Which headlamp to choose?

Are you choosing a suitable gift, a headlamp for yourself or your loved one and are hesitating which model is best for you? Here is a summary of our advice and recommendations. Undoubtedly, each person has individual needs, but we ourselves play sports every day, so take our recommendations below as a basic guide to your choice.

Thekey is whether you're looking for a lightweight headlamp and therefore prefer light weight (Lucifer S2X, Z2Micro), or whether you need high performance and extreme endurance (Lucifer L+ and X) or choose a compromise (Lucifer M6+).

Our best-selling headlamp so far is the Lucifer M6+, which is the most versatile, has great performance and endurance, and a reasonable weight.

A HEADLAMP FOR RECREATIONAL OR COMPETITIVE SPORTS ?

For competitive sport, all 24h races or overnight races we mainly recommend the Lucifer M6+ headlamp. Especially if you are running OB (Rogaining) or cycling MTBO. If you mainly or exclusively run (distance marches, ultras, 24h Lysa, B5H, 7BV etc.) then you can also choose the lighter Lucifer S2X headlamp (possibly with one spare battery).

If you only do recreational sports, then the M6+ headlamp may be unnecessarily heavy and powerful for you, but not necessarily. The high power and long endurance of the M headlamp is often suitable for casual (non-sporting) use such as hunting, construction, fishing or as a working headlamp in remote isolated areas and farms. A lighter, cheaper outright running headlamp is the Lucifer S2X. The Lucifer Z1 headlamp is then our lightest headlamp, weighing 100gr including battery, a replacement for all common AA or AAA headlamps, but still providing an order of magnitude more light output compared to them. This is the right headlamp for hiking, travelling and cycling. It is very collapsible, so you can carry it daily as a so called EDC.

HEADLAMP FOR BIKE / CYCLING ?

For the bike, we most recommend the M6+ headlamp, especially if it will be your only light. The high luminosity of this headlamp is just awesome and makes riding anywhere safe and comfortable. The Lucifer M6+, like the S2X, also has the advantage of two different optics (combination of two different light angles), so it illuminates nicely both the close surroundings and has a long range, but for some the headlamp together with the battery mounted on the helmet may already be too heavy. Of course, you can always extend the battery with a cable and put it in a jersey/backpack, but some people don't like that either. If you already carry one light on your handlebars, then you can carry the lighter Lucifer S2X on your helmet or alternatively the Lucifer Z2Mini headlamp, which is completely cable-free.

All of our headlamps can be mounted well on both the bike helmet and the bike frame. We recommend mounting on the bike helmet if you have this light as your only light. The advantages are obvious - where you point, you shine. We can recommend the handlebar mount for those who commute to work along a familiar route.

For off-road riding it is very convenient to have two lights, one on the handlebars and one on the helmet. The headlamp on the handlebars illuminates exactly all the bumps and casts the shadows you see with your eyes. The headlamp on the bike helmet is then a great accessory, because sometimes you need to look beyond where the handlebars are pointing (e.g. to see into a sharp turn, to illuminate a running dog, to look behind you, etc.). Such lighting greatly increases safety in autumn and winter, when roots and cut logs are covered in leaves and blend in with the surroundings. With a single light, you have to go slower or know that there are no such obstacles. With two headlamps you have perfect visibility even in difficult terrain.

A HEADLAMP FOR ORIENTEERING ?

Our headlamps were made specifically for orienteering, because we like to run it ourselves. Especially the M6+ headlamp with 1900 lumens and 1:45 endurance is great for OB. This is enough time even for very long winter training runs. You can also reach for a more powerful model, the Lucifer L+, 3500 lumens, it is a downright racing OB headlamp, with which you will not get lost even on the biggest Nordic races. Count on a heavier battery though, this one can be worn on your head, but it may not be comfortable for everyone. However, for normal training you can use this headlamp with a small 2-cell battery.

HEADLAMP FOR HOBBY USE AND YOUR HOBBIES

Since the beginning of our company, headlamps have been very popular with Czech mushers, especially the M model and more recently the L model (for racers).

Headlamps are also used by anglers (model M or L) and fishermen (model M, S2X, S2RED or Z2Mini).

For astronomers, the Lucifer S2RED headlamp with red light is suitable. It also has a setting to always turn on in red mode. The red mode is also suitable for hiking, alpine trekking or for boat captains on a boat.

HEADLAMP FOR WORK

Many of our customers use the M series headlamps for work in e.g. car repair shops. We have also registered several uses of our most powerful L and X series headlamps in the construction industry, where statisticians check the condition of buildings or surveyors illuminate an entire tunnel with a headlamp to see small labels.

Headlamps also find use in remote locations, isolated areas and farmsteads. You will appreciate the wide cone of the headlamp, illuminate a large area clearly and always have an overview. Another advantage is the long life of our headlamps, you don't have to charge them so often.