The Wuben G5 is a compact LED flashlight that’s packed with features, including a pivoting head, magnetic mounting, and pocket clip.
We had a service call with an HVAC tech today, and he was up in the attic with a headlamp, or at least that’s what I thought it was.
When talking with him outside, I realized it wasn’t a headlamp but a flashlight clipped to the brim of his hat.
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A little while later I saw the top of the hat and immediately recognized the Wuben G5.
The Wuben G5 is bright, adjustable, and perhaps most importantly, it gets the tech through the day.
I was surprised by this, that the small built-in battery would last the day. Last time I spoke with the same tech, he had a higher powered flashlight that frustratingly burned through its battery charge quickly in a couple of hours. Even with other brightness settings, that other flashlight always defaulted to its highest power setting.
The tech showed me how his Wuben G5 remembers the setting he leaves it at, and that the max brightness (turbo) mode is jut a quick double-click away.
He also showed off the magnetic base, which I imagine comes in handy when working in tight spaces, especially with the 180° rotating head.
It seems I’m always talking about flashlights and worklights with various pros, but this is the first I can ever remember being surprised. I’ve seen and used small flashlights on hats before, but didn’t consider such usage for this particular model.
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Price: $20 at checkout (black or green, white is a little more)
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Robert
Stuart, how exactly did he have it attached to his hat? I bought one and am looking at it. But, the little clip doesn’t seem adequate.
Stuart
Pocket clip on the brim with the light sitting on top.
Saulac
Ability to clip on the brim cap is a requirement for flash light for me. Want to try one but look like the price has been dynamised to $24, probably due in part to the exposure from this site. Should I wait for it to go down?
Koawaft
There is a 20% off once added to your cart
GML
Correct, but they raised the price to $25 to offset that 20% off :). Normal price had been $20.
Julian Tracy
Worst instructions every made for a product though…
the printed ones are comically small, but the online ones that can be zoomed in, though larger, still both very convoluted. Damn light tries to do so much, I still don’t have a handle how to enter or exit into each mode.
Bought three to keep one and give two as gifts – the other two are getting returned.
JT
Bonnie
There’s really no excuse for devices like this to not have intuitive controls. But the companies never prioritize the UX designers.
Don
Bought 2 of them and they are a great little flashlight. But I agree that use should be more intuitive.
Doresoom
I bought one of these after your last post, but didn’t realize you could double click for turbo. Maybe I’ll have to put more effort into reading the instruction manual, although the print on it is tiny!
Robert
Gave up on trying to control the colors. But I can get the basic functions to work, and those work great. Very bright on turbo.
Mike S Cheung
Hold down the button when it’s on, then you can scroll through the colors. Hold down again to go back to white.
Rob H
My light activates the RGB light when it gets cold. Super annoying. I love everything else about it, but the RGB turning on randomly is unacceptable.
Steve
Bought one after your post about it. I’ll thirteenth the lousy instructions. I like techy stuff, especially lights, but this one is more complex than it’s worth. I don’t have any use for all the various railroad crossing style alternating colored lights that interfere with just a good flashlight. It is interesting but headed for the glove box or junk drawer.
Tim D.
Honestly, I thought they were such a stupid design when I first saw them. However, once I saw the size and how flat they were, I decided to try them out because I hate carrying round flashlights with pocket clips. It’s been great. The light/menu system is a little clunky, but I don’t actually care anything about the RGB functionality, so its not a big deal.
It might be the best tire changing light ever. I had to change a tire, so I stuck the magnet above the tire well and aimed the head downward. Fantastic flood on the area.
So far, the only EDC flashlight I didn’t kick out of my pocket after a few days (with the exception of the one built into my phone).
Doresoom
If you want a slim EDC flashlight, you should check out the Nebo Slim Mini. I’ve carried one for two years now, it’s fantastic. Under $13 on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/NEBO-Rechargeable-Lumen-Pocket-Flashlight/dp/B08Z3Y3LJT
Jerry
Mine showed up a few days ago. Overall, a nice light. I like how the little clip can be rotated 180 degrees (in 90 degree increments) so that you can clip it to the brim of a hat and have it lay flat, or clipped into a pocket so it shines forward, yet allows for the clip to rotate to the edge where it does not protrude so that it fits in your pocket without any sharp edges. When compared to a Zippo, it is about the same size, maybe just a teensy bit thicker, but you have to have then right next to each other and really look to be able to tell.
Controls are simple enough if you just want a flashlight. It has a lockout so it cannot turn on in your pocket. Slide that lock up and press the button and the light comes on. Turn the little dial for stepless brightness control, which I might add has a wide range of adjustment. If the light is on at any brightness setting, double click for ‘turbo’ mode. I also like that it keeps the last brightness mode in memory, so if set how you like it, just click it on and off with the button.
All the other modes are kind of lost on me. Yes, it might be handy in certain situations to have red/green blinky lights, but the menu to use the blinky lights is confusing, and I can’ see it as something the average person would use. Honestly, if they would make this light just as a flashlight with stepless dimming, and a double click to turbo, with no other features, I would like it just as well, or even better if it was a buck or two cheaper.
Perhaps part of the problem of why all the modes confuse me would be the instruction manual. If you wanted to make them more confusing, you’d have to try.
Battery life is really good, as well.
Overall, it is a lot of flashlight for $20, the swivel clip and swivel head are really nice features, and for it’s size it has both really good brightness as well as really good battery life. The magnet is a good balance of strong enough to hold the light but not overly strong to grab onto your keyring and not want to let go.
Mike Cheung
I make and install signage and use this light on my hat frequently. I normally use an Arkfeld ultra as my light, but I’ll get the Wuben out if I’m in a dark spot pulling wiring or something. It’s rare I need it all day long though. If I’m on a big boy jobsite, then it’s the Milwaukee light on a hardhat for all day.