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Post by Forum Admin on Sept 25, 2006 20:26:08 GMT -9
I need a suggestion on a REI headlamp that is bright yet inexpensive. Thanks!
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Eagle618
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Post by Eagle618 on Sept 26, 2006 5:11:44 GMT -9
Scobey,
Try looking at Walmart for a stubby yellow flashlight and it have a clip on it to clio it on your hat. They are small, inincpensive and they are really light and bright. Good luvk!
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Post by kittywhipped on Sept 26, 2006 19:15:06 GMT -9
i would recommend a petzl myo5. mine has a head band that has the battery 4AA's compartment in the back and in the front it has a combination three led lamp and a incandescent lamp that you can focus the beam. the led is a battery miser and the incandescent is brighter and reaches out farther, or wide beam if you want. better than a hand held, the philosophy is 3 is 2, 2 is 1 and 1 is none. always have a backup incase your lamp burns out, even fresh batteries wont get you outta that one.
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Post by New Yorker on Sept 28, 2006 5:56:12 GMT -9
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powmia
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Post by powmia on Sept 28, 2006 16:07:41 GMT -9
Save yourself some future agony and not having to utter the phrase "I wish I had....." Get a good Petzle backpacking headlamp. Do not get an led lamp (good up close, but not for distance). Use lithium batteries. I have had the same one for years that I use for all winter camping expeditions. It has a nice soft adjustable headband, uses 2 AA batteries (use lithium), and works in very low temps. (Next thing you know, I'll have you winter camping with me.) I hear no laughing.
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Post by NorthWes on Oct 10, 2006 12:43:39 GMT -9
powmia's described what's on my Christmas list.
I use an oldfashioned incadescent bulb headlamp now - dull & a battery hog. I need an LED light for snowmachine repairs, and a combo lite for skiing (as powmia said, the LED is short-range - you can 'overski' the lighted area).
REI is the place to shop for them...
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Post by Forum Admin on Oct 10, 2006 16:02:34 GMT -9
powmia's described what's on my Christmas list. I use an oldfashioned incadescent bulb headlamp now - dull & a battery hog. I need an LED light for snowmachine repairs, and a combo lite for skiing (as powmia said, the LED is short-range - you can 'overski' the lighted area). REI is the place to shop for them... Unfortunately, If you are talking Petzl and REI, you are limited to one headlamp that is both xenon and led. I am leary of compromise products although it does use AA batteries versus AAA. Don't care to carry both types. So I'll keep looking.
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Post by ladybugkids on Oct 10, 2006 19:55:11 GMT -9
Might also try a mushing supply store for petzl headlamps. I'm not sure who to recommend down there now that I understand that Rae's Harness Shop went out of business.
Cold Spot Feeds in Fairbanks has a wider selection than the outdoor oriented stores.
As for what I use...I'm using the same lights I've used for the past fifteen years...one small incandescent model (two AA batteries) and one large incandescent model (three AA batteries). I use rechargeable NiMH batteries and get several hours out of a set, even at temperature well below zero and after the GPS has coughed them up.
Friends of mine who mush and skijor with the LED versions like them because they can greatly extend the battery life by running on the LED lamp. They turn on the halogen lamp only when they need LOTS of light.
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Post by Forum Admin on Oct 10, 2006 20:07:50 GMT -9
Might also try a mushing supply store for petzl headlamps. I'm not sure who to recommend down there now that I understand that Rae's Harness Shop went out of business. Cold Spot Feeds in Fairbanks has a wider selection than the outdoor oriented stores. As for what I use...I'm using the same lights I've used for the past fifteen years...one small incandescent model (two AA batteries) and one large incandescent model (three AA batteries). I use rechargeable NiMH batteries and get several hours out of a set, even at temperature well below zero and after the GPS has coughed them up. Friends of mine who mush and skijor with the LED versions like them because they can greatly extend the battery life by running on the LED lamp. They turn on the halogen lamp only when they need LOTS of light. With all the input I am considering this lamp:
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Post by Forum Admin on Oct 21, 2006 15:38:23 GMT -9
Might also try a mushing supply store for petzl headlamps. I'm not sure who to recommend down there now that I understand that Rae's Harness Shop went out of business. Cold Spot Feeds in Fairbanks has a wider selection than the outdoor oriented stores. As for what I use...I'm using the same lights I've used for the past fifteen years...one small incandescent model (two AA batteries) and one large incandescent model (three AA batteries). I use rechargeable NiMH batteries and get several hours out of a set, even at temperature well below zero and after the GPS has coughed them up. Friends of mine who mush and skijor with the LED versions like them because they can greatly extend the battery life by running on the LED lamp. They turn on the halogen lamp only when they need LOTS of light. With all the input I am considering this lamp:Bought it. Nice!!!!!
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Post by New Yorker on Oct 21, 2006 18:58:50 GMT -9
With all the input I am considering this lamp:Bought it. Nice!!!!! Now where's the Night Cache....?? Wait!! every cache up there is a night cache. ;D
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