I already had a headlamp, but I bought the Snowminer because it's great for illuminating inside a tent. It has the lantern mode for wide light disperal, plus the handy hook for hanging on a line at the top of the tent.
And you can easily put the Snowminer in regular "narrow" beam when you want better forward light viewing, typically when you're outdoors walking down a path (or looking for a bear
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