1*AA headlamp

You can bring along a Nitecore EZ AA in addition to your Zebralight. It uses one AA battery so you can share batteries with your Zebralight. It weighs only 20 grams so you wouldn't be adding much weight to your setup.

-Sid

Sid,
I've read some previous threads in which you mentioned this option. It does sound like a nice combination. Do you use it as just a flashlight or attach it on the headband with some equipment to be a headlamp?

I really want to get a "EZ AA", but am still thinking about if there is a flood-to-throw headlamp with 1*AA which I think is more convenient to use. I also like the ability to zoom in to the max which let me able to see very far away. If HL20 has the zooming feature, it would be my best choice.

Besides, is there any product has the rotating function similar to the "Princeton Tec Pilot" and the ability to carry a EZ AA? I just think the "Fenix Flashlight Headband" is a little too big and heavy, and don't like something similar to Nitecore D10 headband which is not angle adjustable. How do you guys make a flashlight a headlamp?

The only time I would need throw is when I'm hiking at night. I don't use trekking poles, so I don't need my hands free while hiking and I can just hold the flashlight in my hand. For camp, I prefer the flood beam of the Zebralight.

A clip like those utilized by Fenix flashlights would work great for the EZ AA. You would be able to clip it to the brim of a hat. Unfortunately, Nitecore doesn't make clips for the EZ AA. The clip that comes with the Zebralight may work for the EZ AA, as they have similar dimensions.

The reason I like these lights more than any other is because they are current regulated. I can't stand lights that are not regulated.

-Sid

Here's one I made: 1 Watt LED, current regulated, single AA Lithium battery, 75g including battery.

Wow….I'm really impressed that you made that. You should sell these. Do you think there is potential to get the weight down lower? Is the enclosure metal? A lithium AA weighs about 15g, so this headlight is about 60g I believe. If you could get the weight of the light down around 30-40g I bet it would be immensely popular.

The black box is plastic, ABS I think. The back is 1mm aluminium, to dissipate the heat from the LED. The weak point at the moment is the switch – a 3 position slide switch for off/low/high – which is not in the slightest waterproof. I wish I could get the multiway push switches that you get on commercial products. I'm quite happy with the weight as it is, eg the light collimator is a solid optic which matches the LED to give a very nice beam. A simple reflector would be lighter but I really like the beam from the collimator.

Nice work, Stuart. I like the simplicity you create.

I found another one, Browning Phantom 70 Headlamp.
This one is 2.4 oz, 68g, including AA battery, and looks nice too, but maybe not regulated.

However, I just bought a Fenix HL20. I like its beam type and brightness. But there is still some cons. The plastic seat looks a little ugly and vulnerable. Furthermore the level of brightness jump too much from low(4 lumens) to mid (48 lumens). I think it’s better to have additional level like 20 lumens. Besides, it is not that small and light as I thought, and Fenix claims that it weighs 49.5 g excluding battery, but I found this weight is excluding headband, plastic seat, and battery. On my scale, it’s 94g, 3.3oz, including a Akaline AA.

Anyway, I like this headlamp so far, and will bring it for the over year countdown trip next weekend.

4sevens has been releasing some pretty cool things within the last month. One of them is their "prism kit." This kit will turn a light with throw into a floody light.
http://www.4sevens.com/product_info.php?cPath=297_304&products_id=1973
http://www.cpfmarketplace.com/mp/showthread.php?s=cc8631be8bb08be6e98235686a592ee7&t=202968
The prism kit in combination with one of the quark lights (not sure if its compatible with other lights) will allow for easy throw to flood. The Quark line has a couple different lights that run on just a single AA and are very well received by the candlepower forum community. As you can see the kit also comes with the head band with 3 different positions for a light. 4Sevens also offers different colored filters for the Prism Kit. If this had come out a couple months earlier I would have likely opted for this instead of my Zebralight 501 (even though I do love this light) Hope this helps.

I just picked one up from sourcingmap today, and for the price I think it is an awesome little headlight! You will find lots of decent headlamps at the following site:

http://www.sourcingmap.com/headlamp-c-1137_1336.html