Sofrin/Peax headlamps

[rjthehunter]

Just wanted to share with everyone who may not already know.

I was really interested in the peax headlamp. Good battery life, aluminum, rechargeable, etc. I looked into buying one, and was looking for reviews. Found a thread on rockslide about it. Turns out they are just rebranded sofrin headlamps.

https://a.co/d/3a3AX3c

I ordered one to check it out. Went with one that has white and red lights. Works great at almost 1/4 the cost. Ordering another one for the wife to use also!

 

[TN2shot07]

Damn, really? It’ll be worth $30 to give it a shot

 

[DouglasR]

Vortex of headlamps.

 

[Elkoholic]

Other than the Lumens output difference between the two, yes I'd agree same light.

 

[rjthehunter]

Other than the Lumens output difference between the two, yes I'd agree same light.

I heard they're the same, just rated differently... It's plenty bright in my opinion. You can get just white light sofrin ones that are 1000 and 1200 lumen output of white light.

The just white light ones use both bulbs to get to 1000 lumens.

 

[Elkoholic]

@rjthehunter
Since I'm a sucker for gear and can never have enough head lamps I had a Sofrin head lamp arrive today. Just did a comparison with my Peax head lamp I bought last Aug. I really liked the Peax head lamp last fall, the red light function is super bright with dimmable settings.
Here's my conclusion after comparisons tonight with same brand fully charged battery in both.
Weight: both same at 4.2oz w battery
Size: almost exact, the Peax is a couple mils longer in body/housing length.
Head band: Peax is a diff material, little thinner but feels more durable/dense (very negligible difference)
White light: Peax is brighter, casts a more white light color, and has a little more focused spot to it. Sofrin light has a little more flood to it, casts a more yellow tint color.
Red light: Peax is brighter, litter better focused cast of light, but again very negligible difference.
Housing angle rotation: Peax is a little more lose, where the Sofrin has a more rigid click to it at each angle.
Light operation: They are different from each other, on/off and rotating through brightness and red light the Sofrin's functionality is easier.
Overall: Anyone thinking of getting one of these lights, for the money and minimal differences I don't think you'd be at all sorry purchasing the Sofrin when considering the cost difference. Quick glance visually looking at both side by side they appear identical, very negligible differences.
Because I have both and know the differences, I'll grab the Peax first because it is a touch brighter and personally I like a whiter color light.

 

[rjthehunter]

@rjthehunter
Since I'm a sucker for gear and can never have enough head lamps I had a Sofrin head lamp arrive today. Just did a comparison with my Peax head lamp I bought last Aug. I really liked the Peax head lamp last fall, the red light function is super bright with dimmable settings.
Here's my conclusion after comparisons tonight with same brand fully charged battery in both.
Weight: both same at 4.2oz w battery
Size: almost exact, the Peax is a couple mils longer in body/housing length.
Head band: Peax is a diff material, little thinner but feels more durable/dense (very negligible difference)
White light: Peax is brighter, casts a more white light color, and has a little more focused spot to it. Sofrin light has a little more flood to it, casts a more yellow tint color.
Red light: Peax is brighter, litter better focused cast of light, but again very negligible difference.
Housing angle rotation: Peax is a little more lose, where the Sofrin has a more rigid click to it at each angle.
Light operation: They are different from each other, on/off and rotating through brightness and red light the Sofrin's functionality is easier.
Overall: Anyone thinking of getting one of these lights, for the money and minimal differences I don't think you'd be at all sorry purchasing the Sofrin when considering the cost difference. Quick glance visually looking at both side by side they appear identical, very negligible differences.
Because I have both and know the differences, I'll grab the Peax first because it is a touch brighter and personally I like a whiter color light.

Great review! I ordered the 1000 lumen version today too. One for hunting, one for work!

 

[TheTone]

Just wanted to share with everyone who may not already know.

I was really interested in the peax headlamp. Good battery life, aluminum, rechargeable, etc. I looked into buying one, and was looking for reviews. Found a thread on rockslide about it. Turns out they are just rebranded sofrin headlamps.

https://a.co/d/3a3AX3c

I ordered one to check it out. Went with one that has white and red lights. Works great at almost 1/4 the cost. Ordering another one for the wife to use also!

