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Vitchelo V800
A light that stacks up poorly to the competition. Below average performance. Not recommended.
Black Diamond Cosmo
A good light offering solid performance, but strong competition leaves the Cosmo caught in between better lights and...
Coast HL7
A compelling light that offers an excellent long-distance spot beam, and very good flood optics, but faces strong...
Yalumi LED 140-Lumen
A quality light offering better than average performance at a good price.
Black Diamond Iota
A good-enough solution for runners that sells for half the price of the much better BD Sprinter.
Energizer Vision HD
This headlamp from Energizer offers good performance, and you might find it at check out at your local Home Depot or...
Northbound Train LED
This headlamp is priced similarly to the Black Diamond Spot and $15 less than Editors' Choice winning Black Diamond...
Petzl Tikka
A quality-built and easy to use light that will serve well for many years. But, the Petzl Tikkina offers slightly...
Petzl Reactik+
This headlamp comes with great promise. It is the most compact and inexpensive headlamp in Petzl's fleet that offers...
Black Diamond Ion
The first version of the Black Diamond Ion was the first micro headlamp we ever used. At the time, it was hard to...
Petzl NAO+
The Petzl NAO+ is impressive, but at $200 list, it is hard to justify. Competing lights like the Zebralight offer...
Black Diamond Astro
An attractive price and excellent close-proximity lighting make the Astro a compelling light so long as you don't need...
Princeton Tec Vizz
The Princeton Tec Vizz provides solid beam brightness, but for $50 it faces some stout competition from models that...
Black Diamond Icon
The Black Diamond Icon is one of the top 5 highest scoring headlamps in our trail finding test and a competent...
Petzl Zipka
A good solution for backpacking, the Zipka'a unique design balances small packed size and weight, with quality...Ad-free. Influence-free. Powered by Testing.
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