What LED headlamp for SAR

[grizz]

I use the energizer 7 led. 4 light modes. 3aaa. has worked out very well.
An at $20. u can have a couple.

[yaknowthatguy]

I'm a flashlight geek, with a particular penchant for headlamps.

I have a SureFire Saint and love it. Will run off 123 Lithiums or AA batteries. rheostat adjustable output. very even light output and VERY comfortable. It's the first headlamp I've thought enough of to buy two.

It has two drawbacks - one, it's not UL rated for explosive environments (doesn't matter to 99.999% of us, but for my job it does, so I have to use other headlamps). two, it's spendy.

not your average headlamp....but well worth it for versatilty, output, comfort and quality.

[mk216v]

I'm a flashlight geek, with a particular penchant for headlamps.

I have a SureFire Saint and love it. Will run off 123 Lithiums or AA batteries. rheostat adjustable output. very even light output and VERY comfortable. It's the first headlamp I've thought enough of to buy two.

It has two drawbacks - one, it's not UL rated for explosive environments (doesn't matter to 99.999% of us, but for my job it does, so I have to use other headlamps). two, it's spendy.

not your average headlamp....but well worth it for versatilty, output, comfort and quality.

Speaking of SF, I just picked up one of their new G2X Pro flashlights (15lumens low, 200lumens high). For $65 it's a damn steal!! Super light and compact. Thought you might be interested.

[yaknowthatguy]

The G2X Pro is probably the best bang for the buck that SureFire sells. I'm a dealer, but dont do a lot of volume, SF's markup percentage is quite low.

One brand I've seen out of China is Fenix flashlights. VERY impressive for build quality and light output (I have one, dont recall model # right now). Unless someone is hung up on getting SureFire for the brand name, I'd take a long hard look at Fenix. Dont know of a headlamp yet, but they have a good selection of handhelds with quite reasonable prices for their capacity. Their machining is about 97% the quality of SureFire, with a price around half. Worth at least a quick look.

[Corey]

I bought the G2X Pro a few months back, it is the envy of quite a few at work.

[verdesardog]

If you are still in the market I just picked up a Princeton Tec Apex from here. (the price is cheaper now then when I ordered it)

As several on here have said, this is very good for the money! Several of our team members use this one.