Headlamp?

[mtnbound]

Looking at the fenix and had this exact same thought as well on using the flextail battery. If you look hard enough, you can find cells with a larger capacity than both the flextail and the factory fenix cell. You may even be able to find cells that allow for power output as well for charging a phone.

Same thought as well.

 

[USMCret]

I just had the opportunity to use a Fenix HM62T overnight on a SAR call and was very impressed by it. I will order another one and replace my current headlamps with it.

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Well you just screwed up my plans. Looking at the run times of this is 4hrs@1200 12hrs @400 and 23hrs@130 weighing in at 4.4oz this vs the diamond 500 with 7Hr @500 and the 19hr@250 makes a tough choice but the Fenix does give you that 1200 LM option

 

[mtnbound]

Well you just screwed up my plans. Looking at the run times of this is 4hrs@1200 12hrs @400 and 23hrs@130 weighing in at 4.4oz this vs the diamond 500 with 7Hr @500 and the 19hr@250 makes a tough choice but the Fenix does give you that 1200 LM option

This is not the first time I have screwed up someone's plans, but you will like the new plan.

 

[ColeyG]

I’ve used 3-4 generations of the BD Storm and they are great.

For a little more juice and a rechargeable option, the Petzl Swift RL is crazy bright for a small headlamp. 1100 lumens for 100 grams.

Both have lockouts.

I don’t like the controls of the Petzl lamps as much as BD. Cycling through each power setting every time you turn them off is annoying. Other than that relatively minor annoyance, they are awesome.

 

[MTGrizz]

Petzel is good. Recently bought a black diamond and it's crap - battery door doesn't work so it went from packaging to trash and never got used. Yes, I'm one of those men who doesn't like returning shit - somehow it's more satisfying to slam it into the trash and then gripe on Rokslide

 

[BigLou]

Peax backcountry is hard to beat

 

[Felton]

I’m not a sheep hunter but I love flashlights. I prefer my zebra lights to any of my Felix lights. I’d also question the advertised run time of the Fenix… any light for that matter.

Unfortunately Zebra lights don’t have a lock out feature (that I’m aware of). They are programmable though.

Anyhow check out zebra lights. No affiliation just a lover of flashlights and head lamps.

H600Fc Mk IV 18650 XHP50.2 Floody 4000K High CRI Headlamp-H6

www.zebralight.com

Don’t forget to pick up some 18650s

I believe there may be some value in carrying a couple 18650s and a charger to charger your phone as well as having backups for your flashlight.

 

[Blacktail_Brown]

Reviving this old thread. Just bought the Last Light 1800 and it ticks a lot of boxes. I primarily used the Fenix HM50R and BD Diamond storm. I still use the BD storm as a backup because of the AAA battery compatibility and lockout features. But front and center will be the Last Light 1800. Lockout; memory to last use; red light first when cycling through; USB-C rechargeable; and incredibly bright.

 

[CMF]

Energizer works great, when not in use, turn one battery around so head lamp does not turn on accidentally.

Be careful witht this method, I've had some coast lights that when I do this, the metal tab bends over and battery will lose connection. Have to bend it back out with pocket knife.

Take a look at the COAST FL85R.
I have 2 of these and IMO, whether your a Mechanic, Farmer, or Hunter, this thing will go toe to toe anything else overall.

I'll second this light, I have several and pretty good all around light.

 

[CMF]

These are what I'm planning on trying for sheep hunt in Aug, although I'll have a scout trip in June to try them out. It's a Coast model similar to the Zebra light that uses the 18650 battery. I'll have one spare battery. The coast model battery has a direct charging port. I'll be adding weight, which I don't like, but I plan on making longer trips than I typically do elk hunting so I want to make sure I have enough battery and something I can charge. I'll also be adding the nitecore nu20 as a backup. I usually don't run a spare, but again, I'll be bar from the truck for many days so I figure worth it on this trip.
My standard light is usually a coast FL85R with a couple of their rechargeable batteries and a set of AAA lithium spares.

 

[AKFreezerFiller]

Black Diamond Storm with fresh Lithium battery and one spare battery has worked well for me on several hunts.

 

[N2TRKYS]

I’m not a sheep hunter but I love flashlights. I prefer my zebra lights to any of my Felix lights. I’d also question the advertised run time of the Fenix… any light for that matter.

Unfortunately Zebra lights don’t have a lock out feature (that I’m aware of). They are programmable though.

Anyhow check out zebra lights. No affiliation just a lover of flashlights and head lamps.

H600Fc Mk IV 18650 XHP50.2 Floody 4000K High CRI Headlamp-H6

www.zebralight.com

Don’t forget to pick up some 18650s

I believe there may be some value in carrying a couple 18650s and a charger to charger your phone as well as having backups for your flashlight.

I like the Zebralights, as well. A slight turn of the battery cap(loosening) will keep it from turning on.

 

[justinspicher]

I’ve got a BD with a rechargeable cell, but it will also work with AAA batteries. I didn’t use it much on my Alaska hunts, but I’ve used it everywhere else quite a bit. Its nice not having to tote extra batteries and dead batteries everywhere.