Lightweight, Waterproof, Rechargeable Bikepacking Headlamp

Lightweight, Waterproof, Rechargeable Bikepacking Headlamp Lightweight, Waterproof, Rechargeable Bikepacking Headlamp is a necessity when riding in the wilderness and camping at night. Choosing one with an elastic adjustable headband will allow you to keep your hands free while working (no "hold my flashlight") and keep you focused on the task at hand. Sorry, No Sales Of This Product Outside of the U.S.A. We&';re big fans of dynamo lighting and they&';re fantastic for seeing out in front of the bike, but when you have a maintenance issue in the dark, if you&';re going to be doing hike-a-bike for more time than your dynamo light capacitors offer sustain (15 mins), or if you want to set up or break down your camp without losing your tools (and your mind), you&';ll need a headband mounted flashlight like this. We&';ve researched the category and as always, have an opinion on what&';s best for bikepacking. There are literally hundreds of headlamps available in the market, almost all of them are great for one thing or another. Don&';t get caught up in the bulb brightness or battery storage arms race, and reflect on the purpose of this tool. Here&';s a checklist: 1) It has to work. Every time you need it to, and without a lot of fuss. Is that piece of junk you got from Amazon going to perform when you&';re fumbling around in the dark because you have a flat tire or think you might hear a bear? 2) It has to have long battery life, long enough so that you don&';t have to recharge it all the time and that you&';re confident it&';s going to work when you need it to. 3) It has to have simple controls. 4) It has to be waterproof and have an onboard USB rechargeable battery. A plus if it can also use a commonly available battery such as an "AA". 5) It should be lightweight and not take up a lot of room. 6) It should have an adjustable head band that will fit onto your head or helmet and be washable / resistant to soil because, well, we try to avoid disposable stuff. 7) The pricing shouldn&';t be subsidizing a brand. It&';s a headlamp, not designer jeans. Our conclusion - the Wuben H5 - your new wilderness lighting partner. The Wuben H5 is an all aluminum ultra-lightweight USB rechargeable headlamp that provides hands-free capability for your daily tasks and outdoor activities. The H5 features a bright 400 lumen wide-angle floodlight that illuminates your entire field of view. In "medium" mode, it provides 150 lumens, In "low" mode, the lamp clicks down to 50 lumens. The unit is IPX68 rated, meaning it can be submersed in water and still operate. This is one of the things that drives us to like this lamp. It also comes with a spare set of "O" rings that will allow you to use this lamp well into the future--replacing the "O" rings is something that will allow you to retain IPX68 rating well into its dotage. The Wuben H5 has a user-friendly one-button design where you can switch between high and low modes, and access the important S-O-S mode with a double click. The other cool thing is that it remembers the mode you had it on last, meaning that there is less fumbling with the lamp to get it working the way you had it going last time. This is a big consideration for me, I get very frustrated by small devices and their lack of respect for my short attention span. It has an onboard 920mAh 14500 3.7v battery with an easily accessible USB-C charging port and this battery can be replaced with a simple "AA" battery in the event you need on-the-go power. This flexibility is one of the things that pushes this right into our interest category--we love products with resilience and its so easy to pack an extra AA along with our tool kit. What&';s cool is that the battery included in the Wuben H5 has an on-board USB-C port which allows you to charge the battery separately from the unit itself. This makes the device a lot more robust, no fiddly charging ports on the device, it&';s all up to the battery itself. The battery fully charges in 3 hours. Ships with the following: Aluminum H5 unit with magnetic mount and rotatable headlamp mount - 62g Pack of extra "O" rings - for future servicability High quality safety lanyard Adjustable, lightweight headstrap - 18g 920mAh 14500 3.7v Battery with onboard USB-C Charging Port - 20g, easily replaceable with Alkaline "AA" battery for extended use USB-A to USB-C cable User manual When mounted on the adjustable headstrap, the unit rotates in two dimensions - horizontally and vertically, allowing for the ultimate in adjustability. Specifications: 73 Meter beam distance 175 Degree Wide Beam Angle 5 modes - switch with a tap: High, Medium, Low, Moon, and SOS Magnetic tail end for tool lighting IPX68 Waterproof Constructed with 6061 Aviation Grade Aluminum with class III hard anodizing process Power indicator with four modes