i lamp alone, very rarely do i go out with anyone else , i prefer alone as theres less noice made more runs for your one dog , if you fall over and hurt yourself its simple have a phone on you and ring 112 , if the dog gets hurt you just have to get on and carry it home , (carried mine one night 2 nearly 3 miles when he collapsed and i had a 17 amp battery and game in the bag if it came down to it id dump the lamp and battery and any game caught to get my dog home ...