Thanks to modern batteries, electronics and LED bulbs, headlamps are now available in all shapes and sizes. Inevitably, they now come with various lighting modes of…
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It’s headlamp season, folks. Honestly, it’s surprising just how quickly morning light goes once we get into September. Once-bright morning hours are now dark, but there’s…
Brilliance is defined a couple of ways: either by how much light something puts out, or by how smart something is. By both standards, Petzl’s Tikka…
Sometimes evolution happens in slow increments, and sometimes it makes great leaps. Black Diamond’s ReVolt combines lessons learned gradually from previous designs to leap to the…
Is brightness the be-all, end-all? In some cases yes, in others … maybe not. When you’re throwing off 200 lumens from your head in the middle…
Outlasting your headlamp batteries is a serious bummer; when traversing through the dead of night, the last thing you need is a burnout two hours before…
Many ultrarunners find that headlamps alone are insufficient to navigate dark technical trails. Lightweight, compact versions typically don’t produce enough brightness for confident footing, and heavy-duty…
Headlamps serve two primary purposes for road runners: to see, and to be seen. You want something that lights your path, and effectively alerts others (especially…
A trail runner’s ideal headlamp is one that punches a big hole through the darkness without tearing a big hole in your wallet. Black Diamond’s Spot…
It’s hard to top the utility value of a durable headlamp that’s bright enough to light your way on dark morning trails, but small enough to…
My search for the latest and greatest gear for Spring 2010 continued at Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2009 in Salt Lake City. The tradeshow rolled on…
Headlamps are mandatory if you’re one to participate in the Dawn Patrol. With 5:30 am starts, using anything but a headlamp is unthinkable (unless it’s a…
The UK Vizion 3AAA Headlamp is new to the outdoor market which is stacked with headlamps. Seems like everyone wants in on the LED market and…