Q-Seedling Outdoor LED Chest Running Light

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N4OKAW7

This LED Running Light from Q-Seedling, which I received at no charge in exchange for this review, appears to be a reasonably well-made, useful running light.

There is a bright white light on the front, and two sets of red lights on the back. The light includes a flexible elastic harness so that wearing the lights should be reasonably comfortable while running or walking.

The battery for the lights recharges using a basic USB-A to Micro-USB cable.

One concern I have with this warning light is that the row of red lights that is below the triangle symbol are actually there simply to indicate how well charged the unit is. When five of those LEDs are illuminated the battery is fully charged. When only one of those LEDs are illuminated, the battery is low, and needs to be recharged. I actually have two issues with this. The first is that the red lights will be worn on one's back, so you will not be able to see the status of the battery while actually using the product. The second issue is that dedicating a row of visible LEDs, that seem like they should be doing a job with respect to warning or illumination, to simply providing battery status seems wasteful to me, and does not represent the best of designs.

The light has three modes--bright, less bright, and flashing.

Overall, the unit works well, and I expect many people will find it useful.

Gavadi Leather Belt

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N6H0VNA

This is a leather belt that I received at no charge in exchange for this review.

The belt seems to be made with a reasonably good quality leather. What's unique about this belt is that instead of traditional holes and a traditional belt buckle that includes a prong that is inserted through the holes, this belt has a completely different buckling mechanism. The belt slides into the buckle, and then "clicks" into any of a number of positions, with notched indentations on the back of the belt. There is a release mechanism that allows the belt to slide out. (If one does not use the release mechanism, the belt can be tightened but not loosened.)

The belt arrived in a nice drawstring pouch, in a solidly made black gift box, with gold lettering. The packaging is certainly suitable if one wanted to purchase this belt as a gift.

One concern I have is whether or not the notches will wear down a bit with regular usage. I know that with traditional belts I have owned, the hole used most frequently winds up expanding, due to wear. This is generally not a big problem with traditional leather belts. If the notches on this belt wear out, however, one would not be able to use the belt at that length, and would need to select a different notch / length.

The belt itself, and the buckle are attractive. If you'd like to try a belt with a different buckling mechanism, this might be a good one to try.