Running Light

Petzl tikka is a good headlight used by climbers in and around camp.
This has enough range for running use and uses low battery power.
Plus its incredibly lightweight.

Yeah, because wearing a miner's hat won't make you look any sillier at
all...

I've tried the "brand" ones, like Pietzl (sp?) and the other that I
can't think of right now, but the best one I've found was at Target,
an Eveready, at all of $9.99. In the winter I have to use one, there
are no streetlights at night here, & I live too far out in the
country.

Teresa in AZ

Simpledog said:

Any recommendations on a good running headlamp, you know, the kind
miners and climbers wear too?

TIA

Simpledog said:

Any recommendations on a good running headlamp, you know, the kind
miners and climbers wear too?

TIA

I like a Black Diamond Spot - at least for the conditions where I run =
non-technical, wooded, frequently with snow, but did use it a little
without snow. I'm not sure I'd be comfortable with that level of light
on unfamiliar trails, wide meadows with braided trails, etc.

Lights that seem to be getting best reviews these days may have a 1-watt
LED (some have 3-watts) and maybe some less bright, less
battery-guzzling leds where you don't need as much light. I find the
shape of the beam more limiting than just the brightness - more oval in
the vertical direction, like high beams and fog lights.

I also only use lights that will take primary lithium batteries (or
maybe NiMH rechargeable). Alkalines are useless in cold weather.

Dot

--
"The goal is training and adaptation, not destruction and injury."
- John Hardy
http://www.mountainrunning.coolrunning.com.au/misc/training.shtml

Dot said:

Simpledog said:

Any recommendations on a good running headlamp, you know, the kind
miners and climbers wear too?

TIA

I like a Black Diamond Spot - at least for the conditions where I run =
non-technical, wooded, frequently with snow, but did use it a little
without snow. I'm not sure I'd be comfortable with that level of light
on unfamiliar trails, wide meadows with braided trails, etc.

Lights that seem to be getting best reviews these days may have a 1-watt
LED (some have 3-watts) and maybe some less bright, less
battery-guzzling leds where you don't need as much light. I find the
shape of the beam more limiting than just the brightness - more oval in
the vertical direction, like high beams and fog lights.

I also only use lights that will take primary lithium batteries (or
maybe NiMH rechargeable). Alkalines are useless in cold weather.

Dot

I bought a small diode flashlight from the hardware store for $4. It
has an array of 8 diodes so it spreads the light. Then I matched the
head of that flashlight with a lithium cell phone battery and retained
the charging connection so it can be automatically charged. It's fun
to run into someone with a regular light. They are lighting a tiny
area and I'm lighting up the whole street/path.

Simpledog said:

Any recommendations on a good running headlamp, you know, the kind miners
and climbers wear too?

TIA

I recently replaced the one I lost and I think the new one is better.
Its a rayovac from walmart. With my old garrity , i had to unscrew 3
tiny screws to change batteries. The new one has a krypton bulb which
is good for seeing further at night. I have been out a night with my
old led one and it would not see far enough ahead to see trail
markers. I think they have improved so be careful not to buy old
stock. buy at walmart, where the stock is fresh. You probably want a
strap goes over your head not just around your head.