Black Diamond Revolt 2017

Our gear editor chris townsend tested this headlamp for the november 2017 issue of the great outdoors concluding that it was one of the best tested in that issue with one flaw.

Black diamond revolt 2017.

Above you can compare the revolt left versus the storm right. The great outdoors awards 2017 shortlisted camping category. Black diamond ember power light. The difference is somewhat subtle but the storm on the right shines brighter and wider than the revolt with much better battery life.

Black diamond revolt headlamp 19th december 2017. With 130 lumens of power the revolt easily spots anchors while you rappel in the dark. Alex roddie has used this. Black diamond helio 105.

I tested the black diamond revolt for three months. I took it on night time hikes with heavy rain. The 2017 black diamond revolt. See my review of the updated 2017 version of the black diamond revolt headlamp which replaced the version reviewed below one of the few downsides of backcountry travel is the volume of alkaline batteries we burn through and throw away.

The black diamond revolt is a powerful versatile and rechargeable headlamp that has now been fully redesigned to be completely waterproof making it adaptable for any nighttime mission. I took it car camping on the coast of california and in the los padres national forest. Review by graham thompson first published in trail magazine january 2017. And a dimming feature.

With 300 lumens of power the revolt easily spots anchors while you rappel in the dark proximity lighting gives you a large area of light for hiking down the. Black diamond jetforce tour 26l. The black diamond revolt is a powerful versatile rechargeable headlamp for climbing hiking camping or any other time you may find yourself out after dark. This is a quite relevant comparison since the storm works great with nimh rechargeable batteries.

Black diamond changed that with the revolt and the 2017 model takes it up another notch. Proximity lighting gives you a large area of light for hiking down the trail. Black diamond revolt 350. Black diamond helio recon 95.

So the first thing that attracted me to the revolt is that it s rechargeable.