Nitecore LED Headlamps

Great headlamp! Quite a bit lighter than my Walmart special I’ve been using for a few years. It also has more settings and is brighter on high. You don’t need a pricey headlamp to have a good one and this is just another example of that. I especially like how bright the red light can be. That is something that is always lacking in headlamps in my opinion but not this one.

Believe it or not my wife has been backpacking for about 5 or 6 years & has never owned a headlamp. I aimed to fix this problem and got her this as a gift. I did a lot of research, and knowing my wife, figured the one that would be best for her. Personally I run the Fenix HM50R V2.0 Headlamp at 2.75oz and I love it but I didn’t think that would be optimal for her but at 1.34oz I do really like this light little headlamp too. At 360 lumens it’s about as low as you can go and still be able to do night navigation. Personally I don’t like less than 400 lumens for that. Then it has lower settings for camp tasks and battery saving. I love, and wish my headlamp had, 2 red light settings. A dimmer and brighter, I still wouldn’t navigate a night trail with the bright red light settings unfortunately, but good for reading or camp tasks & the low red is great for not blinding yourself when you get up in the night to… well… you know. I was a little skeptical of the paracord style head band but it is actually surprisingly comfortable! And fits those with very small heads, aka, me and my wife! lol. I love that, unlike the NU25 UL version, it doesn’t auto dim. I hate auto dim, I don’t even have long hair and it still manages to get in the way for the sensor and randomly dims and brighten. I want control over my tools, not the other way around. I also hate locks, but I’m pretty well alone in my opinion there, because it’s just one more unnecessary complexity and I’ve found that for my it gets in the way more than it is helpful. Still, even with that, operation is fairly simple and straightforward by modern standards and we both love that. I do wish it was a bit brighter but I gotta say, it’s pretty darn good for the price and weight. Worth the draw backs in my opinion. I probably would have gone with the 400 lumen, 1.59oz NU25 if it wasn’t more complicated than this one, but hey, I’ll take the weight shave for a better price and easier to use and operate piece, even if I do have to sacrifice 40 lumen. But my wife LOVES her new toy, and it’s just perfect for her needs.

This is a great headlamp! Light and bright. I love hiking at night and this is everything you need. My other headlamp is MUCH heavier and doesn’t have a red light. I think this is my new “go to” headlamp. I was surprised by the illumination. Top notch

Light weight weather resistant rechargeable lamp with an excellent low power mode. This light does have a good high intensity mode, but low power mode is the star.

I love this light , I have been doing night training preparing for an upcoming Rim 2Rim 2Rim. This light fits perfectly inside one of my chest pockets on my OV skyline pack!

Nicely light and compact. Comfortable straps.