Tell Us What Do You Use Your HeadLamp For?

[OldGreg]

Mostly caving and exploring drains and sewers. I use the 160 lumen blackdiamond storm. Good battery life, IPX7 waterproof, small, and bright enough unless you are in a large chamber.

 

[Going_Supernova]

Redacted.

 

[buccilli15]

My H52 is used daily for walking my doggies

 

[Frank E]

Working in the garden.
Picking gastropods off my plants.
Observing the garden wildlife and feeding the hedgehogs when they come into the garden
Looking for things under the sofa / bed/ (often other flashlights).
PCB SMD work
Electrical / plumbing work.
I've had a few Led Lenser head lamps. All failed at the cables Must get round to repairing them.
I've just got myself a Fenix HL55. It's a little heavy but should last longer having no cables.

 

[Aussi]

I always thought that i will never need one.
Then we had a mouse in the attic...
Putting up the trap was okay with the small light up there.
But checking it i needed a flashlight.
The Klarus XT11S in one hand was okay but i wanted to have both hands free...
Then i bought a Skilhunt H02R and i like it.
I never thought that it could be like this, there is light whereever i look and both hands are free :twothumbs

And my eight month old son likes my shining head

 

[tyler_jet]

I have a led lenser H14R.2 and I use it at the moment ice blasting asbestos with dry ice.

 

[Offgridled]

Walking the dog at night. Walking around my cabins in Yosemite. Headlamps are so useful. Reading a book in my tents or hammock. Endless advantages

 

[proee]

I recently bought a nitecore HC30 headlamp and use it for running at night. It has plenty of light for the trail. However, even through it's very lightweight, I still feel tension on my neck toward the end of the run. I usually run a 3.7 mile loop off road.

 

[T<25]

BBQ in dark :candle:

 

[Boko]

Fantastic photograph, OldGreg. I've never heard of exploring sewers as a hobby. Aren't you afraid a giant tidal wave of raw sewage is going to come surging down the tube?

 

[Going_Supernova]

Fantastic photograph, OldGreg. I've never heard of exploring sewers as a hobby. Aren't you afraid a giant tidal wave of raw sewage is going to come surging down the tube?

Paris has a museum in their sewer-I had to go through it on a college study abroad class. Stupid professor! Of all the museums we could have toured that day, he picked the sewer museum! Yes, it stunk! :toilet:

 

[RedLED]

Used my Surefire headlamp to assist in a pre flight inspection of a helicopter, Bell Jet Ranger, owned by an old friend of mine. (He has a private jet too). He had just got the chopper back from a basic routine maintenance job that cost over $40,000. Headlamp was great because there are more things to check on helicopters.

But, you still need to do the pre flight checks, many more than the little planes I fly. I don't fly very much these days, however, the headlamp made the checks so much simpler than a regular flashlight on somethings, many things.

You still need a flashlight, even in the day, but the headlamp is something I would loved in the 80's for this. When my friends and I would fly up and down California all night long for something to do.

 

[TKC]

When I was in Alaska for 3 months; it was dark ALL the time, I used it to walk my dog. And back home, I use it to walk my dog.

 

[Kaa_]

I used to have all kind of headlamps from Petzl. Tikka, Myo XP, Tikka XP, RXP, Reactik XP, etc. Primary for use at boy scouts etc.

Nowadays I use my Fenix HL60R for work around the stables and when walking with the horses. On my riding helmet I have a Petzl Actik attached for riding in the dark.

 

[xdayv]

Wow, a lot of uses for sure, the headlamp is really a universal tool! Wondering how you guys bring it while on the move? I got an E-Niner pouch to house the SF Minimus.

 

[RedLED]

Oh yes, standard in edc bag here!

 

[ripcurlksm]

Exclusively for backpacking. Recently got a 3xAAA Black Diamond Spot and a Streamlight 1xAAA as a backup We got a lot of snow this winter!

 

[RedLED]

Where are you camping, if you don't mind me asking?

 

[blah9]

Yeah that looks awesome! Nice pictures. Looking forward to going on some night hikes with my headlamp hopefully soon again.

 

[Offgridled]

Never leave home without it!!