Lightest Headlamps & Lanterns: Top 20

Lightest first, out of 94 listed (outliers excluded).

  1. 1. Black Diamond BD 1500 Charger — 18 g
  2. 2. arata AHL-250 — 19 g
  3. 3. Montbell Clip-On Compact Light — 21 g
  4. 4. Montbell Compact Multi Lamp — 22 g
  5. 5. Black Diamond BD 1500 Battery — 28 g
  6. 6. Montbell Rechargeable Compact Multi Lamp — 28 g
  7. 7. Nitecore HA11 — 38 g
  8. 8. Nitecore NU20 Classic — 38 g
  9. 9. Black Diamond Deploy 325 — 39 g
  10. 10. Nitecore NU11 — 41 g
  11. 11. Nitecore HA15 UHE — 43 g
  12. 12. Petzl SWIFT® LT — 43 g
  13. 13. Montbell Mini Lantern — 44 g
  14. 14. Nitecore NU21 — 44 g
  15. 15. Black Diamond BD 1500 Battery & Charger — 46 g
  16. 16. Montbell Compact Headlamp — 46 g
  17. 17. Nitecore NU25 MCT UL — 47 g
  18. 18. Nitecore NU25 MCT — 50 g
  19. 19. Nitecore HC33 — 51 g
  20. 20. Black Diamond BD Distance LT Battery — 54 g

Weight is the only measure here, so products that differ in brightness and run time are compared together. Lighter does not mean better.