For lightweight, compact, indestructible, common batteries, two levels of bright, red led setting, and a lamp that throws a beam out there instead of up close, the Princeton Tec Byte pretty much fits the bill.
I typically use a headlamp for hours a day from Oct-March and I really love the Byte. I've used a bunch of different high powered expensive headlamps as a musher, and a bunch of general use headlamps and as long as you dont need to see more than say 100 feet, the Byte is the best combination of variables that I've used. We run rechargeable AAA batteries, unless I'm camping out and need longer run times.
Of course, a Budweiser, Copenhagen and sparkler combination works pretty good too.. hell, it looks like the trifecta for holding a girls adoration
