Why does this have a separate charging dock required and not just a USB port like the petzl battery? Why doesn't it fit in other headlamps with flat and open battery box designs? Before long someone is going to need to create some standards in the major headlamp makers, just like what happened with sleeping pads and R value. OR JUST LIKE HOW AAA IS A STANDARD BATTERY SIZE. I don't want more stuff to lug around and lose like a charging dock. The ability to use this in place of AAA batteries should be a standard in headlamp design. . . however in the petzl headlamps I cannot use the BD battery, and in BD headlamps I can't use the petzl battery. . . . HOWEVER: Petzl created a flat no frills design to plug and play their battery interchangeable with AAAs. BD seems to have purposely designed their battery to not work in even the simplest petzl headlamp which is an open box to accept any battery design. BD has chosen to make their battery too thick and include ridges and bumps to prevent compatibility. If my team, or climbing party, or hunting group is out and we needed to swap batteries (bad on us for preparedness) but seriously when you're walking all night up and down mountains light can become vitally important and you shouldn't make it harder for teams to operate gear interchangeably. Get together with some other brands and do something good for us all in the outdoor industry and the environment considering battery production and not just your company.
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