My husband gave me the Smart Go Travel Lamp for my birthday this past year so I would have direct light to work on my crafts wherever I wish to sit in our home.
The dining room table or the kitchen counter are both examples of places that only offer overhead lighting. They are areas that give me plenty of room to spread my work out in front of me, but don't have direct light on a specific area. I frequently bring in a desk lamp, but they must be plugged in and that can be distance limiting. At the dining room table, the cord has to stretch across the walk-through path and could easily trip someone walking by or pull the lamp off the table.
The Daylight Smart Go Travel Lamp is cordless. It is powered by a rechargeable battery that lasts over 6 hours on the highest setting. Thus far, that has been longer than I will sit and work constantly on any project. On the lowest lighting setting, it will last for 30 hours without recharging. However, I doubt I would ever use it on that lowest setting. After all, my objective is to add a lot of light to a specific work area.
Features of the Daylight Smart Go Travel Lamp
There are several features of the Smart Go Travel Lamp that would make me recommend it. While it was given to me to use while crafting, it was the lamp I grabbed when I set down this year to work on income taxes. The light it provided for reading and writing was fabulous! It is actually more directed light than a desk lamp offers and was definitely an improvement over standard room lighting.
- Daylight Smart Go Travel LampCheck Price Tubular Bulb for Direct Lighting
- Raise Top to Open/Fold Down Closure
- Cordless
- Rechargeable Battery (USB cable included)
- 3 Light Intensity Levels
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Touch Switch
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Fold Closure for Easy Storage or Carry
- Lightweight & Portable
- Sleek Design
- Requires Little Desktop Space (base is approx. 3" x 2")
I must tell you, this is probably the best crafting gift I have ever received. Excellent lighting is so important for stitching, bead work, reading a pattern, precision cutting, and so much more. I am not an artist, but I can certainly see how having this directed light on your work would be magnificent.
Good direct lighting for the simple daily tasks of paperwork, paying bills, and accounting is essential. This is the best desk lamp I have ever owned, but you must remember to recharge it since it is cordless.