ustBrila 450 LED Headlamp, Black, One Size

If you're looking for max brightness in a headlamp and are less worried about battery life, this is a good option. Its a great for keeping in the car/truck glovebox or your toolbox at home but less well suited to camping scenarios, IMO. The reason for this is that with the extremely bright output (over 400 lumens), the three tiny AAA batteries will only keep it alive for abut 2 hours. This is not enough to get through a weekend camping trip in my experience (especially if it is Fall or Winter when it gets dark early). Given that this light uses COB (Circuit on Board) LEDs instead of Surface Mounted Diode, I expected the battery life to be better than the Energizer Vision Ultra HD which is rated to 400 lumens using the same battery pack, since COB LEDs are usually about 25% more efficient than SMD. Both manufacturers rate these headlamps at 2 hours in max brightness. The Energizer is rated at 50 hours on low (20 lumens) whereas the UST is rated at 40 hours.Since it is lensless, the light pattern from this headlamp is very even and short-distance - it is more of a flood, but a very bright one. Perfect for lighting up an engine compartment while trying to fix something in the dark, or illuminating an area while trying to find your dropped keys.As you can see from the photos, both lamps are about the same size, but the UST lamp is slightly more bulky, though not a noticeable difference on the forehead. The UST lamp is also about 6 grams heavier at 79 grams (not including strap) versus 73 grams for the Energizer.Both are rated IPX4 (basically they can handle light rain but not immersion).The big difference between them is that the UST uses a traditional interface - click 1 for High/Turbo (450 lumens), click 2 for medium (100 lumens), click 3 for Low (20 lumens). With the Energizer, those same 3 clicks produce (1) High/Turbo, Flood (high), and Spot (high). However, on the Energizer each of the lamp choices is infinitely dimmable by pressing and holding the button. On paper this sounds really handy but in practice it is too fidgety - especially since the headlamp does not retain the setting after being shut off. Honestly I prefer the simplicity of the UST interface - High, Medium. Low.Bottom line, if you're in the market for the brightest headlamp you can find, but want to save $$, the UST looks like a good choice.

I've used headlamps for decades for just about everything from working on projects around the house like under the sink or in the attic to hiking, biking or taking the puppy out. They give you plenty of easy to direct light but your hands are free. I still have my first one which still works well but the standard bulb compared to today's LED bulbs make it look like a night light...I now have several LED headlamps most of which are rechargeable so I usually take a spare when I'm out for any length of time just in case the battery dies. This one takes 3 AAA batteries so you can take along a spare set of batteries. I like how the battery compartment door is hinged so you won't drop it and lose it in the snow or something.It has 4 white light modes (3 levels of solid and one flashing) and two red light modes (solid and flash). But it also remembers the last mode it was in so the next time you turn it on it is in that mode plus once it is in a mode the next time your press the button it turns it off. I have several where you have to cycle through all of the modes to turn it on AND off. So that is a great feature to have.Adjustable band is comfortable and the light itself is light, you don't even notice it.I haven't tried it long enough to test the batteries but it is rated at 40 hours on low which should give you plenty even on high. But you should carry a backup set of batteries anyway.Overall, this is one light that I will always have with me.

I've previously purchased a couple of headlamps like this for camping, household repair work, and general emergency-preparedness. All of them have been waterproof (like this one), all use rechargeable batteries (like this one), are LED (like this one), and have normal vs. "special" modes (different colors/flashing/etc; like this one). The others were a tiny bit more bulky than this one, BUT they were also half the price and better than this one on this critical feature: in addition to the strap that goes around your head, they had one that runs across the top/middle of your head. My young son would put this one on (for bedtime reading - haha) and every 15 minutes he'd ask me to tighten it again because it would have gotten loose again and fallen down onto his face. Sooooo what you have here is a headlamp that costs twice what comparable units do, and won't stay put. Not recommended.

It has a button that'll turn on a red light, solid. If you press that same button again right away, it turns into an SOS flash pattern. (If you wait a few secs and press again, it'll just turn off.) That's different to me.The only other button (both are on top of the light) you push once each (right away) to cycle through 3 brightless levels and SOS pattern. SOS is always high beam. Light does not remember last setting, so each time you turn it on you have to cycle.Battery access is a simple push lock. Headlamp has 3 angle positions.The band is stiff but soft to the touch elastic. There's a hard plastic contoured frame that the lamp rests on. There's no padding behind it, just the strap. The lamp's not so heavy or large, though, so it isn't uncomfortable. Strap is, of course, adjustable.I guess I'm more into USB charging lamps, but there's plenty of use for battery powered. It feels sturdy and the strap is, too. A solid 4 stars for me.Don't forget to use the Smile.Amazon.com address - It's an Amazon program where many things you buy every day will generate a small donation to the charity of your choice. Read about it here: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/chpf/about/ref=smi_se_rspo_laas_aas