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smallbit
1328
Aug 20, 2017
Does this one have a gasket and pressure arm to secure the battery area from leakage when submerged? If not then this is not IPX8 and that description should be removed. This new housing is crap imo.
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549
Nov 11, 2017
smallbitIt's not the same as the Storm, so water can still get into the battery compartment, but that's where it stops. It's a little misleading, I agree, but the guts are sealed and it remains functional and waterproof. When I got the first updated version of the Spot with the new housing design, I was a little dismayed to find water in the batteries after wearing it in a hard rain storm. There's no way for the water to get into the guts, however, and with water in the battery compartment while in use, it amazingly does not flicker or turn off (the Spot, anyway...I can't speak for the Revolt but they have the same construction now). The worst that can happen is if you let it sit wet for awhile then you'll have to wipe away some surface rust from the batteries...the housing contacts don't seem to rust, though. Good lights, good circuitry and battery efficiency. I do wish they'd incorporate a gasket or something to keep water out of the battery compartment. Seems like a fairly simple thing to do and it's a little baffling why they didn't do that in the first place. Minor hassle as is but nothing to be concerned about (my opinion after using the 2016 spot for about two years and in rain several times). My bigger concern with the Revolt is the usb port cover. I saw two earlier versions get fried when water got in there and this newest version looks like it could still be a potential even though the rubber cover is a pretty tight fit.
smallbit
1328
Nov 11, 2017
StepbystepI wouldn't take the revolt or spot or cosmo for a nighttime snorkel or splash about. I like my new storm. It keeps my batteries away from salty water.
Stepbystep
549
Nov 11, 2017
smallbitI don't do saltwater...would think that would fry the elastic pretty quickly. I've got the 2016 Storm as well, mostly for the extra juice for long night hikes (non-backpacking). I'm not convinced that having the seal is super advantageous for general issues with rain and fresh water...but at the same time, it's such an easy thing to design that pretty much every headlamp on the market from any manufacturer should have it, y'know? Earlier versions of the Spot were definitely affected by even light rain and would flicker or just quit...the newest rectangular ones are just fine, though. BD being more of an alpine company has a lot of stuff that isn't really designed with sustained rain in mind, let alone saltwater.