Be careful they, peax, gets super defensive of being called out for it

 

[Up_A_Creek]

@rjthehunter
Since I'm a sucker for gear and can never have enough head lamps I had a Sofrin head lamp arrive today. Just did a comparison with my Peax head lamp I bought last Aug. I really liked the Peax head lamp last fall, the red light function is super bright with dimmable settings.
Here's my conclusion after comparisons tonight with same brand fully charged battery in both.
Weight: both same at 4.2oz w battery
Size: almost exact, the Peax is a couple mils longer in body/housing length.
Head band: Peax is a diff material, little thinner but feels more durable/dense (very negligible difference)
White light: Peax is brighter, casts a more white light color, and has a little more focused spot to it. Sofrin light has a little more flood to it, casts a more yellow tint color.
Red light: Peax is brighter, litter better focused cast of light, but again very negligible difference.
Housing angle rotation: Peax is a little more lose, where the Sofrin has a more rigid click to it at each angle.
Light operation: They are different from each other, on/off and rotating through brightness and red light the Sofrin's functionality is easier.
Overall: Anyone thinking of getting one of these lights, for the money and minimal differences I don't think you'd be at all sorry purchasing the Sofrin when considering the cost difference. Quick glance visually looking at both side by side they appear identical, very negligible differences.
Because I have both and know the differences, I'll grab the Peax first because it is a touch brighter and personally I like a whiter color light.

How's the battery life?

 

[Up_A_Creek]

Be careful they, peax, gets super defensive of being called out for it

Gaiters are nice, but looks very similar to OR gaiter as well.

 

[rjthehunter]

Be careful they, peax, gets super defensive of being called out for it

I believe it. Just trying to save fellow hunters some $$. That's just part of the risk you take when you rebrand someone else's product though. Someone will find out eventually.

 

[Elkoholic]

How's the battery life?

Sorry I don't have data to report on that, I would reference the specs of the product.
I used my Peax last year 6days on an elk hunt, then 2 days into a buddy's goat hunt battery died late packing his goat out, no clue what my total run time had been to that point.

 

[kansasdad]

Banner ad on Hunttalk….

 

[mxracer317]

I believe it. Just trying to save fellow hunters some $$. That's just part of the risk you take when you rebrand someone else's product though. Someone will find out eventually.

Stone Glacier’s Skyscraper is made by Slingfin. It’s their Crossbow 2.

 

[Tgriffgraff]

Be careful they, peax, gets super defensive of being called out for it

They get realll defensive

 

[crock239]

@rjthehunter any updates on thoughts / performance on sofrin headlamp?

Battery life?

Does it run only on rechargeable battery or can it also use single-use batteries?

 

[sccritterkiller]

The only difference I can find in the 2 is the battery, maybe the lumens my eyes cant tell. For 20-30 bucks, don't remember did it last year, you can buy the same battery that's in the peak and swap into the Sorifin...IIRC bought 2 Sorifins and 2 upgraded batteries for the cost of one Peax...

 

[sjl2012]

Bought one last year to use but couldn't get past the constant humming on the brighter levels to use it on the hunt.

 

[rjthehunter]

@rjthehunter any updates on thoughts / performance on sofrin headlamp?

Battery life?

Does it run only on rechargeable battery or can it also use single-use batteries?

I absolutely love them. I have 3 now. Hunting pack, truck, and one around the house. I haven't seen anything available to use single-use batteries for that type of battery. I forget how often I charge them because I am consistently swapping between the 3. But they last quite awhile. During trapping season when I'm running them on full power checking traps before the sun comes up, I feel like I can run it for a couple of weeks before I plug it in out of habit to charge. (roughly an hour a day for checking/setting traps) I'd guess 14-16 hours on high. I could definitely just charge one up, then turn it on high and see how long it lasts!

When hunting, I'm using a low light setting or the red light. That being said, I've never heard them humming at all even on the highest power.

 

[PRO MO]

i just bought a sofrin one. i look forward to comparing them too. I've really liked the peax one i've had for a couple years now. i saw a youtube video a while back where the guy said their similar but not the same, but for $22 similar is fine.