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Best headlamp?
hughjorgan:
--- Quote from: trophyhunt on September 07, 2025, 10:13:46 AM ---Do you guys use the red light very often? The Fenix hl 65r is nice but doesn’t have the red/green light.
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I don’t tend to use the red light while navigating in the dark, it isn’t bright enough on my black diamond or petzl to see where I am going.
Alchase:
--- Quote from: hughjorgan on September 07, 2025, 07:18:43 PM ---
--- Quote from: trophyhunt on September 07, 2025, 10:13:46 AM ---Do you guys use the red light very often? The Fenix hl 65r is nice but doesn’t have the red/green light.
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I don’t tend to use the red light while navigating in the dark, it isn’t bright enough on my black diamond or petzl to see where I am going.
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--- Quote from: trophyhunt on September 07, 2025, 10:13:46 AM ---Do you guys use the red light very often? The Fenix hl 65r is nice but doesn’t have the red/green light.
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To answer both of those our questions:
1. The LED band headlamp you posted, yes after trying the LED bands headlamps, I won’t go back to a single or even a triple light headlamp. I don’t need a light that reaches hundreds of feet away. I need a light that spreads out and the light not just a small beam. LED Band headlamps do that well, and they are very comfortable to use hours on end.
2. Red light use, I have used a red light heading up a trail before sunrise to limit my impact on the hike to where I want to hunt. I have also used I when making a nighttime toilet run when tent hunting. Either of those circumstances, a normal white light would have worked, but a white light will mess with your ability to see in the dark, a red light won’t.
trophyhunt:
Great info!!! A lot to consider
jackelope:
I have 3 different Zebra lamps. They’re all awesome. I can’t do rechargeable for backpacking. Too risky. What if it dies? I try to keep all my battery powered stuff running the same batteries so I only have to bring one type. Double A everything for me.
I had a Fenix. It worked for a few times then crapped out and doesn’t work anymore. I’m sure it’s a fluke but I won’t recommend them.
trophyhunt:
The rechargeable battery deal also scares me, leaning towards regular batteries. Easy to pack a few.
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