How does the light hold up to wear and tare of dog running/playing? I am looking for a light not to use simply for walking, but for normal outdoor dog "free run" after dark in the winter, when that is the only time my active lab can get out and exercise.
954141
It holds up extremely well. No issues whatsoever. My Lab is very active, swims regularly, wrestles with my daughter's dog, flushes birds and stuff like that. I only use the light when I let her out in the evenings or early mornings. Works great.
520872
The low winter sun seems to be shortening the daily light life span. I hope it will return to normal after the winter. I have about 6 mos. on it thus far and until now was satisfied with the light's performance.
2282562
The light is definitely bright enough, but mine stopped working after about 3-4 months. I suspect the battery, and IMHO it's not very sturdy. Others have made similar comments. I've ordered a different brand - we'll see how that works.
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Hi, I ordered one each of the Swiftly Done and Assem items to see if one was better than the other. They are hung on my fence line, and have been up for almost 3 months. I see no difference in their performance or light intensity. We live in a NC and plenty of sunshine, so have had no problem with the solar aspect. We have had several storms with downpours, and both have held up. I do plan on purchasing more to hang on other areas of our fenced yard for our dogs. They have been great since our dogs have a dog door and free access to the yard in the dark evening hours. I like the fact that they are lit all night, and change to the higher light when movement is detected. Hi, I ordered one each of the Swiftly Done and Assem items to see if one was better than the other. They are hung on my fence line, and have been up for almost 3 months. I see no difference in their performance or light intensity. We live in a NC and plenty of sunshine, so have had no problem with the solar aspect. We have had several storms with downpours, and both have held up. I do plan on purchasing more to hang on other areas of our fenced yard for our dogs. They have been great since our dogs have a dog door and free access to the yard in the dark evening hours. I like the fact that... » Read More Hi, I ordered one each of the Swiftly Done and Assem items to see if one was better than the other. They are hung on my fence line, and have been up for almost 3 months. I see no difference in their performance or light intensity. We live in a NC and plenty of sunshine, so have had no problem with the solar aspect. We have had several storms with downpours, and both have held up. I do plan on purchasing more to hang on other areas of our fenced yard for our dogs. They have been great since our dogs have a dog door and free access to the yard in the dark evening hours. I like the fact that they are lit all night, and change to the higher light when movement is detected. « Show Less
2252549
My two dogs wear the lights on their collars 24/7. I have a 90lb doberman and a 60lb boxer and both are very active. Six months and no problems.
584283
I bought one last fall and the light is weather proof and worked well all winter and is still working as good as new. I plan to add one more before winter. Stephen
2252551
The light I bought is holding up good with very rough play. Mine is set to blink. I got the red one and it is well visible at night. I live 1/2 mile off a paved road and have no street lights. Very dark at night. Only problem is it is not facing you all the time
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My Standard Poodle is wearing the light on his collar at all times (just not activated during day hours) and the light has held up so far for all his activities. At the risk of being an unloyal Amazon customer, I can also report that I bought a nearly identical product of a different brand from REIoutlet.com for about half the price. The REI store had them for $10 last I saw. To date, I haven't found any functional difference between the brands, but I haven't been using them very long. I can't report any long term durability data.
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Not to sure. But the light is nice for a bit if your looking to walk the dog around the block it might be for you. If your planing going on the job don't buy.
257982
I have been using the light since Mid-April. I have not had any issues with it. The temperature range has been normally 50 - 80 degrees. As far as it working in freezing temperatures, there have been several days of cold weather, but not any extended freezing cold temperatures. I live in Southern New England and I guess I will find out in a few short months.
1834118
We use this during the day along with a red light all of the time for our chameleon. Hope this helps.
