My $180 headlamp died in a storm on Mount Hood, so I finished the hike with a $15 backup
I was 3 miles from the trailhead on Mount Hood when the sky opened up and my fancy headlamp just went dark, no warning at all. I pulled the cheap one out of my pack, and it lasted the whole way back while the expensive one sits in a drawer now. So do you trust the price tag or the thing that actually works when it counts?