In reply to BnB:
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> That's for rechargeables in the expectation that you'll recharge regularly. Add the interchangeable "normal" battery pack for a tenner and you get the full 80 hours. Seems flexible enough
In reply to BnB:
If you can recharge regularly. Even if you go on a one-week hike and spend several hours in the dark (which does happen a lot outside summer), you already drained the rechargeable battery. And then just add the usual effect of cold on batteries if you go alpine.
I'm sorry but I still don't see how is this a forwards step, or why on earth would anyone buy this headtorch if one can get a good old Tikka or Tikka XP for less then half the price. Or who is the target audience of this headtorch aside from the ususal gear-freaks.
Even for gram counters this is a backward step.
Could you please explain, how you get 80 hours with an interchangeable battery pack?
Bwox: when 90 hours of operation is the standard, a 12 hour headtorch is anything but miraculous to me.