LED Head Lights - Which one to get?

[krypto]

I've been through a ton of headlamps and nothing comes close to the Fenix HM65RT that I recently got. I've had multiple Black Diamonds, Petz, EverReady etc. First off, very comfortable with a great adjustable strap. Multiple power settings, wide beam and spot, turns night into day if you want. I use it a lot when working on stuff and never go past the mid power setting. Unfortunately, no red light. It's rechargeable or you can swap batteries. Sounds a bit like an ad, but it really is that good. I got it for around $100.

[Mark_Brehan]

Guys....


My old LED Headlamp has failed and I'm in the market for a new one.... Wanting one that puts out a excellent light but also has settings that dull the light output. Also having the option for a RED LED to keep the bugs away would also be good....


What are some of the good ones to look at getting and where can u buy them?


cheers...
Rob

I recently bought a flashlight with dual beam mode PETZL ACTIK CORE LED HEADLAMP.
Many different mode available and red beam also available, I take reviews from Best Flashlight Reviews before taking this headlamp.

[Mule]

I'm happy with a Black Diamond storm. Light weight on the head, 4XAAA batteries, 160 lumen plus multiple settings and a couple of small white LEDs for very low setting and a couple of red LEDs for night when you don't want to fry other campers retinas. This is not a full testosterone torch that would light up a small nation but great for camping hiking car repair etc.

[rob_macca67]

Looks like SuperCheapAuto has a special on for this weekend only, so for $20, I bought one of these:





Specs:

• Light Output: 240 Lumens
• 120m beam distance
• Modes: High > Mid > Low > Slow Flashing > OFF
• Run Times: Main-LED - 8h (High), 20h (Mid), 160h (Low)

Worth giving it ago for $20

[groeschel]

Looking for something that I can use around camp so reaching 100+mtrs in distance is not a big factor but it still needs to light up the campsite. Need something that has settings that can change from full brightness down to a duller light where u aren't burning your fellow campers eyes out. Having the Red light to keep the bugs away is a bonus too.
having the ability to change from spot to flood beam would be good to....

may be something like that?
http://www.dx.com/p/singfire-sf-633b...3-x-aaa-314571
I have used them several times (not the particular headlamp but others), DX was reliable and the product reviews were always spot on.
Cheers
Mike

[MidLifeCrisis]

Come to think of it, we haven't used the term head lamp for a car since the 40's.

Oh dear.

[Mild7]

I can think of no better LED flashlight than Zebralight, and I own many.

The H600w MKII or H602w are both 1 x 18650 lights and are as good as a headlamp gets, in my opinion Spendy though..


http://www.zebralight.com/Headlamp_c_7.html

[Pradopolous]

Rainman, fenix rent widely known but he product is 2nd to none, just not widely advertised here

i have one of their lights for night time rides on the bike, puts out an amazing amount of lumens

[Rainman]

Fenix headlamps, hp series

I've got the HL30 from Fenix, has four light settings, including burst (SOS?) and red light and runs off two 1.5v batteries. You used to be able to by them from Bunnings but I haven't seen them for a while. So far its been a little ripper.

https://www.fenixlighting.com/produc...enix-headlamp/

[rob_macca67]

Looking for something that I can use around camp so reaching 100+mtrs in distance is not a big factor but it still needs to light up the campsite. Need something that has settings that can change from full brightness down to a duller light where u aren't burning your fellow campers eyes out. Having the Red light to keep the bugs away is a bonus too.
having the ability to change from spot to flood beam would be good to....

[rob_macca67]

I have a WolfEyes Dingo Rob. Great piece of Kit proved itself invaluable our cape trip. Battery lasts for ages. ~$99.
Battery's are interchangeable with their other torches as well.

Robert, certainly looks the goods but the price looks quite high though at $139

[Pradopolous]

Fenix headlamps, hp series

I fish reefs at nighttime, rock hoping and these are great reliable lights, very powerful white light, not yellow, and i can clearly see pot holes and the like when getting back to Terra australis, can see 50 mtrs plus easy

I have an older version of this model HP15UE and it takes 4 AA batteries, ive got eneloop's in there and its a great package

Stupid idea to have any torch or headlamp with an uneven number of batteries other than to save weight, jmt

[gumboot]

I have a WolfEyes Dingo Rob. Great piece of Kit proved itself invaluable our cape trip. Battery lasts for ages. ~$99.
Battery's are interchangeable with their other torches as well.

[Goggo]

I use a Led Lenser H14, it seems to be pretty good. I use it when I go shooting and for when I'm riding the Quad bike at night, It's like having high beam on your head. you can pick them up on ebay for about $80-$90.

[craigm]

Then again, you're in WA Bushie.... 😜


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