Nitecore NU25 MCT UL Rechargeable Lightweight Headlamp

The Nitecore NU25 MCT UL is a compact rechargeable headlamp with separate spotlight, floodlight and red modes, in a 2.37 by 1.3-inch body.

Having spotlight and floodlight as separate emitters rather than one adjustable beam is what makes this versatile. The spot reaches out for a trail or a distant object; the flood lights a work area without a hotspot. Mixing both gives 400 lumens for 2 hours 40.

A 10-lumen red constant-on mode preserves night vision. Red light does not reset dark adaptation the way white does, so map reading or camp tasks after dark do not cost twenty minutes of night vision afterward.

Ultralow runs 6 lumens for as much as 45 hours on the floodlight. That is the setting that turns a headlamp into emergency equipment rather than an evening's light, and the reflective headband adds visibility. Explore more headlamps and compact lights.

• Separate spot and flood, not one adjustable beam
• Spot reaches, flood lights a work area
• Red does not reset dark adaptation
• 6 lumens for 45 hours makes it emergency equipment