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Best headlamp?
« on: September 06, 2025, 04:22:36 PM »
Wife is asking about Christmas gifts, I have a handful of headlamps, but like how bright the ones are with the battery packs.  I’ve seen the lamps with the battery pack on the back of the head band with 1200 lumi, but I’m skeptical because it’s only $30 on amazon.  What is your favorite, brightest, longest lasting battery headlamp?? 
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Re: Best headlamp?
« Reply #1 on: September 06, 2025, 04:30:25 PM »
I'm currently running a black diamond,with the rechargeable battery.
Haven't really put it to the test yet.
Got for Christmas,the real test is a harvest right before dark.
But it seems better than my Walmart special.


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Re: Best headlamp?
« Reply #2 on: September 06, 2025, 04:40:59 PM »
They started buying us fenix lights at work and they are legit
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Re: Best headlamp?
« Reply #3 on: September 06, 2025, 04:42:25 PM »
My previous favorite was a Black Diamond with the battery pack on the back that ran off 4 AA batteries.  My new favorite is a Peax backcountry duo that runs off 18650 batteries.  It's way lighter and way brighter.

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Re: Best headlamp?
« Reply #4 on: September 06, 2025, 04:45:44 PM »
I'e been really happy with my little Nitecore NU25

If you're looking for something more powerful their HC65 is 2000 rechargable lumens

https://flashlight.nitecore.com/product/hc65_uhe

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Re: Best headlamp?
« Reply #5 on: September 06, 2025, 04:49:20 PM »
I’ve mainly been running a black diamond headlamp. It runs on 3 triple batteries. Has 400 lumen and a feature to lock the buttons so it doesn’t accidentally turn on in your pocket or pack. I’ve used the rechargeable black diamonds as well but usually end up just using triple A batteries in them also cause I forget to charge the battery.

If you want something in the 1000 lumens range peax, fenix or zebra all seem to get good reviews. I’d be curious to how warm those lights would be on a guys forehead. I know my flash lights I have with high lumen will get hot to the touch.

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Re: Best headlamp?
« Reply #6 on: September 06, 2025, 04:50:45 PM »
I've been running GearLight for 6 years with no issues.

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Re: Best headlamp?
« Reply #7 on: September 06, 2025, 05:22:43 PM »
Research time!!  Thanks for the help!!
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Re: Best headlamp?
« Reply #8 on: September 06, 2025, 05:45:27 PM »
A few years back I bought a rechargeable streamlight headlamp, it took me a number of hunts to trust it and its battery life. But it is legit, I always have at least one backup light/ headlamp with me but the battery on that light lasts more than a 10 day hunt using it for atleast a couple hours a day and a few of them up to 4 hrs a day. It will sit in my hunting tote all year and when I pull it out to charge it for the next year it still seems fully charged. In my mind I didn’t want to like it, worried it would go dead on me and it really does me know good because you can’t just put batteries in it, but I have been super impressed. Last year I hunted Idaho for over 20 days and it was still going.

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Re: Best headlamp?
« Reply #9 on: September 06, 2025, 06:52:05 PM »
Brightest and longest lasting are mutually exclusive properties.  Lately for backpacking and hunting I have been going toward less bright, lighter rechargeable ones in the $30 range.  Currently I use Nitecore.  I packed light cannons around and just never really use them.

The exception is for ducks when I want to get a good look at the decoy spread and you need light for that.  I still go with the Amazon rechargeables and don't worry too much about quality as they seem to get lost or broken in a couple years one way or another and it's not the end of the world on a duck hunt as the sun will be up shortly.

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Re: Best headlamp?
« Reply #10 on: September 06, 2025, 09:03:12 PM »
Anyone use these?
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Re: Best headlamp?
« Reply #11 on: September 06, 2025, 09:35:40 PM »
Ledlenser, love it alot

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Re: Best headlamp?
« Reply #12 on: September 06, 2025, 10:39:44 PM »
They started buying us fenix lights at work and they are legit

I have several cheap headlights, but the Fenix goes in the SHTF bag.  Uses 18650 batts or 2ea CR123A. 

It's this or an older model of the same:

https://www.fenixlighting.com/products/fenix-hm61r-v2-rechargeable-headlamp

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Re: Best headlamp?
« Reply #13 on: September 06, 2025, 10:44:34 PM »
Checkout the Molaer LED band headlamps, I was working on my truck in my garage in 95 degree heat, my battery headlamp kept slipping down my sweaty head. I picked up a two pack of Molaer LED headlamps. I was hesitant of the USB charging, and if they would hold a charge between uses. I turned them on tonight after three weeks in their cases, and still have 100% charge.
The LED band forms around your head giving a great spread of light , even to your peripheral. I used it for four hours and still had 08% charge. They store in a very small 4 1/2” X 2 2/2” case. And the two pack was 19$.
One of the best tool buys I have made in a while.

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Re: Best headlamp?
« Reply #14 on: September 07, 2025, 04:36:17 AM »
My vote is SLONIK from Amazon. It is the exact same headlamp as the Peaks at a 3rd of the price.

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