Went in with a cheap headlamp versus a real work light and it nearly cost me

I was checking out the old Sunrise Mall in Corpus Christi last month, focusing on the lower food court area which is pitch black. My first trip, I just had a basic headlamp from a hardware store. It cast a narrow beam and made shadows jump everywhere, completely missing the broken floor tiles near the old Orange Julius. I almost took a bad step into a service pit. Went back a few days later with a proper 1000 lumen work light on a tripod stand. The difference was night and day, literally. It flooded the whole space with even light, letting me see the full layout, all the trip hazards, and even some cool old signage I'd missed. Don't cheap out on your light source in these places. What's the most reliable light setup you all bring into the really dark sections?

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cole_miller9d ago

A caving forum swears by dual headlamps with flood beams.

leo6038d ago

Flood beams are a battery killer though.