[geeks] LED Headlamp

[Sridhar Ayengar]

velociraptor wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 2:59 PM, hike<mh1272 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> we went to dark africa!
>> (really, no electricity and we have no fires, candles, matches, etc.)
>> i purchased a Tikka Plus head lamp.
>> (led light with 3 levels of brightness and a strobe--all on a head strap.)
>> it was comfortable on my head, in hand and attached to a bag.
>> a friend recommended and now i do too.
> 
> Couldn't agree more, we have two Petzl Tikka Plus head lamps (one each
> for hubby and I).  I love them, and am planning on getting a third to
> put in the glove box of the vehicle.  I keep mine in my bag I carry
> back and forth to work.  I use it for working on computers, fishing
> cat toys out from under the couch, and digging around in the dark
> corners of the closet.
> 
> Petzl, Princeton, and Black Diamond all have their high/low lux listed
> in the specs on the headlamps at rei.com.  I chose the Tikka based on
> battery life and price instead of lux, since it's a general purpose
> tool in our house.

I think I've decided on the Tikka XP.

It's a touch brighter.  I'd love to get the Myo XP, but $90 is a bit steep.

Peace...  Sridhar