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Night Navigation Calculator

Headlamp runtime and battery needs for night sections.

Inputs

Results

High-mode runtime (hrs)

3

Battery drain (%)100
Battery sets needed2
Spare batteries1
Battery weight (g)96
Speed penalty (%)40
Recommended lumens300
Lumen adequacy (%)100
Moving time (hrs)6.4
Off (hrs)0.8
How to Use This Calculator
  1. Enter Night section (hrs), Headlamp brightness (lumens), and Battery capacity (mAh).
  2. Set Number of headlamps, Terrain Difficulty, and Road / path.
  3. Adjust Maintained trail, Off-trail hiking as needed.
  4. Review the High-mode runtime (hrs) result.
  5. Use Battery drain (%) and Battery sets needed to inform your decision.
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