I hike, sometimes for a week at a time. I did my research and was happy to see PB tech stock this model. It's incredibly bright, so you no longer need to be concerned about nightfall on the trail. Battery life is reasonable on medium settings (12 hours) and that's plenty bright. Throw in usbc charging, waterproof and a decent size to weight ratio and it's well worth the purchase over cheaper models (my last headlight lasted 400 hours but at like 20% of the output which just isn't worth it to rely on)