I haven't read all the posts yet. Most headlamps are 3 ounces or less. That's not much. If you really want to you can get a maglite solitaire. But. I know most of the time that I'm in the sack by the time it gets dark in the summer. You may still get caught out in the dark and you need the headlamp. Like others say, you might not need one but it's there when you do.