #3. It's covered in muck, surely to be soaked through and destroyed, having spent up to 16 hours at 30' below the surface. Removing the cap I note that the battery and compartment are bone dry. Better give it a bit by the stove I figured. Don't want to rush it. Curiosity got the best of me less than 10 minutes later. Just gotta know.
It's like it never left my pack. Turned on and functions perfectly. Final win, #4.
Well done Olight, well done.
I've owned the H1R Nova headlamp for years. Love it. It's my most used Olight. Actually most used of any of my lights. Wish I could order another, or maybe more. (Olight Vicky, if you're reading this and know of some new old stock.....)
The story, with some backstory to set the mood:
I was ice fishing this past weekend with a couple good friends. Good time, great weather. First day out buddy's tip-up somehow goes down the hole (he fished it out without even trying to do so - win #1).
Morning of day 2, I hear a thud in the shack while setting up my tip-up. This time it was his phone (same guy), in 15' of water. After a couple of hours and some ingenuity using whatever supplies were available (broom handle, extendable painter's pole, 6' dewalt level, a paint roller, cordless drill, and a random assortment of whatever hardware was on-hand), we successfully mcguyver'd a post-mounted platform out of the roller to fish his phone off the bottom of the lake, with the help of his underwater camera. Miraculously, his phone had drifted down to within view right underneath my hole, only about 4' away from his. 2.5 hours on the bottom and it's toast, but his data is recoverable (win #2).
Now to the H1R. Late that afternoon with darkness creeping into the shack, I pulled out my trusty Olight. Reaching with my other hand to grab the strap to pull over my head and......yup. Now it's my turn to get a lesson in gravity. At this point I should mention we had moved the shack to deeper water following the phone incident, and were now sitting at around 30'. Also, no, alcohol was not a factor in any of this, and in the many years we've all been ice fishing together we've never had anything take a plunge into the icy depths. But on this trip gravity (and grip) had a lesson for us.
By this time it was far too dark to see adequate detail on the bottom, even with the led on the camera, so despite a number of attempts at having luck smile upon me, I was unable to jig it up. Oh well, tomorrow's another, brighter day. But I had resigned myself to defeat. The H1R is rated IPX8, for up to 2 meters.
Head out the last day and settle in with the tip-ups set. A few sips of coffee while the camera gets lowered. Well, what comes into view on the screen but the strap on my trusty Olight. A number of attempts with the jig head to manipulate it into position prove futile. It's about 1-1.5' behind me and just out of reach of my limited talents with the hook. Buddy pipes up, "Try a spoon". You know what? I think I will. Whole lotta screwing around trying to fine-tune the drop and suddenly it happens. I pause briefly before lifting the rod, thinking what are the chances after the debacle this weekend has been? Could we really be THIS lucky? Lifting the rod slowly I see that one hook of the treble has ever so slightly connected with the fabric of the strap. Ha HA!
2 minutes later I'm holding my Olight. Win #3. It's covered in muck, surely to be soaked through and destroyed, having spent up to 16 hours at 30' below the surface. Removing the cap I note that the battery and compartment are bone dry. Better give it a bit by the stove I figured. Don't want to rush it. Curiosity got the best of me less than 10 minutes later. Just gotta know.
It's like it never left my pack. Turned on and functions perfectly. Final win, #4.
Well done Olight, well done.
