I prefer to have a head lamp. It allows you to have two free hands. The LED light uses little juice and lasts forever. I went over 4 years of camping and 2 of hunting and didn't have to replace them (I did just out of safety sake though). We're talking HOURS of light in warm and cold weather. And for those that don't have a four wheeler to drag the deer out of the woods, it's nice to see where you're walking while dragging.