Me to myself during testing:
"Don't point it that way! There's other campers near!"
Keep in mind that the other campers were 300 yards away-and in the woods. Is this light really that bright?
YES. IT IS. 😀
Say hello to the powerful, yet so versatile Fenix HP30R headlamp.
My writing style in my reviews-tend to flow as an organized rant. I'm struggling a bit here, because, where do I start?
The basics, we'll start there.
The light is the full package.
Full weight for me was 13 3/4 ounces, which includes the two 18650 battery's it comes with.
The battery pack has a belt clip, which is removable.
The headband is quite nice with a removable upper band to help keep this light on your head.
Doesn't sound like a rant yet? Well, let's get down to business here.
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| Tent VS HP30R |
The light has two modes, Flood and spot.
Each mode has four settings: Low, Medium, High, and Turbo.
The magic behind this beast is that you can use flood and spot both at once.
The numbers for the floodlight are:
- Low @ 5 lumens
- Medium @ 130 lumens
- High @ 400 lumens
- Tiurbo @ 750 lumens
- Low at 30 lumens
- Medium @ 130 lumens
- High @ 400 lumens
- Turbo @ 1000 lumens
Here's where the fun comes in, want big spot with a bit of flood? Try 1000 lumen spot with 130 lumen flood. And so on and so forth. You can really tweak these to match the situation you're in.
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| 1750 lumens maxed out. It's awesome. The farthest trees in the pic were in fact, quite far away! |
Powering this is two 18650 (2600mAh) rechargeable batteries, but, what if you upgraded to the Fenix ARB-L18-3500 (3500mAh) batteries? I'm quite awful at math, so you calculate how much extra run-time that gives you.
https://www.fenixlighting.com/product/fenix-arb-l18-3500-rechargeable-18650-battery/
Keep in mind, that this light doubles as a battery charger. I can charge my other Fenix products, or my Galaxy phone using the supplied cable. Fantastic!
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| The HL26R refueling from the mother ship HP30R |
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| Versatile. |
Refueling this light is easy as well. Simply recharge the batteries in the battery pack with the included USB charging cable-straight from your wall socket, or battery brick. or toss in a few 18650's from your standalone charger, or toss in 4 CR123A's. Versatile!
So, how does it feel? Fit and finish?
Fenix fans have come to expect a certain level of quality. This light certainly delivers. My main backpacking light is the HL26R. There's a significant weight difference here between these two lights. The HL26R at about 3 ounces and the HP30R at nearly 14 ounces. Once I set the HP30R up, got the battery pack on my belt, and the light on my head, I didn't notice it. It rode well, and was very comfortable. Nothing ever came loose or shook loose at all. I night hiked 4 miles with this in the rain. It did magnificent.
The controls in the dark are easy and intuitive. After a few rounds you just click it and go.
The materials are spot on. The housing is metal, not plastic and has a genuinely high end feel to it.
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| #SeeWhatMatters |
This light is the real deal. It delivers on it's promise of power. But surprises with it's versatility. It's incredibly powerfully, yet very aesthetically pleasing. It's a great looking light. And it delivers a powerful punch with incredible performance.
It's the Fenix lighting HP30R from Fenix lighting!
https://www.fenixlighting.com/product/fenix-hp30r-rechargeable-headlamp/
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