Beam N Read® Hands Free Lights

Product Reviews and Customer Feedback:

Product Reviews

• Remarkably useful, blessedly simple, and once you have one, you won't want to give it up...
  Seriously. I love this thing. Because it hangs around your neck, you don't have to worry about clipping it onto the book or mess with it when you turn pages. You can also lay it flat on a table and use it as a kind of mini-lamp. I've also found myself using the Beam & Read for nonliterary purposes, such as descending into our poorly lit basement, or ascending into our equally poorly lit attic. It would be especially handy in a power outage. Tom Bartlett, Slate.com
  
  
• I’ve had the opportunity to try out this light and peeps, It. Is. Awesome!!
  Of course I’ve used the Beam and Read for my knitting, but also reading late at night and early morning. Then, just the other night, I grabbed it and took it out to the chicken coop when I heard some commotion out there. My knitting kit includes the Denise cloth knitting needle case, which also has room for extra scissors, a tape measure, stitch and row markers, extra dpns, row counters, even a crochet hook.  And now… this Beam and Read light lives there too, part of my permanent collection (and safely hidden away from hubby, who has already asked if he can have his own!). Terrye Kinch, Knitting Editor, CraftGossip.com
  
  
• It's hands free feature does lend itself quite well to knitting and crocheting or any other kind of needlework or crafting...
  So, this light is a great idea! A nice thing to have in your knitting or crochet bag if you do often knit or crochet in the dark and don't wish to turn on the lamp (and disturb a sleeping DH, for example).  Kathleen Lee, Sweaterbabe.com
  
  
• An ingeniously designed, very bright hands free light
  on an adjustable neck strap that lets you read materials that don’t work with clip-on lights, such as newspapers and magazines. Jamie Pearson, Travelsavvymom.com
  
  
• The Bottom Line: For hands-free night walking, reading, and other tasks, this hands-free LED light is a great solution.
  I enjoyed using this for night walking around my house and yard, when I might have used a flashlight. I think this is a great item to have for utility use around the house, and emergency use for the home, office or car. Being able to have a good hands-free light with long battery life is great for emergency preparedness.
  I really enjoyed using the Beam N Read for reading in bed or reading maps when out walking at night. It has a larger coverage area than most clip-on booklights, without having to clip it to what you are reading. And once I had the Beam N Read for reading, I was enjoyed having it around my neck for trips to the bathroom, to the kitchen for a drink of water, etc. Wendy Baumgarden, Walking.About.Com
  
  
• These Beam N Read lights would work well for any travel task where you need your hands, free from rooting around the backpack to reading on a train to writing in your journal at night. If you’re traveling with a baby you could change diapers in a hotel room without lighting up the whole room. And this would solve a problem I had a lot when backpacking: figuring out a way to play cards in a poorly-lit cheap hotel room. Tim Leffel, Practicaltravelgear.com
  
  
• Beam N' Read light with magnifier. It costs about $25 and is worth every penny.  Weelittlequilts.blogspot.com
  
  
• It's not perfect, but I don't like the reading lights that my DH has used for my nightime knitting either. The one he wears on his ear like a bluetooth runs out of batteries (special, harder to get and pricier types) too fast and everytime he looks up at me or turns his head my way, I get blinded by the beam. His other reading lights are not hands-free for knitting or crochet since they must all clip to the book cover. So, this Beam N Read is the best option I've seen. Kathleen Lee, Sweaterbabe.com
  
  
• Top 10 Product Idea
  Beam N Read Hands Free Magnifying Light - Most "book lights" just aren't bright enough, but this one had three energy-saving LED bulbs to provide extra illumination. Plus it comes with a unique feature: three levels of clip-on magnification, 2X, 4X, and 6X. Just use the magnifier that's right for you. National Aging in Place Council
  

