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Wearing a headlamp above the bill presents problems for close up stuff for those of us who wear bifocals. If I dip my head far enough to light up my hands, I'm looking through the top of my glasses, not the bottom, close-up part.
“In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.”
― George Orwell
It's not over when you lose. It's over when you quit.
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Miles, those batteries are the same ( generally) as whats used in electric fence chargers...I buy replacements for my headlight or spares at the feed store all the time, generally around 15 bucks... Might have to hunt it up and see if I can get it going. miles
Look out for number 1, don't step in number 2.
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working in a nuke plant, which is basically a concrete cave, you do not go into containment or anywhere for that matter without head lamp on your hard hat, we use petzl and Streamlight. the petzel is a nice soft yet bright flood, that i use day to day, and when im doing a weld i use the streamlight attached to my welding hood with velcro, to light up the work area so i can see it through my autodarkening hood, and a Streamlight tac2 for weld inspection. not the brightest lights out there, but they are very solid and very very reliable.
I kill chit. "The Heathens nest"
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ive also got LED flashlights stashed everywhere.....never know when im going to forget my headlamp....one of these days ild like to get a good small flashlight to live in my pocket permanently...unfortunately the cheap ones turn on way to easy and kill the batteries fast..... handy and runs on a single AA, 130 lumens
Dave
�The man who complains about the way the ball bounces is likely to be the one who dropped it.� Lou Holtz
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Campfire Kahuna
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My jaws ache in memory of gutting a moose in the dark in the rain in a swamp while holding a flashlight in my mouth. Ditto to those who never want to do that again! It makes a man appreciate headlamps. In a brilliant innovation I discovered that you can hold a headlamp in your hand when a handheld light is preferred.  When walking on uneven ground, a light held in hand away from eyes makes it much easier to see bumps and dips due to throwing shadows to indicate depth, show trip roots, etc. When the light source is close to the eyes I trip and stumble more. Ditto to having smallish LED lights stashed everywhere in dresser drawers, night stands, glove boxes, tackle boxes, tool boxes, shaving kit, brief case, etc. Also stash inexpensive knives in most such places. Added: a headlamp has to be compact and light weight for me, no wires, separate battery packs, etc. ANd in another discovery we found we could clamp good heat resistant hand held lights to our fire helmets for headlights too. Grins
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Hardly ever use a hand held flashlight anymore. I have several diff. headlights.
If you really like something,you better buy two!
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What's the runtime and lumens rating on the Fenix vs the Nitecore? I own flashlights from both, but I'm still trying to decide which headlamp to buy. I've got a very old Tika which is not quite bright enough for gutting a deer after dark nitecore hc50 ![[Linked Image]](http://nitecore.com/UploadFile/Images/product/HC50/1-1_HC50_ANSI_EN.jpg) turbo limited to 3 min due to heat protection
Dave
�The man who complains about the way the ball bounces is likely to be the one who dropped it.� Lou Holtz
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I have an AR coating on my glasses so reflections don't bother me, but I turn my hat around backward so the bill does not obscure the light at my feet.
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AyUp headlamp with 700 lumens on the highest setting. It also adapts to fit on my Bike helmet or bars. rechargable and about 4 hours of light on high. I carry the small backup battery as well when night hiking etc.
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Headlamp all the way. The Black Diamond Icon is my go to "bigger" headlamp. It has an external battery pack and 70m beam.
The smaller packweight one is a petzl tikka.
Gun control means hitting your target.
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after using it for a week now, I give the Nitecore HC50 two thumbs up.
Works well and the light modes cover all uses.
Dave
�The man who complains about the way the ball bounces is likely to be the one who dropped it.� Lou Holtz
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Who uses hand-held lights while hunting?
I personally love taking away one of my two hands while hiking mountains in the dark...grin...
- Greg
Success is found at the intersection of planning, hard work, and stubbornness.
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Love a headlamp. Have one on every morning while loading the truck
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I love them too. They make me think I'm in Alaska and on TV.
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For most tasks, I'll use a headlamp with white primary and secondary colored LEDs...but there is always a handheld in the truck and the pack.
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I use a small handheld led that has a hat clip, absolutely love it. serves dual purpose
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