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kaizen
Mar 10, 2010, 3:30 PM
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I am in the market for a brighter headlamp for leading in the dark, so I'm looking for something considerably better than the Tiika Plus I have now. Anyone out there have something they're fond of?
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yodadave
Mar 10, 2010, 3:37 PM
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Princeton Tec Apex
i use it caving and its warranty is the bomb
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osu_cowboy
Mar 10, 2010, 4:31 PM
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I love my Petzl Myo XP...
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gte921n
Mar 10, 2010, 5:09 PM
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The new Tikka XP gets my vote - They redesigned it and put better performance in the old/other and smaller/lighter tikka housing. I was impressed when I first tried it. The Plus was redesigned as well I believe - not sure if you have the old or new one.
http://www.petzl.com/...pka2-series/tikka-xp
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rmsusa
Mar 10, 2010, 6:27 PM
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Take al look at the Everready headlamps. They're in Walmart for less than $10. Mine's more than adequate for camping. Haven't tried leading.
Everybody has LED headlamps these days. It's not necessary to buy a premium brand.
(This post was edited by rmsusa on Mar 10, 2010, 6:31 PM)
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majid_sabet
Mar 10, 2010, 6:40 PM
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kaizen wrote: I am in the market for a brighter headlamp for leading in the dark, so I'm looking for something considerably better than the Tiika Plus I have now. Anyone out there have something they're fond of?
make sure you always climb with two source of light (one as backup).
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qtm
Mar 10, 2010, 8:19 PM
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rmsusa wrote: Take al look at the Everready headlamps. They're in Walmart for less than $10. Mine's more than adequate for camping. Haven't tried leading. Everybody has LED headlamps these days. It's not necessary to buy a premium brand.
Cheap LEDs, cheap circuits, cheap switches, cheap circuits, no water resistence... you get what you pay for. I've got a few cheap headlamps, one in the glovebox for working on the car, two in the trunk attached with magnets to give me extra light, one in my desk at work, one in the kitchen. One has a burned out LED, one has a broken latch, I've thrown out two that just randomly died. But they were cheap and work well enough for general purposes, but I wouldn't take them out on the trail.
I've got a BD in my pack that has worked consistently and evenly. I trust it's not going to let me down when I need it.
Mine's not that good for climbing though as it can be a bit blinding even on the low setting. My GF's headlamp has a diffuser lens which helps a bit. Haven't lead anything in the dark, just some bouldering.
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yodadave
Mar 10, 2010, 9:56 PM
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rmsusa wrote: Take al look at the Everready headlamps. They're in Walmart for less than $10. Mine's more than adequate for camping. Haven't tried leading. Everybody has LED headlamps these days. It's not necessary to buy a premium brand.
i've used these as backups (to the aforementioned Apex) caving surprisingly good for the price. also easy to fix as they are pretty simple and the old ones were water resistant
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sspssp
Mar 10, 2010, 10:08 PM
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osu_cowboy wrote: I love my Petzl Myo XP...
I like the Myo XP also. If climbing at night, I take a main like the Myo, an ok backup like the Tikka and the emergency backup like a BD spot.
I've climbed in the dark too many times...
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soNVclimbing
Mar 10, 2010, 11:02 PM
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streamlight enduro; lightest, simplest, best light I ever used. I carry two.
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brokenankle
Mar 10, 2010, 11:28 PM
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For typical just in case type use, I'd stick with the Tikka. But Ive used this thing before for 24h bike races, and its never let me down:
http://www.geomangear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=4_41&products_id=138&zenid=ovejg8ccflnqq8pa39vp86bgm4
Fairly cheap, super lightweight, water resistant, etc, etc.
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biggernhell
Mar 17, 2010, 4:29 AM
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I've been through a couple Apex's. They are pretty good, but the best light for the money is this one
http://www.4sevens.com/product_info.php?cPath=22&products_id=1774
225 lumens for $67.50 light and built tough
You have to spend $300+ on a Stenlight if you want a better headlamp.
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moose_droppings
Mar 17, 2010, 6:27 AM
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biggernhell wrote: I've been through a couple Apex's. They are pretty good, but the best light for the money is this one http://www.4sevens.com/...amp;products_id=1774 225 lumens for $67.50 light and built tough You have to spend $300+ on a Stenlight if you want a better headlamp.
Clickity bump kabump
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