Silva
Free Pulse 1500
2026 trail lamp: 1500 lm Speed Mode, XS or S battery
- Brightest
The Free Pulse 1500 is Silva's 2026 modular headlamp for trail running and cross-country skiing: 1500 lumens in Speed Mode and 1200 lumens on Max mode, a headband with integrated cables, a power bank function over USB-C and a choice of the 14.4 Wh XS battery (230 g) or the 24.1 Wh S battery (263 g), rated IPX5.
Key specifications
- Overall score
- 2.9 out of 10,EntryHow we score
- Light output, brightest setting
- 1,500 lm
- Beam distance
- 185 m
- Burn time, brightest setting
- from 50 min to 1 h
- Power
- Removable rechargeable battery
- Weight
- from 230 g to 263 g
- Dust and water rating
- IPX5
Full specification
Bars and score: XS battery (standard model)
Light
- Light output, brightest setting
- 1,500 lm
- Boost mode
- No
- Beam distance
- 185 m
- Light output, lowest setting
- 80 lm
- Figures to ANSI/PLATO FL 1
- Yes
Burn time
- Burn time, brightest setting
- from 50 min to 1 h
- Burn time, lowest setting
- No data
Power and charging
- Power
- Removable rechargeable battery
- USB-C charging
- Yes
Features
- Red light
- No
- Automatic brightness
- No
- Lock
- No
Weight and protection
- Weight
- from 230 g to 263 g
- Dust and water rating
- IPX5
Variants
2 variants
38679XS batteryStandard model- Colour
- Black
- Burn time, brightest setting
- 50 min
- Weight
- 230 g
- UK model code
38679- RRP
- £129.99
38680S battery- Colour
- Black
- Burn time, brightest setting
- 1 h
- Weight
- 263 g
- UK model code
38680- RRP
- £149.99
Alternatives
Chosen from the overall scores, recommended retail prices and sizes of the models on sale in the UK.
Cheaper
Within a point of its score, with a lower RRP
Black Diamond
Astro 300Overall score 3.6 out of 10, Mid-rangeRRP £20
£109.99 less (based on RRP), 0.7 points higher
Petzl
TIKKINAOverall score 2.3 out of 10, EntryRRP £24
£105.99 less (based on RRP), 0.6 points lower
Silva
Seek 320Overall score 3.1 out of 10, EntryRRP £24.99
£105 less (based on RRP), 0.2 points higher
Better specified
More than a point higher in overall score
Petzl
TIKKAOverall score 4.0 out of 10, Mid-rangeRRP £34
1.1 points higher
Black Diamond
Astro 300-ROverall score 4.3 out of 10, Mid-rangeRRP £35
1.4 points higher
Silva
Smini FlyOverall score 4.3 out of 10, Mid-rangeRRP £39.99
1.4 points higher
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Covers: Figures to ANSI/PLATO FL 1.
Silva, Free series 2026 manual (2026-06-17) (opens in a new tab)checked
Covers: Light output, brightest setting, Boost mode, Beam distance, Burn time, brightest setting, Red light, Lock, Burn time, brightest setting (38680).