Selecting the best hiking headlamp usually starts with how to select the best head torches for hiking. This is because everyone’s criteria for “best” are different. In most cases, hiking as a group activity, the choice of headlights is not only for lighting in the dark, but also the different brightness of light can affect vision. In addition, unknown weather factors will also affect the use of headlamps, and rain and snow will have high requirements on the shell material and waterproof level of the headlamps. For those who like to hike in low temperature, we also need to consider the durability of the battery at low temperature. Therefore, it is wisest to choose hiking headlamps by different dimensions.
The difference between hiking headlamps and other types of head torch is that they need to hold trekking poles as a safety support. The irradiation distance and lumens of the headlights should take into account whether the synchronized vision is affected. At this time, you should choose a headlamp with 200-300 lumens for a short walk. The suitable bright light not only ensures the brightness, but also does not affect the itinerary of other people. Secondly, the spotlight of the headlight and the dual light source of the floodlight can provide astigmatism and spotlight functions for different road conditions. What’s more, different color lights will affect vision, red light can be used for hiking in the wild, yellow light can be used in rainy and foggy weather, LED white light can be used in tents, and flashing light mode is generally used for SOS for help.
To sum up, the best choice of hiking headlamps should be decided based on different usage conditions, and one-sided consideration cannot fundamentally solve the problem of hiking headlamps.
