How to choose a headlamp for outdoor mountaineering?

Headlights can be described as an essential equipment for outdoor sports,  it is a must in the activities of mountaineering, hiking, mountain camping, etc., and it is also a signal source for rescue.Headlamps are the eyes outdoors at night.
Headlamps can free your hands, life is much more convenient. Therefore, here we discuss with you how to choose your own outdoor headlamp.

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The requires of outdoor climbing headlights

        Outdoor mountaineering headlights focus on the use of rain, snow, fog, wet night harsh environment under natural conditions, which requires headlamps to have sufficient brightness and continuous lighting time,

At the same time, it has waterproof function, and the headlamp should be light and portable.
In addition, the headlamp also needs to have a long-distance and near-lighting adjustment function, so that long-distance lighting can be used to find the right direction when hiking, and close-up lighting can help to view a larger area.
The waterproof performance of the headlamp

Camping outdoors and hiking are inevitable to encounter rainy days, so the headlights must be waterproof, otherwise the rain will cause a circuit faults, otherwise there will be many safety hazards in the night without lighting.

The headlamp should have a be fall resistant.

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A good performance headlamp must have fall resistance and impact resistance, in outdoor sports the headlamp is easy to slip from the head phenomenon.If the battery falls off or the internal circuit fails, it will bring a lot of unsafe factors.

Other recommendations for headlamps

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Since the headlamp is squeezed in the bag in outdoor sports, in order to ensure that the switch is not automatically opened due to extrusion, it is recommended to choose a headlamp with two switches;
It is recommended to buy a headlamp that can be used to charge the headlamp with a power bank, which avoids carrying a headlamp backup battery and reduces outdoor carry-on supplies and weight.


Post time: Mar-14-2022