Scrutiny by the Masses: Autolite: Spotglo Seatbelt light

We have a family of readers. All of my kids love to read. Normally, this is a great thing. Not so awesome if it's dark outside and/or you are on a long trip. Or if you have a great book to read, you are really in an exciting part, and your dumb old Mom makes you climb into the van for a family outing.

Autolite to the rescue! Their newest product, Spotglo, arrived at my house one dark night, just as we were ready to go to yet another soccer practice. My son was thrilled to try it out.

We had some difficulty getting the battery area opened,but once we figured it out and installed the batteries, it was simple to use and provided a nice, bright LED light. Why would you want an LED light? Simple. It creates no glare off of the other windows and does not distract the driver, both absolute necessities in my van. It clips easily onto the seatbelt and remains there, without sliding around and therefore it didn't get lost. The brighter setting was perfect for reading - we didn't use the less powerful setting at all.

Because it's so lightweight, the light didn't seem to be heavy enough to last longer than a few days, but I've been pleasantly surprised that we've have it for close to two months now and it is still going strong. My other kids want lights now, so I think this light is a winner for us. At only $9.99, I think it's well worth the price. We will certainly be ordering five more.

Many thanks to The Parent Bloggers for allowing us to try this light!

Comments

I just ordered 3, perfect for a long trip coming up that I am sure we will be driving late at night.

Posted by: Kelli | December 15, 2007 at 10:16 AM

That is a GENIUS idea! Our babies always hate riding in the dark too. I bet this would work for the little set too, attached on the belt next to baby!

Posted by: Hayes | December 16, 2007 at 08:01 PM

I got mine in the mail, at first I was frustrated because I couldnt get them to snap but once I did that I love them. They are bright enough for me to read by when hubby is driving, and that is a good thing. Also so much easier than trying to mess with a book light. Kids love them too.