Spare Headlamp?

[kcm2]

I carry a smaller headlamp but not because I expect my primary to fail. I hunt until last light and having a 2nd light to hang in the tree next to my dead animal makes it much easier to find or to bring my friend(s) in to help.

 

[Billdoe]

I carry a smaller headlamp but not because I expect my primary to fail. I hunt until last light and having a 2nd light to hang in the tree next to my dead animal makes it much easier to find or to bring my friend(s) in to help.

I carry a glow stick for such a purpose

 

[Dark timber]

I always have 3 on me. One on my head and two cheapos in my pack. I’ll gladly carry a couple ounces extra in case something happens.

 

[esven89]

I carry a backup coast headlamp. It’s never fun when you have to hike out in the dark

 

[shtrbc]

I carry a smaller headlamp but not because I expect my primary to fail. I hunt until last light and having a 2nd light to hang in the tree next to my dead animal makes it much easier to find or to bring my friend(s) in to help.

lighted arrow nock on a short piece of cordage....

 

[Austink47]

I had to change the batteries to my headlight in the dark one time. Now I always have a petzel elite.

 

[Randle]

Yep ,Petzl E lite weighs nothing and is in my pack all the time

 

[ResearchinStuff]

At least 2, sometimes 3. Plus batteries. I like to leave a light at the kill site when I'm shuttling meat to stay it away from bear

 

[NRA4LIFE]

I think this has been said, but I don't necessarily carry a 2nd headlamp but I always have a 2nd source of light.

 

[Grady.J]

I do, and still managed to screw it up one hunt. Forgot my main headlamp at the truck. No biggie, I had a backup, Petzl Bindi. First night, pull it out and its dead. No biggie, I've got a power bank with plenty of juice, its rechargeable. Plug it in, nothing. Not sure what it was, I've charged it at home no problem, I tested the cable and power bank and it would charge my inreach, but wouldn't do anything to the Petzl.

I ended up using my buddies backup, an old petzl tikka, and it was almost useless, especially at dawn and dusk when its not totally pitch black, but you still can't see anything.

This year i picked up a couple of nitecore nu20 classics. Weighs the same or less as a lot of other headlamps for both of them, and they're bright enough to be a primary. I dont want to rely on an e-lite or my cell phone in steep grizzly country.

 

[Mauser1909]

I usually carry a spare light in the form of the Streamlight MicroStream. In a pinch the pocket clip can be attached to the brim of a hat. It doesn’t weigh much and it’s rechargeable.

 

[BCDJR]

Do you guys carry a spare headlamp/light in your pack? Going through my pack list and trying to decide if I need a spare headlamp or not.

I've been using a zebralight for ~10 years now and its been bulletproof, but for some reason I'm freaked out that its gonna fail on a hunt and leave me in the dark..

Edit to add: I carry an extra 18650 battery, so running out of juice is not a concern.. the spare lamp is strictly for a failure of my main light.

 

[dtrkyman]

I have some super light generic light for a backup and usually a spare 18650 batter for main light.

I keep the battery out of the spare light!


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[bigunit]

I really like the nebo micro as a backup. Stays in my bino harness, usb c rechargeable, can clip to hat instead of needing a strap and has multiple light modes including red.

 

[Blackdog317]

Yes. I always carry a backup. Switched to rechargeable headlamps a couple years ago. No more spare batteries to rotate, keep up with, forget or lose. Now everything can be recharged from a 10k battery bank (inreach, phone, headlamps, watch, steripen, etc...).

I don't miss keeping up with several types of batteries and replacing them each year, prior to the season. The only back up battery I carry is for my rangefinder. So far, I like this strategy better and don't see myself going back.