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The original was posted on /r/Ultralight by /u/Jjays on 2024-12-26 20:03:02+00:00.
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Comparison of original Nitecore NU25, updated NU25, and the NU20 Classic.
I’ve been using the original Nitecore NU25, purchased with a LiteSmith modded headband, for a few years and have taken it with me on several trips into the great outdoors. As much as I loved this headlamp, the downside was it being charged via micro-USB while everything else I own uses USB-C, so I purchased the new NU25 about a year ago after it was released. While I liked that it was brighter and now had a USB-C charge port, I didn’t care as much about how they changed the button configuration and form factor with the new model, so I soon went back to using my old headlamp.
And then Nitecore released the NU20 Classic, a faithful upgrade to the original NU25, which I recently purchased from Garage Grown Gear during their holiday sale. I did not however care for Nitecore’s version of an ultra-lightweight headband, the same one they added to the new NU25 UL, so I took some 1/16 in. blue reflective shock cord purchased from Litesmith and created my own new headband for the NU20 Classic just like my old headlamp had.
Since I currently have all three of these headlamps, I’m selling the older two soon, so I’ve decided to share a few photos. And knowing ultralighters, I’ve also included their weights, taken from my Ozeri kitchen scale.
Original Nitecore NU25 headlamp with Micro-USB (Litesmith modded headband)
Weight: 32.0 grams / 1.13 oz Mono-price mini Micro-USB cable: 6.5 g / 0.32 oz Combined lamp and mini-cord: 38.5 grams combined / 1.36 oz
Included micro-USB cable: 20g / 0.71 oz
New Nitecore NU25 UL with USB-C
Weight: 46.5 g / 1.64 oz
Nitecore NU20 Classic with USB-C
With factory “UL” headband: 38.0 g / 1.34 oz With self-modded headband: 30.5 g / 1.08 oz
I'd have shared some outside photos of the headbands in action, but it's currently very wet here in the PNW.