Thanks for tuning in today we're going to be reviewing the Moon Sport U Headlamp.
With the advancements in lithium ion and led technology headlamps can be both lightweight
and bright enough to see with. The Moon Sports u headlamp is a perfect example of this
as it offers dual lighting elements without the bulk of traditional battery powered headlamps.
Now Moon Sport actually offers a few variations of this we have the u which stands for unique
headlamp they also have a mini version of this the U Mini and then a brighter U Pro version.
The U version shares the same design as the U Pro except doesn't have the red leds integrated
into the spot lamp. Packaging wise pretty simple you have a little preview of what's in there
there's nice glossy graphic here that shows you an illustration of the lamp
and then you have all the specs written here with a QR code for the manual. ALl the main
elements here with the beam ipx7 waterproofing the weight and then this nice window to see inside,
Moon Sport also has this distinctive yellow and black color scheme so it really pops.
I'll go ahead and take it out of the box and go over the specs. Retail price on the U headlamp is $59.99
that's a little bit cheaper than the $74.99 of the U pro and a little more expensive than the $44.99
of the U Mini. With this version you have 350 lumens so pretty impressive for a little headlamp
and these dual lighting element with an ipx7 water radiant so definitely highly rated for wet weather
use. You have dual lights you have the cree led with a white led on the side and a flexible cob
led strip on the front you have a variable lumen system which is a cool feature that Moon Sport
has. That lets you actually adjust the lumen output by ramping it up and down and then letting go
at the desired one so really customizable. You also have what they called a sound alarm system
which actually beeps when it has a low battery level instead of just silently showing a color.
It's also USB Type-c chargeable so it has a very fast two-hour charge time and has a very common usb
type c port so you don't have to search for an old micro usb port cable. In terms of what comes in the box
you can see we have the headlamp we have a fabric bag and if i go home go ahead and open up the bag
you'll see i'll get the fabric strap that lets you install it on the back of the headlamp.
Then you also have the USB Type-C charging cable and what's really cool about this is that
it's yellow i haven't actually seen a colored usbc charging cable before.
Now let's take a look at the weight of the u headlamp.
So if I put the headlamp and then the fabric strap on here that comes in at 78 grams so quite light.
Now let's go over the fit and finish of the Moon Sport U headlamp. Thanks to the use of a lithium-ion
rechargeable battery it's quite light so compared to traditional bulky battery style this has more
output and it's a lot lighter weight. It uses a silicone construction so you can see nice and
grippy and flexible as well you have dual lighting elements. You have the COB led strip on the front
that provides a nice flood lamp and then a spotlight on the side that's great for seeing
the trail if you're running or if you wanted to see something in front of you in the dark.
You also get the nylon strap the fabric strap here you can see nice and flexible what you
want to ensure is that you have this loop on here and then to install it's quite simple
at first glance it's a little bit difficult how do they go together the trick is just put the
one end sideways through pull it through. Now you can see it locks into place the
other side you'll see it has a little break in the middle so you slide it in
pull the fabric through until it folds up and under so once you have it through and flat you can
see now you can pull it tight and then adjust the length of this to whatever adjustment you need
so pretty simple design overall. It actually comes in quite a few modes so the user interface
includes two buttons here on the bottom you have the usb type c charging port for recharging it.
You have the main spotlight and then the COB led this top part looks like it's reflective
and actually looks lit up in the box but it doesn't seem to light up when you're actually
riding it's just more of a reflective pattern to it which looks kind of cool. Almost no branding on
here which is nice you just have Moon Sport and then Moon Sport written here on the other side.
To operate the light when you first receive it you'll see it just clicks it doesn't actually
turn on. This is the transport mode so it can be a little confusing when you first get it to
disable that you hold both buttons down for a couple seconds and that'll turn off that mode
and allow the light to be used so you hear the beep so now it's fully functional it has a two
button interface and quite a few options. So if we turn it on we press the power button
you can see you have three main modes you have a solid cob led this is kind of your flood lamp
if you press the top button it'll switch between the other mode which is spot lamp and the COB led
and as you can see this provides a lot more visibility while it's more of a flood lamp.
You can press it again and then run just the spot mode so this is great for running
on dark trails or early morning so you can actually see in front of you. With 350 lumen in the
maximum output mode it's more than bright enough and then to access the max mode that's called
boost so you double click the power button and you'll see it'll go to the full 350 lumen.
This gives you full brightness on the spot and the cob led double click again to turn that off
and then you can also vary the intensity so between each mode whether you're running spot
flood or hybrid you can actually option through different modes so high low. If i go back to
the COB led mode and click you can actually switch between a low and high mode. There's also a flash
mode and this is a double press of the top button so you can see you have three different spot three
different flash modes you have normal flash click the bottom one to cycle through. So there is steady
flash so great for night time so you can see it just goes from low to high instead of on off and
then you actually have an sos mode which is great for emergencies or just a little extra visibility.
In any of these modes if you double press the bottom you can get the boost mode so that's great
if you encounter a dark trail or tunnel you can hit that quickly get some light
and then switch back to your previous mode. The other nice thing about this is that you have
something called variable light system or variable lumen system so if i go out of flash mode again
so if i hold the top button it'll actually let me cycle through the modes the power so it'll go from
max flash when it hits the maximum ramp all the way down flash again when it reaches the min and
up and down. Whenever you let go it will actually select that lumen so it's a unique feature and
actually lets you customize it and the ramp up time is slow enough that you can actually pick
the one you want so if you want something slightly brighter or slightly dimmer you just press hold
wait and then let go so unique feature you don't typically see.
It does complicate the interface and with two buttons there's quite a bit going on here
but once you get the hang of it's pretty easy to use.
Now let's take a look at the output of the headlamp as you can see there are three different
modes. You have the cob led the combination the spot and cob or just the spot and it's a pretty
generous beam so it's more than enough for working on cars working in the garage or running.
They're quite distinct from each other so they're easy to tell apart now on the road. This
video doesn't do a real justice it's very bright especially in the full boost mode so it's more
than enough to ride on dark trails. You get 10 total modes with it you get the full boost, high
low and then a high low for each of the cob led or the combination modes. With the VLS setting you
can change them independently of each other so you can change the run times and lumens pre each mode.
There are also three different flash modes a normal flash a steady flash which is great for
nighttime use and an sos for emergency with runtimes that are very generous.
Now let's go over the pros and cons for the U Headlamp. What we like about it is there's a
lot of modern features like the USB Type-C charging port it also has that wide copper
led strip that ensures they're visible during the day or night. With 350 lumens it's more
than bright enough for running or hiking use on dark trails a very versatile headlamp to have.
The cons for the headlamp is the fact that you have a non-adjustable angle for the main spotlight
would have been great to be able to tilt that up and down to really fine tune the angle.
The interface is also fairly complicated with two buttons and so many features so there is a bit of
learning curve and you do need to reference the manual at least initially. Finally the buttons
lack tactile feel so especially if you're wearing gloves it can be hard to tell them apart just
by touch. It would have been great if they were further apart or different sizes. Taking everything
into account we give the U Headlamp a 9.0 out of 10. It's a really featured filled headlamp
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