Elijah
Newly Enlightened
I will agree that the Farpoint headlamps are decent for the price. I have a couple that I picked up at the Grocery Outlet a couple years ago. They are definitely convenient for shorter tasks like taking out the trash, but the battery life is just OK, not great. I will add that they are Micro-USB charging, not USB-C, which is unfortunate. Also, they are definitely NOT waterproof. There is a little orange flap that covers the clicky-switch and USB port, but it's just a loose flap, not a gasket of any kind. They were cheap enough that I don't regret getting them, but knowing what I know now, I would not buy them again, and would opt for something that's at least waterproof, and has USB-C charging and/or takes a 18650 cell. YMMV, but I think the battery life would be too short given the criteria the OP laid out.The Farpoint FLHR35206 is a flood/spot 18650 headlamp available at low cost (under other brands also). It has simple spot/flood/off sequence, no flashing. USB rechargeable, 1200mAh capacity is a bit low but OK. I just picked one up locally OTC for under $5.
I did discover than long press when on causes up or down dimming which is not in any instructions. However there is no "memory" of this setting, if switched off it come back on at full output.
One end is magnetic and can be used for small work light.
Dave
BTW, Thanks for the tip on dimming. I had not discovered that, but I just tried it and it works great. Long-press seems to alternate between dimming and intensifying depending on what you did last.
-Eli