Photos of my AT-MAX setup: Quick release mount for night light and/or action cam

TriadHunter said:

Like some of you, I find myself night hunting on occasion or, I am having so much fun the sun ends up going down on me. While a headlamp is probably the cheapest/easiest route to take to illuminate your search area, there are also other ways to do it. In fact, with this method, you can run just a light, just a camera, or both on your detector.

I'm not big on filming my hunts as it just adds another element of complexity and 99% of the time I find anything of value, the masses don't care what I found and I don't care if they don't care. In other words, the audience is small and I am not trying to become Nugget Noggin, The Hoover Boys or Dr Tones. But it's nice to know it's possible to film if you're ever in an epic area. That being said, the purpose of this post is to add versatility to your detector. Here's what you'll need:

• Helmet mount kit (my AT-MAX needed the curved type but the kit comes with both flat and curved) $10
• Quick release J-clip kit $10
• Dual mount (if you want to run two items at the same time) $2
• Light with common action cam mount (pictured is a Knog qudos waterproof LED) $25 - $100+
• Optional: Action cam quick-release w/dash cam mount $50 - $400+

Side note: This Knog qudos LED light is amazing. It has 6 different modes and can go to 60m under water, far exceeding the 10ft my MAX can go obviously. I can see an underwater light being very useful on a river hunt when you're in shady areas or searching in rock crevices and get a signal and stick your face under to try to find the target. There are much cheaper options out there for LED lights, but this particular light is built like a tank (I have been using it for two years now) and I highly recommend it.

For the budget-minded person, you could replicate my set-up (minus the camera) and throw a cheap waterproof LED on there for under $50 (Amazon pricing). I realize that gets you a pretty amazing headlamp these days, but keep in mind that I also use the LED light, camera and various mounts for other activities such as photography, kayaking, mountain biking, etc. So for me, it made sense to get all this gear as I can use it elsewhere via the quick release mounts. Perhaps you're in a similar situation and that's really who this post is intended for.

So anyway, here are some photos of my set-up. (In the 3rd photo the LED light is off). The nice thing is you can lay your detector down or rest it on your shovel and illuminate the hole/plug.

If any of you have night set-ups you'd like to share, feel free to add them here!

HH all!

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Skippy SH13 said:

I keep mine on my head, it looks where I'm looking, and doesn't weigh anything on my arm. I bought a $30 "kree headlamp" from eBay. Battery will last 6-8 hours, and it's freaking DAYLIGHT in front of me. I never have to worry about "pointing" the light in the direction I want. It's just there, wherever I look. I tried equipment mounted things, years ago, and they just weren't for me.

I actually use it on half-setting, because it's too bright otherwise..> But I will occasionally bump it to full beam to see across a field, if I'm gridding and need to see a tree or marker or something 200-300 yards away. I felt like a miner when I put it on, but while it's sort of heavy in the hand, it's distributed so easily on the head, that it's really a dream to hunt with.

Skippy

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Ron 71 said:

That's a real good looking set up, sure beats mine...(small flashlight attached to upper rod with electrical tape)
Nice work TriadHunter!

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