Nitecore NU30

The light that keeps both hands free.

The Nitecore NU30 is a rechargeable headlamp built for the jobs where you need your hands, not just your eyes. Fixing a fuse box in the dark, walking the dog on a moonless street, cooking by torchlight during a blackout, or setting up camp after sunset. It sits on your head, points where you look, and leaves both hands free to actually do the work.

At 90 grams it disappears once the headband is adjusted, and the strap with reflective markings means you can wear it for an hour without it feeling like a headache waiting to happen. The primary white light runs up to 500 lumens and reaches out to 130 metres, more than enough for the backyard, the street, or a bushwalk after dark. A second high CRI white light gives soft, accurate colour for close up tasks like reading or sorting gear, and a red light protects your night vision or works as a slow flashing signal in an emergency. USB-C charging means it shares a cable with the rest of the house, and a full charge takes about 2 hours.

Key features

• Up to 500 lumens maximum output
• 130 metre beam distance
• Three light sources: primary white, high CRI auxiliary white, and red
• Up to 97 hours runtime on lowest setting
• Built in 1500mAh Li-ion battery
• USB-C rechargeable, full charge in about 2 hours
• IP66 dust and water resistant
• 1 metre impact resistance
• Lockout mode to prevent accidental activation in a bag or drawer
• 90 grams with adjustable, reflective headband

When you will reach for it

Checking the fuse box or the water meter in the dark. Walking the dog after dinner in winter. Setting up camp, cooking over a portable stove, or finding your way to the toilet block after dark. Working under the house or in the roof cavity where a torch would need a third hand. Reading in bed without waking anyone else. The kind of hands free lighting that comes up more often than people expect, at home as much as outdoors.

Why this one

Nitecore is one of the most trusted names in portable lighting. The NU30 earns its place in the Urban Resilience range because it does the one thing a torch cannot, light your work while leaving your hands free, and it does it reliably at a weight you forget you are wearing. Long runtime on the low setting means it will still be working on night two of an outage, not just the first hour.

Pair it with a Nitecore TUBE V2 for the keys or an LR40 lantern for the room, or grab all three in one of the Urban Resilience Blackout Kits for full household coverage.

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