Coleman CHT 15 Ultra Bright Headlamp

One thing you need for sure when camping or backpacking is a flashlight.  Not just any flashlight but a Headlamp.  I never realized how much easier camping would be until I purchased one.  With two hands-free,  you no longer need to fumble with one hand holding the flashlight and the other getting the task done.  Everything is so much quicker.

A Rating

The waterproof Coleman® CHT 15 Ultra Bright Headlamp allows you to get the job done hands-free. Choose from seven modes: extra-bright, high, medium, low, white strobe, red and blue modes. Up to 150 bright lumens deliver a powerful beam that covers up to 180 feet on the highest setting. Each headlamp is powered by three AAA cell batteries and includes LEDs which never need to be replaced.  Has an extra-long runtime, up to 6 hours on high and 27 hours on low.


Our road test of this headlamp went extremely well.  The batteries are inserted into the side via a battery cartridge.  Follow the instructions as to which directions they face and slide the cartridge back into the unit.  The battery door, as they call it, unscrews with a key attached to the head-strap.  The door is supposed to stay connected to the key but falls off very easily... so keep an eye out for this.  

Turning on the light is a cinch... just press the button on top to toggle through all 7 modes of lighting.  The modes in order are: red, blue white, low, medium, high and strobe.  You can turn off the light by simply pressing the button after the strobe mode or past ten seconds in any mode.  Hold the button down three seconds and you'll skip straight to the high mode.  We used mainly the high beam during camp set-up and hiking.  The blue and red beams were used during the night in our tents.  All modes worked extremely well and as advertised.  There is even a battery indicator that lets you know if you're low on juice.  Used for three nights, the indicator was still green... meaning the batteries were well charged.

Wearing the headlamp is very comfortable and stayed on very well.  The headband is elastic, fully adjustable and will leave marks on your forehead if you're not wearing a hat.  That didn't matter much with us.  The light can adjust down and up for aiming the beam were you need it.  It's touted as being waterproof in some instances but I've also read water resistant.  We did not test the waterproof part but it held up fine in some rain...both light and heavy.  We're not exactly sure how durable this headlamp is as we didn't try to swing it into every rock we saw.  It will definitely withstand a drop though.  This lamp held up as promoted and we were more than pleased at it's performance.  

The only issue we felt may be a problem is the battery door getting lost...as it does not attach to anything.  All other functions worked wonderfully and as advertized.  We would recommend this headlamp any time and anywhere so we gave this headlamp a rating of A.  Our price of $34.99 comes with Free Shipping.  It sports a green/black color as pictured or in a grey/black color.  To purchase the Coleman CHT 15 Headlamp and browse our products, please visit our link Coleman Headlamp.  Please feel free to leave your comments about this product below.  Enjoy your day!

Coleman CHT 15 Headlamp

Headlamp showing battery cartridge,

 battery door and door key on strap