Bench-verified trail weight: 68 g
// Lighting · NF-400
Nightfinder 400 Headlamp
400 lumens, 68 grams, USB-C. Finds the trail, then the tent zipper.
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars. 4.7 91 field notes
$79 CAD
Four hundred lumens is enough to pick out cairns across a dark boulder field; 68 grams is light enough that you forget it's on your head at dinner. The Nightfinder runs five modes — spot, flood, mixed, red, and strobe — through a single glove-friendly button with a lockout so it can't drain itself on in your pack.
USB-C charges it from the same cable as everything else you carry, and a reserve indicator goes amber at 20% instead of surprising you at zero. IPX7 means rain, dropped-in-a-creek, and snowbank retrieval are all fine.
Built for: Backpacking, Basecamp & camping, Winter & shoulder
// The numbers
Specifications
| Max output | 400 lumens (spot) |
|---|---|
| Weight | 68 g with band |
| Burn time | 4 h high · 40 h low |
| Modes | Spot / flood / mixed / red / strobe |
| Charging | USB-C, 3 h full charge |
| Water rating | IPX7 |
| Beam distance | 95 m |
| Lockout | Yes, long-press |
// What it's made of
Materials
- Polycarbonate housing
- Recycled-PET woven headband
- 1,200 mAh lithium-polymer cell
Something break anyway? That's what the repair bench is for. Lifetime repairs, free of charge.
// From the trail register
Field notes (91)
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars.
“Dawn-start scramble in the dark: spot beam found the cairns, red mode kept the tent peaceful at 4:30 a.m. Sold.”
Ravi P. · Sunburst camp, BC
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars.
“Love the lockout and USB-C. Band could be a touch grippier over a toque.”
Kim L. · Algonquin interior, ON
// Rounds out the kit
Carried together
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