Tacomahunter Posted October 27, 2003 Share Posted October 27, 2003 I have a LED headlamp and I liked it until I saw a regular one the other day. What brand is the best out there? Thinking about Christmas! TIA!!! Tacomahunter Finds: 592 Hides: 21 #2 in Idaho 10-10-03 Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted October 27, 2003 Share Posted October 27, 2003 Well it all depends on what you are looking for and how much you want to spend. I use the Petzl Micro. Its inexpensive, water resistant, compact and has an adjustable and focusable beam. I'm sure there will be a number of posts here espousing certain LED headlamps and they are fine for some uses. I generally find them to give more of a "warm glow" to an area, rather than the focused beam of a standard, or halogen light. Because of this, I don't have much use for for LED lights. They do have the benefit of very long battery life and do come in handy for applications where a focused beam isn't important. There are lights that provide both LED and Halogen beams. The Petzl MYO 3 is one. It's a quite a bit more pricy than the Micro however. The Princeton Techlights have a lot of fans. They are well made fairly inexpensive. "You can't make a man by standing a sheep on his hind legs. But by standing a flock of sheep in that position, you can make a crowd of men" - Max Beerbohm [This message was edited by BrianSnat on October 27, 2003 at 07:51 PM.] Quote Link to comment
+Bloencustoms Posted October 27, 2003 Share Posted October 27, 2003 $12 at Wal-Mart buys a Garrity 2 LED headlamp with five different modes. No too bright compared to many headlamps and flashlights, but at full power it squeezes 80 hours of use out of three AAA alkaline cells. It gets over 300 hours on low power. Although it doesn't produce a whole lot of light, it is more than enough to see thr trail in the dark. [This message was edited by Bloencustoms on March 32, 1999 at 25:60 PM] Quote Link to comment
LowranceTracker1 Posted October 27, 2003 Share Posted October 27, 2003 Best one out there in LEDs would be a Petzl. I use a regular Petzl headlamp and have not replaced the bulb in 12 years of ownership, and that's alot of use too! I've been very happy with the quality and long life of my Petzl headlamp. If it isn't hard, it isn't worth doing right? Quote Link to comment
+ZeeWire Posted October 27, 2003 Share Posted October 27, 2003 I just put to the test the Princeton Tec Yukon and it works GREAT! It has a LED Xenon Combo Light and that gives me much more flexibility than just one kind. Quote Link to comment
+Criminal Posted October 27, 2003 Share Posted October 27, 2003 I'm using a Black Diamond as it happens. The power just went out for as far as I can see. Thankfully I have at least one hour of back-up time on the computer with a UPS. http://fp1.centurytel.net/Criminal_Page/ Quote Link to comment
bnolan Posted October 27, 2003 Share Posted October 27, 2003 When I need a bright focusable light, I use a Petzl Micro. When I need long battery life I use a Princeton Tech Matrix with 3 leds. I think I need to put the Yukon on my x-mas list, then I will only need to take 1 headlight. ____________________________________________________ I may be lost, but at least I am making good time. [This message was edited by bnolan on October 27, 2003 at 09:41 PM.] Quote Link to comment
+ohgr Posted October 27, 2003 Share Posted October 27, 2003 Niterider lights are the best in my book, I run the dual beam version mounted on my mountain bike, and they use them at all of the major 24hr mountain bike races. The Head mounted versions have burn times adjustable from 3-1/2 hrs to 12 hrs Digital Extreme Sport Extreme Neither is real cheap, but they really light up the trail. I don't work for them or anything, I've used other lights and found the quality of these it top notch. OHGR Quote Link to comment
+TerraX Posted October 28, 2003 Share Posted October 28, 2003 I'm currently using a Black Diamond Moonlight headlamp. It's got 4 very bright LED's. It's great for viewing shorter distances. I find the LED lamps light falls off quicker than an incandescent. I have a Petzl Duo LED as my more powerful and a lot more heavy backup. It's got the best of both worlds! Try one of the multi-LED models. They are light, inexpensive, and have pretty good light. Chris Quote Link to comment
chemfed Posted October 28, 2003 Share Posted October 28, 2003 I have a princeton tec matrix. a very nice light. you can switch it from 3 led to bulb. like I said, very nice but expensive and you have to manualy switch the bulb units out. My buddy found these cheap rayovac lights at walmart. they have two red leds, one white, and a bulb all in one housing. a switch allows you to change the type of lighting. I find my self leaving the matrix at home and using the cheapie. AAMOF, I used the rayovac on a backpacking trip this past weekend. Quote Link to comment
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