Flashlights are great for the outdoors. However, wouldn’t you rather bring something more versatile to serve you in various ways at camp? That’s the idea behind the Coast QB2R, a versatile camp light that you can put to work in a variety of ways.
Billed as a compact “utility light,” the device can be held in hand for use as a floodlight, hung inside your tent for overhead lighting, magnetically snapped to the hood of your car for use as work light, mounted on a tripod to illuminate the camp, and a whole lot more. If you remember to bring just one lighting tool in your next outdoor adventure, this definitely feels like a good one to keep on hand.
The Coast QB2R looks about the size of a GoPro with a burly case on, so it’s very compact for the kind of utility it delivers. It comes with a rotating handle that also serves as a stand, so you can set it down on a camp table for your food prep in the early evening. For a small light, it brings plenty of brightness. Specifically, it’s rated to deliver up to 1,000 lumens continuously in an area light configuration, so it floods the immediate surroundings with its brightness. There are multiple brightness levels and color temperature options, so you can fine tune the brightness and warmth to your exact liking. It even offers a “moonglow” option for those times you just want a feint light to help you doze off.
At the size, it’s small enough to carry in hand, so you can use it as a torch in a pinch. However, the handle also comes with a built-in carabiner, so you can hang it on a lanyard, strap, or a D-ring for safely keeping it with the rest of your gear. Even better, the handle comes with threading compatible with most tripods, so you can mount it on one for whatever purpose, while built-in magnets let you snap it to ferromagnetic surfaces for even more versatile placement options. Yeah, the handle does a lot of heavy lifting when it comes to how you can actually use this thing
The Coast QB2R also comes with voice command support, so you don’t even have to fiddle with the buttons to use it. According to the outfit, it supports 15 preset commands, so you can adjust brightness, change beam shape, switch color temperature, and more just barking orders like a drill sergeant. Is voice control on a utility light really necessary? Well, probably not. However, it does sound useful, especially if you want to use this is as a work light, as it lets you adjust everything without taking your hands off the job at hand. Plus, if you drop it somewhere you can’t find it, you may be able to use the voice command to power it on and make it easie to locate.
Other features include a red LED beam for night vision, high CRI for detail visibility, a four LED battery indicator in the back, and a 2,000-lumen Turbo mode for when you need additional brightness in a pinch. Battery life is rated at 195 minutes when running at 1,000 lumens, six hours at 400 lumens, and 14 hours at 130.
The Coast QB2R is available now, priced at $49.99.
