I used a few cheap colemans, energizers, played around with my brothers Princeton Tec a few times, then bought a Black Diamond Storm and thought I had the holy grail of headlamps. All the features, the different colors, modes, etc, etc. Even recommended them to a few friends that bought them.
Then Bwana started telling me about Zebralights, and I finally pulled the trigger on one, and man am I glad I did. There is a night and day difference (no pun intended)! I have the floody model in a neutral white color, and the beam distribution is perfect. Decent throw with absolutely no hotspot. The color of the light is great for not bleeding out colors. The 18650 battery lasts incredibly long as well. I honestly find myself using it almost daily now.. any time I'm doing any sort of mechanic work, checking meat on the grill in the dark, bringing wood in from outside.
And Ray, the top strap on the zebra is removable if you don't want to use it. I used to think I didn't want it either and was going to take it off right away when I got the light, but I actually like it and have left it on.
