Head Lamps

I'm a huge Petzl fan. I have an XP which stays in my army patrol pack with an extra handful of batteries, 3 or 4 TacTikka's stashed in various daypacks and go bags, and an e+Lite in every one of my medical bags and boxes (7 or 8 in total). I have recently purchased a couple of Tikkina's for my 2 boys to take off to summer camp since MEC had them on for $20/ea.

I have found them all to be incredibly reliable and durable...


blake
 
I have a Petzl Tikka Plus (I think that's the model...) and have zero complaints. I figured it would either be uncomfortable or unsecure. It does a pretty good job of being both comfortable and secure.
 
i love headlamps. i use for evening hunts so i can help track and skin my animal. i use it for nightime catfishing or any other night fishing. you name it and i will use it for it.. the two i have are an 8 yr old Black diamond. the BD has worked well for me it only has 2 modes. one for LED and one for krypton. the led lasts for a few hours and the K lasts for 2hrs tops.. it has been damn good to me. my latest one is a Dosun. got it at half price at 4 sevens.. it has many modes and is damn bright

http://www.4sevens.com/product_info.php?cPath=58&products_id=487
 
I use a Surefire Saint Minimus and a latest generation Princeton Tec EOS. The Saint UI is just fantastic and the unit is extremely comfortable, and I trust it to hard use. The EOS has a warm tint Luxeon and is great for woods navigation, albeit a little heavy and not built as well.
 
I have a petzl cant remember the model but its the tan one with single bulb. Its going on its second deployment and probably 20+ months out in field use. I have no complaints at all with them, great battery life and love the red slide filter
 
The biggest complaint I have with headlamps is the user ends up blinding others with them due to poor light discipline. I use to use a headlamp a lot in the jungle and found out it was better to go with a simple flashlight for most chores. We have "banned" them for participants going with us on alligator/caiman night hunts since people turn them on to look in the bottom of the boat, in their pack, or just have to turn a light on because they are freaking out because something's crawling up their arm. They wind up lighting up others in the canoe and scaring all the gators and game away. Headlamps are great for individual use when you're alone but they suck for groups, IMO.

Not saying they're not a great invention but the more I go to remote areas the less "great inventions" I carry because keeping it simple seems to work better.
 
one reason I wear my Petzl around my neck angle down,not blinding the peeps and I light an aera I am using not trying to light up the world
 
R.A.T. said:
The biggest complaint I have with headlamps is the user ends up blinding others with them due to poor light discipline. I use to use a headlamp a lot in the jungle and found out it was better to go with a simple flashlight for most chores. We have "banned" them for participants going with us on alligator/caiman night hunts since people turn them on to look in the bottom of the boat, in their pack, or just have to turn a light on because they are freaking out because something's crawling up their arm. They wind up lighting up others in the canoe and scaring all the gators and game away. Headlamps are great for individual use when you're alone but they suck for groups, IMO.

Not saying they're not a great invention but the more I go to remote areas the less "great inventions" I carry because keeping it simple seems to work better.
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When I was a new underground miner I had a co-worker that,when talking to you would shine his light directly in your eye.Very irritating to say the least.
I saw machine operators shut off their machine to tell him to keep his light out of their eyes,that he was blinding them.He never did learn light etiquette.
 
glefic said:
http://www.zebralight.com/H30w-Headlamp-CR123-Neutral-White_p_32.html

This is the best head light I've ever had. IMO much better then the high end surefire head lamp. it's brighter and lighter and we all know lighter is better. I took 2 spare batteries on a week long camping trip and only needed 1 just to give you an idea of it's life
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i have been wanting one of these and thanks to you showing they were on sale i finally bought one. it shipped the same day i ordered it and i got it in 2 days. awesome awesome light. thanks for posting the sale. i think i am gonna order the double A version also. you get so many awesome accessories its not even funny. you can wear it on the head band, or a pocket clip type deal they give you which can be put anywhere, and you get a glow in the dark around the neck carry set up which puts the light down where your izula hangs. you can also change the glow in the dark holder to your head band if you want i believe. it also came with a keyring clip and a glow in the dark clicky tail cap. awesome i am super impressed with it so far.

the only con i really see is that the low is only 2 lumens i believe and just messing around with it its very little light which if your trying to conserve your night vision would be a good thing,

again thanks for that link
 
grunt soldier said:
the only con i really see is that the low is only 2 lumens i believe and just messing around with it its very little light which if your trying to conserve your night vision would be a good thing
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Trying waking up at 3:00am and going for a pee, low on a Zebralight is more than enough light to see around you in total darkness with night adapted eyes. In other situations medium may be much more useful and sometime high is needed. A low that isn't bright enough would only be a con if there were no other settings available.

I would recommend getting the AA (H501w) version as well - great light and it works fine off an Eneloop or AA Alkaline or AA Lithium. This makes it very easy to power by using what are probably the most commonly found batteries in the world. I love my H60w, but it's not like I could buy batteries in a corner store or borrow some from other people if it runs out. The H501 is probably the lightest AA light you've ever seen as well - without a battery it has almost no weight at all!
 
I bought a surefire minimus last winter, and it fits my needs perfect. I do think that its overpriced, but I'm ok with that. I also have a tikka that does the job for a fourth the cost. however I do a lot of winter activities, last february I did a night hike up mt adams and the minimus was sweet, I could operate the knob with thick gloves on and the one lumen was enough to navigate the snow and ice for the most part. when we got above tree line I left it on higher settings. I had to change the battery once on the way down, but it perfromed excellent. I also use it to read at night sometimes.
 
Can't stand petzels or cheap headlamps, I use a surefire saint minimus. It's fantastic, and bullet proof.

-Freq
 
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