Best BUDGET headlamp in existence!

[@danielec]

Please do not insert the battery the wrong way. Damages the battery, drains it and could cause damages or even explosions. Use a little square of hard plastic and slide it between the contacts. Insert it in the battery compartment when in use not to lose it.

[@grey5135]

Why don't you just get a permanent marker and put a + and a - by the respective terminals?

[@manbiteslife3110]

What would that do/@@grey5135

[@clancys_creed]

@@grey5135😂

[@XplorinWithPaul]

Just take out the battery. Making it to complicated 😂😂

[@inthecoryhouse5369]

I got this at your recommendation and it is an amazing headlamp. Great features and super affordable!

[@blackibex]

What kind of advice is that? Reversing battery polarity can cause device failure, short circuits, damage to electronic components, battery leakage, and in extreme cases, explosions or fire.

[@Synistercrayon]

Welp....he's not an electrician, huh??

[@LETSGETUTILIZED316]

I never had a problem with the $5 ozark trail one at walmart.

[@theunheardprophet4315]

Dude, did you just tell us to reverse the polarity of a battery?

[@blackibex]

That's what he did.

[@briteidea08]

I own this one and a few other Energizer head lamps. They work decently and I’ve had them last for years. Only downside is they don’t offer replacement bands. So when they stretch. You buy a new band from another brand. Or get the material to make new headbands.

[@benlopez9033]

I have two of those on my fire helmet. They last one to two years a piece. Better than buying $200-300 lights that crap out at 13 months and no longer eligible for warranty.

[@Undergroundexpedition]

I agree with this advice. Minus reversing the battery. I've never had it turn on by accident.

[@s14slide]

Been using these lamps for years. Tried a bunch of other lamps since I bought this for the first time. There may be others with more lumens, but by far, you can't beat this for the price.

[@MeOutside]

I got one of them. I was on a trip and realized I forgot my headlamp. Worked great, I’m still using the original batteries. You don’t need a $70 headlamp.

[@spikeeus]

I prefer rechargeable headlamps. Nu25 still has my heart.

[@MeOutside]

@@spikeeus Me too. I have two Petzel Core’s, Actic and Tikka; not cheap gear. I have two rechargeable flashlights too; super high lumens and they last a long time. All cost a good bit. But the Energiser I picked up works fine too; if I need to loan somebody a headlamp they get the $15 dollar one and I use the $80 dollar one.

[@ruffrize]

This thing is pretty bright works well for me

[@justyouraveragejoe7359]

Hey Dan, I just wanna say thanks for turning me on to the firebox folding knife. Great deal on an awesome knife. Again, you steer me in the right direction. You still the man!!!

[@baileywilliamj]

Feels like every backpacker has had this headlamp at one point. I had it when it had the sliding bar instead of a button and it would turn on all the time.

[@xnihilo1044]

Love this channel! Most of the cool stuff I see here I use for moto camping.

[@hernaldobenitez9611]

Energizer also sells a 1000 lumen hybrid for $15 as well

[@joeykerr5517]

I've had one of those, it's ok. I prefer having an LED strip style nowadays. I'm currently using one called the One80 I think.

[@sakernancompressor]

instead flipping battery polarity, just insert a small piece of paper or hard plastic between battery and holder, this will cut the power.

[@THE-FISHERMAN-424]

NICE ONE MATE 👍

[@jstephenf9546]

Energizer now has a 450 or 500 lumen rechargeable headlamp. It won’t reach out quite as far as my black diamond headlamp but it’s close.

[@matthewhall3165]

I've been using the red version of these for the past decade. The only problem is that the stretch band elastics loosen over the years and I haven't found replacements.

[@PhoenixFlowerEmma]

Can you not fold it then sew it to the required tightness? Or find heavy duty elastic from a fabric store/sewing place for say waistband or suspenders and sew it to the inside of the old elastic and then when right fit trim the old excess. I mean you could do it by hand or get a seamstress be good to practice your sewing first aid though incase you need to sew someome or yourself up before you can get to a hospital.

[@briteidea08]

Unfortunately Energizer doesn’t sell or replace the headbands. But other brands do sell replacements. Princeton tec bands work ok for a replacement. I have both a Princeton Tec remix and the one shown. The bands work well. Another thing you could try. Buy the material. Find a local alterations shop to make new bands.

[@ShedStrength]

These are good, but old tech. Plenty of budget headlamps with built in rechargeable batteries available, and the brightness doesn't fade as much as the battery drains.

[@ShedStrength]

Don't turn the batteries around, your short circuiting the batteries...

[@velotill]

I can get the same headlamp for 10$ at Decathlon (a french sports and outdoor megastore found across Europe) but with USB charging (off of the 50$ PV panel on my bag of course) Energizer must be really in a desperate spot still trying to hook people on throw away AAs in 2023.

[@christopherhohman8758]

Cheapest rechargeable headlamp from Decathalon cost 23usd plus shipping. And it's less bright and doesn't have variable brightness.

[@kyfisher3662]

I pack mine without battery's to save on weight

[@lorismith8479]

Energizer $10 Canadian!!!

[@kazuhayashi2142]

You can get a 4 pack of (much better) vonts for 20$

[@Electrologia]

The guy has no basic level knowledge about electronics and advice to reverse the polarity of battery.

[@familygarayua8491]

I got a better option. For all you Costco members go check out the Duracell headlamps they sell 3 in a pack for under $15

[@ManDime222]

They are junk…good while they last…if you actually use the thing it will be toast within a month…my work hands them out like candy because they just don’t hold up to everyday conditions…honestly better off spending 30 bucks on the cheapest Milwaukee headlamp…a coworker used it for over 6 months daily and gave it to me…and it is still going after a year of 5 days a week minimum use

[@bigbadaboomboom]

It's crap lol

[@terryt2910]

I have an older one. Yeah. It works fine, but it is not rechargeable. I've pledged to not buy stuff that isn't chargfeable, anymore.

[@joh9421]

Just buy some rechargeable batteries

[@terryt2910]

@@joh9421 Why bother?

[@ike8236]

​@terryt2910 "why bother" well then because you have a rechargeable headlamp but can use normal batteries in emergency.

[@terryt2910]

@@ike8236 For me, it's a matter of simplicity. And yes, using rechargable batteries is a good upgrade for older units.

[@mollies13]

in god we trust should of bought rechargeable light then.... why were you expecting this one to be rechargeable unless you are bad at reading?