Storm 400 Headlamp

I bought this to check on my chickens, dogs and my garden at night. I’ve never worn a headlamp but it is very helpful. It frees my hands up from having to hold a flashlight. The size is great and not too heavy on my head. The build quality is very good and the lights have different strengths of brightness. The light even tilts so you can look ahead when you walk but also see the ground. I love it so much that I bought my husband one too!

Light weight, durable, and used blue and red like often

Second black Diamond I’ve purchased. First one lasted 7 years and I’m not easy on ‘em! So far this one has been great!

This lamp is very bright and has awesome battery life. I love that there are so many colors and modes. Particularly green as it gives the best visibility while preserving your night vision best. As a service member, I needed a headlamp that would dim green, and when I turn on and off, remember the last settings and remain dim and green. Its the only lamp I've found that does that. I have had some issues with the capacitive auto bright feature. I do very much wish that I could disable that. Not only is it not tactical, you risk blowing out your rhodopsin and blinding yourself and everyone around you if you touch the thing in the wrong place. That being said I have had several lamps and this one has the best battery life with options for decently bright and the color green.

Works great. I hope they keep making stuff like this.

I've had 2 of these now: same issue. The locking plastic clip that secures the batteries broke. It's such a simple thing and literally the only piece that needs to not break. Why not make the clip out of metal, at least? It's the ONLY real stress piece that needs beefing up. And without that clip, the whole unit is useless. Shame, because I love the headlamp and features.....but can't use it with this stupid little clip. this new one, I ordered in April 2024, only used it 1-3x/week for outdoor things around the house. It has NOT seen hard use of any kind. I babied the crap out of it, never let it scratch anything or bump up or smack, AND I bought a hard case for it to keep it safe while just sitting in my drawer or in it's proper pocket in backpack (purposely not thrown in bottom to avoid any weight on headlamp even while in case), NOTHING! Still broke within a few uses. That's insanely bad quality and engineering.Buy Petzl or another quality brand, because BD has fallen. Literally the most important piece on the headlamp and it was barely touched or used, stored proper, babied purposely, and the same fail point failed again. What the hell? Shame, because I like the headlamp and features, but it's USELESS as is. And now I'm out money and have to buy another damn headlamp. I have a crappy walmart energizer headlamp that has lasted for over a decade, but big bad Black Diamond can't make a better design or metal clip and make it last for even a year? Embarassing.

I love this headlamp. It is really powerful on its highest brightness setting. Just be cautioned that if you leave it on the brightest setting, the battery will drain quicker. That is compounded when the temps are cold. But I think this is something you’ll encounter with many of the headlamps on the market.I have taken this camping in Yellowstone, in my neighborhood, and have also used it to search for bugs or for hunting. It is multi-purposed and has great longevity. Just pack some extra batteries.

Very bright and adjustable