Head lamps?

I have an old Boruit headlamp. It's brighter than the lights on the ATV.

BUT

It sticks out in front of your head about 2.5" with 3 separate LED lamps 2 small, one large, and has a massive battery pack on the back that takes non standard rechargeable batteries. The batteries will go dead just sitting in the headlight, if I don't tape over the terminals when not in use.
It's been a great light, but be aware of the size, and weight of what you choose.

Gutting an animal in the dark with a regular flashlight and a very sharp knife, makes you count your fingers when you are done. If your knife is sharp enough, you can cut yourself and not even feel it.

Any headlight makes the job much less dangerous.
 
I have 2 Fenix head lamps, one around 900 (with a 2nd small red LED) the other claims combined 1600 lumens if both wide and focussed LEDs are on.

One field practical thing is where is the battery on the lamp? One of them (1600 lumen) the battery is in the lamp housing and the other the battery is in a separate case on the back of the head harness.

I find the battery case on the back is better balanced AND in cold weather the battery stays warmer and lasts longer under my parka hood.

I keep a spare 18650 battery in a plastic case with me.
 
To round this off, in post 78 I was beatching about the MEC hastily selling me a mint looking but clearly returned Swift RL unit and today I finished off my plan to order a new one online and return the used one at the store as I picked it up, all at the 'black Friday' sale price which is ended now. That worked beautifully, the MEC customer service was quite cheerful about it, much like the old days. The long ordeal is over, LOL.
 
Wester said:
I guess it depends on your usage and how much power you need. I have a Thrunite TH30 V2 which uses an 1860 battery, produces a wide beam for great surrounding illumination and 3,320 ANSI rated lumens on turbo and 0.3 lumens on firefly mode, six modes in total.
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I also have a Thrunite TH30 V2 LED Rechargeable Headlamp (here) which is pretty good for under-the-truck maintenance, but I got that several years ago and it's no longer available. I have spare batteries for it, and a charger.



Recently I bought a
OLIGHT Baton4 EDC Small Pocket Flashlight 1300 Lumens, LED Rechargeable
https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0CHMCYQFV

Has a replicable rechargeable battery. It's a 16340 3.6V 650 mAh 2.34Wh -- lots available with higher mAh ratings)
Clips reliably/strongly onto my baseball cap visor.
Certainly good for walking in the woods.
I'm not fond of button versions but this one has a "push for 2 seconds" to lock it off that might keep it from turning on by itself in my pocket.

I saw it reviewed here, and bought one:

Better than a headlamp? Olight vs Nebo, Wuben, Sofirn, Thrunite & More
Oct 17 2025, 16 minutes
baton4 - baseball cap test
by Torque Test Channel
. http://y2u.be/VCjHY-o3Ytk
 
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Big Bad said:
For cap brim carry, as well as clipping to most any other part of your of clothing (lapel, front pocket) without blinding you. I can recommend the small and lightweight Streamlight 61126 ClipMate 70-Lumen USB Rechargeable, sold in tac stores and currently selling for a bit off on Amazon. It's quite lightweight and has a long runtime with a very secure clip, the only drawback being that it won't accept other batteries. Its big advantage is the gooseneck feature, puts two different levels of nice soft white or red light right where you want.

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So, as already explained and b.itched about, having been stuck with a second one of these lights by Amazon (and badly wounding my faith in them), I stuck one in my winter parka and had it there during the longish night time drives I was doing around Christmas when it occurred to me that it would be the perfect light to clip to the visor of my vehicle for use as a utility light, the only problem being that the material of the visor is rather too thick and if forced on would likely take the spring out of the clip. I'll have to work something out but as I say the output of one of these is perfect for finding things in the dark as you're driving. Or even reading maps, if anyone still does that.
 
went to the abbotsford cabelas for boxing day hoping for some deals on reloading tools/accessories and a new headlamp. I was extremely underwhelmed by thier sale overall as nothing i was shopping for was sale priced. We walked out after spending a whopping 120 bucks LOL
I was looking for a new headlamp as the first thing on my list. All they had was blister pack junk and only one Black Diamond AAA battery powered unit. The selection was picked thin and no stock of any others except the junk off shore brand stuff. So I grabbed the black diamond at full price(45.99) and moved on. It's a simple Cosmo model but it will be perfect for my needs. Nice and light and will also run on a BD1500 lithium ion if i buy that battery and associated charger.
 
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