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The Petzl Elios is our second highest rated climbing helmet because it is comfortable, easy to adjust, durable and relatively lightweight. It is also a great value and gets the OutdoorGearLab Best Buy...
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Mar 19, 2010 |
| | Princeton Tec Apex Pro
The Princeton Tec Apex Pro is the lithium-ion battery version of the Princeton Tec Apex. It performs very similarly to the Apex in brightness, which is to say it is the best "powerful high-beam" headl...
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Jul 06, 2010 |
| | Petzl Tikka XP 2
The Petzl Tikka XP 2 stood out as the top smaller headlamp we tested in the category of headlamps that take two AAA batteries. It is amazing how much light and functionality you get in such a small pa...
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Sep 04, 2010 |
| | Black Diamond Icon
The Black Diamond Icon is one of the most popular serious headlamps out there (in the category of headlamps that take 3 AA batteries and weigh 6-8 oz's). It stands out for having an exceptionally brig...
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Nov 12, 2009 |
| | Petzl Tikka Plus 2
Designed to meet the many proximity lighting needs encountered when trekking over many days and bivouacking, the TIKKA PLUS has three lighting modes to adapt the power and burn time of the light to th...
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Dec 22, 2009 |
| | Petzl MYO XP
The Petzl MYO XP offers a unique "boost" capability that offers 50% more light for a maximum of 20 seconds. It's a great headlamp choice for climbing, mountaineering, and situations where a combinatio...
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Nov 06, 2009 |
| | Petzl Tikkina 2
The Petzl Tikkina is the best value in small headlamps we have seen. For only twenty dollars you get solid light performance and one of the longest battery lives we tested. This headlamp went on and o...
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Nov 24, 2009 |
| | Petzl MYO RXP
The Petzl MYO RXP is a programmable model of the Petzl MYO XP headlamp. Overall, these two headlamps are similar in their brightness and funtionality (for a more indepth look at those featues see the ...
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Sep 04, 2010 |
| | Princeton Tec Apex
The Princeton Tec Apex offers a robust design, water-proof to 1 meter, with a strong spot light, good flood light, and strong battery life. It is the four AA battery version of the Princeton Tec Apex ...
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Aug 29, 2010 |
| | Black Diamond Spot 2010
The Black Diamond Spot is the welter-weight headlamp champion in our review for beam distance. It has the brightest spotlight mode of the 3 AAA battery headlamps we tested. It stood out for how consis...
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Dec 20, 2009 |
| | Princeton Tec Fuel
The Princeton Tec Fuel was one of the high scoring headlamps considering how little it costs. It excelled in our close proximity tests (how evenly it cast light in a 5-30 foot radius). At 2.8 ounces i...
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Jul 06, 2010 |
| | Petzl Nao
The Petzl NAO got some of the most buzz of any product at the 2012 Winter Outdoor Retailer show. Why? According to Petzl, it is able to sense the lighting needs and react accordingly. Petzl calls this...
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Feb 01, 2012 |
| | Petzl E+Lite
The Petzl E+Lite Headlamp was our highest rated micro headlamp. At one ounce, it is tied for the lightest and most compact headlamp we tested. It is durable (we put it through the washing machine by a...
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Jul 06, 2010 |
| | Petzl Tactikka Plus
The Petzl Tactikka Plus is currently one of the best selling headlamp choices out there. It stands out for having a red cover that flips up to provide powerful red lighting (which preserves night visi...
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Sep 07, 2010 |
| | Princeton Tec Quad
At a mere 96 grams, the Quad is the lightest in Princeton Tec’s line of regulated-LED headlamps. Four Ultrabright LEDs power through the darkest conditions. The LEDs are safe forever inside a tough wa...
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Nov 06, 2009 |
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