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NeilBlanchard · 12-06-12, 05:01 PM

I've become a huge fan of headlamps - hands free and it always lights where you are looking. This is the model I like:

Spot Headlamp - Black Diamond Mountain Gear

The center spot light is very bright, and lasts for at least 8-10 hours at full brightness on rechargable ((3) AAA Eneloop) batteries); and it is dimmable. It would last a lot longer than that, but since it dims as the power drops, I just recharge the batteries. The two white LED's are more general lighting and last much, much longer, and they are also dimmable.

The red LED's are surprisingly useful when you want to see but not disrupt your night vision. and it does have a strobe mode for any of the sets of LED's.

In the power outage during Sandy, all four of us had one of these and it made things kinda' fun really. Doing all sorts of different work around the house, my headlamp in indispensable.

12-06-12, 05:01 PM	#3
NeilBlanchard Journeyman EcoRenovator Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Maynard, MA Eaarth Posts: 383 Thanks: 78 Thanked 39 Times in 32 Posts	I've become a huge fan of headlamps - hands free and it always lights where you are looking. This is the model I like: Spot Headlamp - Black Diamond Mountain Gear The center spot light is very bright, and lasts for at least 8-10 hours at full brightness on rechargable ((3) AAA Eneloop) batteries); and it is dimmable. It would last a lot longer than that, but since it dims as the power drops, I just recharge the batteries. The two white LED's are more general lighting and last much, much longer, and they are also dimmable. The red LED's are surprisingly useful when you want to see but not disrupt your night vision. and it does have a strobe mode for any of the sets of LED's. In the power outage during Sandy, all four of us had one of these and it made things kinda' fun really. Doing all sorts of different work around the house, my headlamp in indispensable.