Streamlight 14104 Sidewinder Compact 55-Lumens Hands Free Military Flashlight with Lithium Battery in Clamshell, Coyote

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1. A Reader in CA Verified Buyer – 22 April 2024

   This is a cool headlamp with a decidedly military look about it. I believe the US Army uses this lamp. IT has white, red, blue and IR settings. There is a strobe feature as well. I bought the headband to go with it, but the clip on the light provides many mounting options. Very high quality and durable.
   

2. drumrgrrrl Verified Buyer – 7 November 2024

   I have lots of flashlights, but wanted this for its IR capabilities. But those were quite disappointing. As other reviews said, it’s more of a low flood than spotlight. I’ll keep it, but wish I had saved my money for other things.
   

3. Anon. Verified Buyer – 5 December 2024

   Due to the photograph of this product, I thought I was getting a Compact II and not a Compact I. Nifty little light, and as tough and sturdy as the right angle originals before it. CR123 batteries are kind of expensive for one, and harder to come by, and the battery life per battery is far less than the larger Sidewinder, which is why I’m dissapointed that It looked like the Sidewinder II which takes CR123 AND the more availaible and cheaper AA batteries too. I’m almost too scared to use it now because of this battery issue and how I feel I was misled from the picture up there.
   

4. Thad Verified Buyer – 7 December 2024

   Not sure what’s supposed to be in the empty space in the package, so I might have been shorted something(?) but what I got does the job and works exactly like it says it will. It’s worth the money.

   

5. Joshua Larkins Verified Buyer – 17 January 2025

   Fast service, user friendly, bright lights, and sturdy as an M1 Abrams tank! Hey, if it’s good enough for the U.S. military, it’s good enough for all of us civilians! Highly recommended!
   

6. skittle Verified Buyer – 21 January 2025

   after several disappointment’s this one is doing very well so far…
   25/1/21-still going ok…
   

7. Ｔａｉ Verified Buyer – 24 January 2025

   よく見ずに値段で購入したが違う！
   サイドワインダーコンパクト2ではないので少しデカ目で格好悪い
   広告写真の撮り方も問題あるかも
   

8. Austin Verified Buyer – 8 February 2025

   Missing parts when it arrived, package was opened prior to it getting here. For the price I would expect all the parts and for it to be new.

   

9. Anonymous Verified Buyer – 23 February 2025

   モノはいいとは思いますが、赤外線が活用できないのを届いてからわかりました。
   

10. Angel Verified Buyer – 3 March 2025

    The light works as advertised and it’s very lightweight. I’ve used it for every outdoor use. I can clip the light on to my shirt or jacket. Since the light always starts in the lowest setting , battery life last quite a while. Just a small note and when the light is on the highest setting it’s emitting a humming noise. All that said I’m very satisfied with the light and have NO complaints. Definitely worth every penny.
    

11. sasakama Verified Buyer – 5 April 2025

    山で落としたのでリピート購入。明るさの段階が暗い方から始められて眩しくならず良い。小さくて電池1本で稼働するのも良い。前回購入した物はゴムバンド、マウントが付いてきたがこれにはついていなかった。
    

12. Raleigh Littles Verified Buyer – 12 April 2025

    I bought this to basically use as a “friendly designator”/”here I am” type of light, specifically for hiking in low-light or even night-time situations. This light is NOT bright enough to use as your main flashlight so I wouldn’t recommend trying to use it for that purpose. It also is helpful to mark a position, since it comes with two colors. The clip fits perfectly on Molle, or on a belt. It has a simple shape so I’m sure you could even design your own mounts for it easily if you need to put it somewhere else. My biggest gripe about the light is that they didn’t include a third color bulb (green would have been ideal), and the fact that the price is a little much for what it is.

    

13. Jeffrey Campbell Verified Buyer – 12 April 2025

    I was looking for a headlamp to replace a well used and abused Petzel and this one interested me. It’s small, light weight and bright. Seems to be pretty bombproof too and didn’t cost an arm and a leg (some new headlamps cost almost $200.00). The blue and IR bulbs seem a bit useless right now, but I guess there’s a use for them. Only time will tell if it’s as good as I think, but I’ve never been too wrong about gear before and don’t think this will be any different.
    

14. Cody Hanson Verified Buyer – 5 June 2025

    Was this supposed to have a helmet mount like it says in the description info.?