Issue 111: Nov/Dec 2016
A headlamp for on-the-water use
Mantus Anchors, the company started by a couple of cruising sailors in 2012, has released a headlamp designed for life on the water. According to the specifications, the Mantus Headlamp is rated for continuous immersion down to 30 feet (IPX8) and has been tested to 100 feet without water intrusion. The lamp’s lithium-ion batteries charge from empty to full in 3 hours via USB. The aluminum alloy case houses 6 Cree LEDs that output 770 lumens concentrated to throw a beam up to 420 feet. Pressed sequentially, a single button allows a user to select a red light, a low-power beam, a high-power beam (don’t look into this beam!), or an emergency distress setting that flashes SOS in Morse code.
The Mantus Headlamp is solid, heavy, and has a secure head-mounting system. I have used mine for changing zincs and working on props in murky water, when repairing a broken throttle cable inside the binnacle, and as a temporary port running light while I changed a light bulb in the middle of the night.
More information is available at www.mantusanchors.com. MSRP is $85.00 — Chuck Koucky
Portable power for portable devices
We have reviewed Secur products before. Their utility is aimed mostly at the camping market. But what is useful camping among the trees is often useful “camping” on the water in a large fiberglass “tent.” Secur’s newest product, the SP-6000, is a portable phone charger with a 10,000mAh internal lithium battery, two 6-watt fold-out solar panels, and two 5-volt, 2.4-amp USB ports for charging USB devices. The panels can be used to recharge the SP-6000’s battery or a phone or tablet directly. Using the battery, I charged my iPhone from 36 to 100 percent in about two hours. To learn more, go to www.securproducts.com. MSRP is $125 — Michael Facius
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