I bought a Petzl Actik for $35 on eBay brand new. It did not come with the rechargeable pack but I wasn't going to argue for the price. I intend on getting the rechargeable battery at some point but was planning on waiting until USB-C is standard. It is a phenomenal headlamp and my go-to for backpacking. I have a Princeton tech headlamp in my hunting bag that I love as well. The interface on that one is dead simple so it's easy to ensure that I'm turning on the mode that I want the first time and also easy to manipulate with thick gloves on during late season hunts. That Night core looks pretty cool so I'll take a look at it If I ever need something different someday but I don't see a reason to go buy a different lamp than what I already have.
Yeah definitely get the Nitecore NU25 with the upgraded UBC (believe it has the yellow solid strap with the two rope straps in back. It’s not super bright (400 lumens I think) but for like $36 you just can’t beat having that as a backup. Nitecore could’ve hit a homerun with this latest model if they didn’t cheap out on a .50 cent piece of plastic they could’ve 3D printed. But the NU25 are solid even if you just use them for around the house or a backup
Petzl's reactive lighting makes them the king. I forget what the original version with the technology was called, but I owned it for several years. Now I'm using the Swft RL with 1100 lumens and it's amazing.
The only caveat with that Nitecore model specifically is the back plate is made of the cheapest plastic unfortunately… if you even drop it once that goes from a head lamp to a flash light forever. But I will say that Nitecore makes the best headlamps for quality/price. The NU25 is legendary and super light with better brightness than the Petzel I believe. Nitecore makes solid products and best bang for the buck for an everyday light
As opposed to not supporting Amazon and paying more money? I don’t know what you mean by that, like what’s your objective by buying from somewhere else besides not liking Amazon (I’m not a fan tbh but it’s kinda baseless). It’s not like you’re gonna hurt Amazon in the slightest… especially their drivers deliver more packages than UPS and USPS combined. They deliver for multiple big vendors. They’re all made in China anyways 🤷♂️
I really like the Fenix headlamp I have. The rechargeable battery being a standard battery for a lot of different electronics is really nice.
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I bought a Petzl Actik for $35 on eBay brand new. It did not come with the rechargeable pack but I wasn't going to argue for the price. I intend on getting the rechargeable battery at some point but was planning on waiting until USB-C is standard. It is a phenomenal headlamp and my go-to for backpacking.
I have a Princeton tech headlamp in my hunting bag that I love as well. The interface on that one is dead simple so it's easy to ensure that I'm turning on the mode that I want the first time and also easy to manipulate with thick gloves on during late season hunts.
That Night core looks pretty cool so I'll take a look at it If I ever need something different someday but I don't see a reason to go buy a different lamp than what I already have.
Yeah definitely get the Nitecore NU25 with the upgraded UBC (believe it has the yellow solid strap with the two rope straps in back. It’s not super bright (400 lumens I think) but for like $36 you just can’t beat having that as a backup. Nitecore could’ve hit a homerun with this latest model if they didn’t cheap out on a .50 cent piece of plastic they could’ve 3D printed. But the NU25 are solid even if you just use them for around the house or a backup
Petzl's reactive lighting makes them the king. I forget what the original version with the technology was called, but I owned it for several years. Now I'm using the Swft RL with 1100 lumens and it's amazing.
I would gladly buy the Swift RL for double the cost of the Nitecore ut27, which has 300 less lumens.
The only caveat with that Nitecore model specifically is the back plate is made of the cheapest plastic unfortunately… if you even drop it once that goes from a head lamp to a flash light forever. But I will say that Nitecore makes the best headlamps for quality/price. The NU25 is legendary and super light with better brightness than the Petzel I believe. Nitecore makes solid products and best bang for the buck for an everyday light
Talking about big headlamp yet supporting Amazon? Kind of doesn't really make sense to me...
As opposed to not supporting Amazon and paying more money? I don’t know what you mean by that, like what’s your objective by buying from somewhere else besides not liking Amazon (I’m not a fan tbh but it’s kinda baseless). It’s not like you’re gonna hurt Amazon in the slightest… especially their drivers deliver more packages than UPS and USPS combined. They deliver for multiple big vendors. They’re all made in China anyways 🤷♂️