LED Nylon Night Safety Dog Collar by Nite Ize – Red – Medium
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- Patented L.E.D. illumination is visible up to 1000 feet in the dark
- Nylon collar is strong, flexible, and weather resistant; LED switch can be removed for water play
- L.E.D. has two modes: flashing and steady glow; long life replaceable battery included
- 3 adjustable sizes: small 10 to 13 inches, medium 13 to 18 inches, and large 18 to 27 inches
- LED polymer tube inside nylon collar can be shortened for a custom fit
Product Description
The Nite Ize LED Nylon Safety Dog Collar is great for dogs that are active at night because the patented L.E.D. illumination is visible up to 1000 feet in the dark. Recommended uses include early morning and late evening walks, camping, hiking, playing in the yard, and playing at the local park. The L.E.D. illumination has two modes: steady glow and flashing (which is ideal for dogs in high traffic areas). In addition to the LED illumination, the nylon dog collar co… More >>
LED Nylon Night Safety Dog Collar by Nite Ize – Red – Medium
LED Nylon Night Safety Dog Collar by Nite Ize – Red – Medium
…this item only gets three stars, for two reasons. 1) The battery is supposed to last for up to 150 hours, but this one needs changing already although I haven’t used the light anywhere near that much. 2) The adjustment clasp doesn’t hold, meaning when you shorten the collar to the desired length, it creeps back to the full length within hours. I had to sew up both edges of the collar by hand.
Rating: 3 / 5
The light in the collar is very cool. However, because there is LED tubing all the way around, it is not actually adjustable because the LED is too thick to slide through the buckle. So it stays at the longest listed size.
Rating: 5 / 5
The big problem with this product is the way that it is packaged. The packaging folds the internal plastic thus leaving kinks in it. Thus when the light hits the kinks it is scattered and the collar becomes darker after each kink. There are two kinks, so the collar is nice and bright, hits the first kink becomes duller, and then hits the second kink and becomes even duller.
The other problem is having to cut it down to size. It took over an hour to get the plastic light piece back into the collar. Very frustrating. Had to put it down several times..
Product definitely needs better instructions.
Can the plastic be put in hot water to remove the kinks?
Is there an easy way to reinsert the plastic.
Product appears that it would be great except for the comments above.
Rating: 2 / 5
I have to give this collar five stars even though it has a few minor drawbacks.
I have two very active dogs. One is an Akita Inue puppy. The other is a Black Labrador retriever. We go for walks in the woods every night. On moonless nights, it is almost impossible to keep track of them without this collar.
Shoppers should note that the entire collar lights up. This significantly increases the possibility of seeing your dogs in the dark because you will be able to see the collar from almost any angle.
The collar has a fiber optic tube through its entire length. It is LED illuminated and consumes very litle battery power.
One of the drawbacks, however, is that it is only brightly visible at night. If you leave it on during the day, you won’t be able to tell that it is on and consuming battery power. You can run down the batteries very easily if you don’t shut it off when you and your dogs are done using it.
The other reviewer mentioned that it is difficult to shorten the collar. This is actually fairly easy. All you have to do is temporarily remove the fiber optic tube from the collar, cut it to length, then re-insert it and shorten the collar using the buckles.
The other minor drawback, to me, is that the color on the collar tends to fade if your dogs wear them a lot in direct sunlight. However, this only results in a faded color for the collar. It does not affect the excellent nightime visibility.
This product is unique, works well, and, is economical. I gets five stars from me.
Rating: 5 / 5