Customer Feedback
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• Best Booklight. I love this booklight! Whenever my husband and I drive someplace, I bring my book along and he always complains about the light. But this booklight shines directly on the pages. It hangs around your neck so you don't have to keep adjusting it like you do with a clipon. It's also great if you like to read in bed. (Kathleen, NY)
  
  
• My second.The concept of this is brilliant. Instead of trying to attach the light to the book (how's that gonna work if I want to read The New Yorker or The New York Times in bed??), this one attaches the light to you, facing out at the book or magazine or newspaper or knitting--or if you're in a motel room, it will help you find your way to the bathroom (Evelyn, CA)
  
  
• Perfect needlework light. I've tried just about every needlework light there is and have never found one that was just right until now. It hangs around the neck and sits flat on the chest without getting in the way at all. There is absolutely no shadow at all on my counted cross stitch fabric, which has always been a problem and no cord at all to get in the way. You can get an A/C pack, but I wouldn't want it. The way it is with the battery, you don't even know it's there. You just have really good light. (Kathy)
  
  
• Great light for reading or crafts. This is a fantastic light! I like the fact it sits around the neck, rather than having to be clamped to a book. This makes it great for reading or, in my case, knitting. The light itself has just the perfect amount of brightness - enough to see, but not too glaring, and it has 3 LED bulbs, so the light shines on a bigger area than other lights I've tried. The magnifiers make it possible for me to read, or knit, without having to wear my reading glasses. I travel a lot, and this is a lifesaver planes. (The overhead light never seems to be quite enough, or is never angled in the right place.) (Jamie, NV)
  
  
• Best reading light ever! Won't keep the spouse awake. This reading light has saved my marriage! I can read perfectly with it and not bother my spouse. In fact, the Beam N Read light is so good, that I now prefer to read with it instead of the "big" reading lamp next to my bed. (Miniaturist.Com, VT)
  
  
• This light works for needlepoint-- subtle color differences can be seen. I am able to make significant progress on a needlepoint picture because this light is as good as daylight in working on my project. Before I purchased this light, I had to lay my picture aside when the sun went down. (Sandra, Nebraska)
  
  
• This was a life saver for my reading habit in dimly lit European hotels. Much better than any clip on book light I tried. Also good for crafts. ….. I love this product and plan to give it as a holiday gift. (Susan, NC)
  
  
• Have owned a Beam N Read for 10ish years, love it…camping reading light! Everyone agrees your lights are the best reading lights anywhere!  Renton, WA
  
  
• My wife and I are enthusiastic users of your fine lamp and have bought very many over the years. New York, NY
  
  
• Thanks for creating a product that over the years has proven to be convenient, quality construction, and well designed.  WA
  
  
• My Beam N Read is about 6 years old and has been through several hurricanes.This light is great.  Port Charlotte, FL
  
  
• We recently had a two day power out storm here and, once again, my Beam N Read saved the day. I’ve always found it to be the best product of it’s kind on the market. Bainbridge Is., WA
  
  
• My Beam n Read was the only source of light we had for several days during Hurricane Wilma. We were so glad we had it!  Deerfield Beach, FL
  
  
• These people are terrific. Called to ask a question and they couldn't have been more helpful. Love my Beam N Read and it sold itself to many friends and acquaintances. Thanks.” Gerri, OR
  
  
• No other reading light is as effective as yours. Thank you so much. Hillsboro, OR

• I really love your light. I use it a lot when traveling. Illinois

• The lights are awesome and can’t do without! Fargo, ND

• Have one of your lights, love it, wanted another, so searched google. Gladstone, NJ

• I have used this light for many years finding it very suited to my needs. Palo Alto, CA

• I’m very happy with my new BNR LED 3. It is easily the best “read in bed before sleep time” light source I’ve ever owned. Birmingham, AL

• I love these lights. I just bought a BNR LED 103M and it is fantastic. Stockton, CA

• I enjoy my own Beam & Read so much that I’m getting one for my best friend’s birthday present. Thank you!…Birmingham, AL