When backpack hunting, a headlamp may be used for simple task lighting around camp, but it may also be a critical source of safety as you navigate difficult off-trail terrain with a heavy pack on a nighttime packout.
A backpack hunter’s headlamp needs to balance weight, performance, and efficiency.
The headlamp should provide lower-lumen flood lighting for close-range work, as well as high-intensity focused light for wayfinding. The headlamp should have a lockout feature to prevent accidental battery discharge.
Total light output, runtime or battery efficiency, and the weight of the headlamp, are variables that are at odds with one another, so it is important to understand the trade-offs that exist in those areas and then evaluate how to balance what you need from a headlamp.
In the video (above, or on YouTube), and in the podcast below, we discuss the unique demands of headlamps for backpack hunting, the headlamps we have used, and what headlamps we will be testing and reviewing moving forward…
Additional Links
Here are links to items mentioned in the video and podcast. Again, everything at The Experience Project is 100% free from advertising or sponsorships. We will be sharing more testing and reviews on headlamps in the future, so be sure to subscribe to receive future updates.
- Our Headlamp Review from 2017
- Fenix HM50R v2.0
- Peax Backcountry Duo
- Nitecore NB10000 Power Bank
- Nitecore NU25 400
- Nitecore NU25 400 UL
- Black Diamond Spot
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We will be doing Q&A in future podcasts and videos, so let us know if you have a question that we should consider discussing.
