Beware of the Beam

The strongest red-light headlamps with AA battery

The strongest red-light headlamps with AA battery ranked by specs — with beam profiles and buying options.

1 Fenix Fenix HM23 V2.0 5 lm
  • 300 lm
  • 88 m / 289 ft / 96 yd
  • 1930 cd
  • Flood
  • AA Alkaline
  • 86.3 g / 3.0 oz
2 Nitecore Nitecore HA11 5 lm
  • 240 lm
  • AA Alkaline
  • 60 g / 2.1 oz
3 Nitecore Nitecore HA13 5 lm
  • 350 lm
  • 120 m / 394 ft / 131 yd
  • 3500 cd
  • AAA Alkaline
4 Petzl Petzl ARIA 2 RGB 4 lm
  • 450 lm
  • 100 m / 328 ft / 109 yd
  • Flood
  • AAA Alkaline
  • charge port in the light
5 Petzl Petzl Actik 2 lm
  • 450 lm
  • 100 m / 328 ft / 109 yd
  • Flood
  • AAA Alkaline
  • 98 g / 3.5 oz