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I bought 2 sets of these lights, have them up now for 3rd year. I saw a couple of negative reviews back then, but mine are still functioning fine, in harsh Michigan winters. The tubes are sometimes fogged up when it rains, but they just dry out. (The slight amount of heat from the LEDs when running will do it -- sunshine dries it out faster.) That said, they arrive with no directions for assembly. It's not difficult to assemble, but one should be careful putting the connectors together; a small drop of lube on the connector nuts will help. They're keyed to be obvious, & I put 2 light sets on 1 controller/power supply, with the add-on extension cable, included. I bought 2 sets of these lights, have them up now for 3rd year. I saw a couple of negative reviews back then, but mine are still functioning fine, in harsh Michigan winters. The tubes are sometimes fogged up when it rains, but they just dry out. (The slight amount of heat from the LEDs when running will do it -- sunshine dries it out faster.) That said, they arrive with no directions for assembly. It's not difficult to assemble, but one should be careful putting the connectors together; a small drop of lube on the connector nuts will help. They're keyed to be obvious, & I put 2 light sets... » Read More I bought 2 sets of these lights, have them up now for 3rd year. I saw a couple of negative reviews back then, but mine are still functioning fine, in harsh Michigan winters. The tubes are sometimes fogged up when it rains, but they just dry out. (The slight amount of heat from the LEDs when running will do it -- sunshine dries it out faster.) That said, they arrive with no directions for assembly. It's not difficult to assemble, but one should be careful putting the connectors together; a small drop of lube on the connector nuts will help. They're keyed to be obvious, & I put 2 light sets on 1 controller/power supply, with the add-on extension cable, included. « Show Less
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Mounted my light around October or so. It lights an area where a door exists the garage and we store our trash bins. At night, it lights the area for the time I need it. It doesn't seem to go off otherwise, unless an animal tracks through the area. Near Christmas, I did mount some icicle lights near the mounting block and while initially they didn't seem to be in the field of "vision" for the sensors - their location messed up how the light works. Check where you have it mounted and see if there is anything near it that might be confusing the sensors.For me, it has served its' purpose exactly as I had hoped. I would recommend it for others. Mounted my light around October or so. It lights an area where a door exists the garage and we store our trash bins. At night, it lights the area for the time I need it. It doesn't seem to go off otherwise, unless an animal tracks through the area. Near Christmas, I did mount some icicle lights near the mounting block and while initially they didn't seem to be in the field of "vision" for the sensors - their location messed up how the light works. Check where you have it mounted and see if there is anything near it that might be confusing the sensors.For... » Read More Mounted my light around October or so. It lights an area where a door exists the garage and we store our trash bins. At night, it lights the area for the time I need it. It doesn't seem to go off otherwise, unless an animal tracks through the area. Near Christmas, I did mount some icicle lights near the mounting block and while initially they didn't seem to be in the field of "vision" for the sensors - their location messed up how the light works. Check where you have it mounted and see if there is anything near it that might be confusing the sensors.For me, it has served its' purpose exactly as I had hoped. I would recommend it for others. « Show Less
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I've only use the flashlight once to walk my dog and the battery went out by the end of the walk. Haven't used it since.
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I ran mine for 2.5 hrs on the brightest mode, just to see what it can do. Didn't see any drop in intensity and still had battery left. How much don't know. My other lights are over $200.00 each so was real impressed with how long it lasted so far.
2252548
I bought 2 of these for my labs - they have a very study velcro strap that can be tightly secured around their collars. I have a set of collars for them that I always use, so I do not remove the lights from the collar. I believe putting them on and taking them off all the time would be a royal pain! But my dogs play heard and roll over - we have not lost one yet. I have tried numberous lights over the past couple of years - these are by far the best I've encountered.
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I usually have to take my puppy out around 1-2 a.m. and most nights they're still on when we go out for our last backyard visit. The latest I've been out and seen them on is about 3 a.m. I've only once or twice seen them off prior to that and that was usually a rainy or overcast day. I don't think I've yet seen them not come on at all, even on rainy days - pretty amazing.Just realized it might help to know I'm in Northern NJ.