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Phaedrus1982
Location: London Ontario Gender: Male Total Likes: 0 likes
| | | Re: Headlamps Only < Reply # 20 on 5/18/2010 3:29 PM > | Reply with Quote
| | | I recently upgraded from a Princeton Tec Fuel (3 LED bulb model, 2 - 3 years old) to a Tikka XP^2 (Note: It is an XP squared, denoted by a raised '2', not XP 2). This thing is the best headlamp for UE in my opinion. I'm blown away by it. I'll try to explain why. The thing is a TINY 3 x AAA unit, so it is super easy to stuff in a pocket. The single high output LED bulb is VERY bright. In a pitch black room this thing can FUNCTIONALLY illuminate a radius around you of about 33 m or 100 ft. The 3 bulb princeton was at perhaps 10 - 15 m. It's the first headlamp I've worn where I can just walk around with it, comfortable, not constantly wishing I had more light. I still carry my spot as a luxury, but I don't sweat when it runs out of batteries. Most of the time I have it on low setting, where it will run for 160 hours, likely 120 to 140 functionally bright. It has a red LED for when you need your night vision to stay intact, or when you want to maintain low visibility on approach, and just need a touch of light in the pitch black. Best of all you set it to either red mode or white mode, and can turn it on and off in those modes, rather than having to cycle through all 5 trying to find the mode you want, sending flashes of light everywhere and night blinding yourself in the process. It has a very simply slide-across wide angle/spot selector which works VERY well and is super easy to use. It's water resistant enough to handle a good rain. Perhaps best of all, it has a built in low battery light, so you never get caught out with dead cells. And it's around 60$ with a lifetime guarantee. You really have to see it in action to appreciate it. Will it be as bright as a high-output Xenon with a belt carry 4 x AA or similar? No. But it takes 3 x AAA, fits in the palm of your hand, is enough light to keep you happy, has features like red light, wide angle/spot selection, and unlike a high output Xenon it will run for 70 - 80 hours on high, or 160 on low. Get One.
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| Air
Location: Canada Total Likes: 65 likes
| | | Re: Headlamps Only < Reply # 21 on 5/18/2010 4:21 PM > | Reply with Quote
| | | Posted by Phaedrus1982 I recently upgraded from a Princeton Tec Fuel (3 LED bulb model, 2 - 3 years old) to a Tikka XP^2 (Note: It is an XP squared, denoted by a raised '2', not XP 2). This thing is the best headlamp for UE in my opinion. I'm blown away by it. I'll try to explain why. The thing is a TINY 3 x AAA unit, so it is super easy to stuff in a pocket. The single high output LED bulb is VERY bright. In a pitch black room this thing can FUNCTIONALLY illuminate a radius around you of about 33 m or 100 ft. The 3 bulb princeton was at perhaps 10 - 15 m. It's the first headlamp I've worn where I can just walk around with it, comfortable, not constantly wishing I had more light. I still carry my spot as a luxury, but I don't sweat when it runs out of batteries. Most of the time I have it on low setting, where it will run for 160 hours, likely 120 to 140 functionally bright. It has a red LED for when you need your night vision to stay intact, or when you want to maintain low visibility on approach, and just need a touch of light in the pitch black. Best of all you set it to either red mode or white mode, and can turn it on and off in those modes, rather than having to cycle through all 5 trying to find the mode you want, sending flashes of light everywhere and night blinding yourself in the process. It has a very simply slide-across wide angle/spot selector which works VERY well and is super easy to use. It's water resistant enough to handle a good rain. Perhaps best of all, it has a built in low battery light, so you never get caught out with dead cells. And it's around 60$ with a lifetime guarantee. You really have to see it in action to appreciate it. Will it be as bright as a high-output Xenon with a belt carry 4 x AA or similar? No. But it takes 3 x AAA, fits in the palm of your hand, is enough light to keep you happy, has features like red light, wide angle/spot selection, and unlike a high output Xenon it will run for 70 - 80 hours on high, or 160 on low. Get One.
| hey we have this in common! I tried it the other night, and it really is impressive. Nice light output for something so small, and its regulated so like Phaedrus1982 said its going to last and you won't get caught in the dark with dead batteries. Amazing light for something so small and that runs on aaa batteries. I paid $50 for mine, but it actually was free as I traded in a defective flashlight and headlamp at MEC.
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| bonnie&clyde
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| | | Re: Headlamps Only < Reply # 30 on 6/1/2010 8:20 PM > | Reply with Quote
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