As the owner of two Petzls and one Armytek… look at the Armytek. And at the equivalent Zebralight. The stalwarts who still espouse the old favorites may be right in the end, and all these newfangled lights may self-destruct within a few years. Hard to see how they are more likely to break than a plastic, not-very-water-resistant Petzl, however. And if the newer lights don't all break, or even in the meanwhile until they do, lights like Armytek andZebralight are far superior to the old guard.
I can't say I've heard as many problems with these Armytek lights as I have from other overseas manufactures ( with the exception of Petzl of course). As Charles knows we were kicking around headlamps in another forum.
As far a Zebra, no go. My experience.
The Petzl actually does have an "unsealed" battery compartment. However its rainproof, and if it gets drenched in there you can remove the cells and air dry without harm. I do believe the battery compartment is sealed off from the led / electronics and there *May be a clear coat on the electronics as well for moisture.
That said, I lean Petzl always, but Charles has both in hand so on his recommendation I'd check out Armytek. I've heard more positive than negative, and you'll get more kick out of the beam, where as Petzl lights are more geared towards runtime than output. Playing devils advocate, Petzl does have fully waterproof headlamps that throw as well........
TLDR: In this case take Charles up on the Armytek especially for salt water enviorments.
