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2024'S GUIDE TO HEADLAMPS

RANGE

This is the distance in metres that the beam reaches. The range figures shown in this feature are for the most powerful light setting.

RUN TIME

The more powerful the torch, the more power-hungry it is. Run times shown in this feature are for the lowest and highest light settings.

STRAPS

COMFORT IS KEY, SO STRAPS SHOULD BE SOFT AND STABLE ENOUGH TO SUPPORT THE WEIGHT OF THE HEADLAMP. MOST STRAPS USE A SLIDING ADJUSTMENT (SOME USE A TOGGLE) THAT CAN BE TIGHTENED OR LOOSENED ON THE GO. REMOVABLE STRAPS CAN BE

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