dear all,
a few years ago i lurked this forum for a headlamp and found my actual best friend headlamp (a princeton tec 1w led 3xAAA). i'd like to get me another headlamp now, and looking around for the news on the market.
please note that i am in italy: petzl is the only well distributed brand in shops, but i can mail order for other brands.
i see there are some new forum-favourites (zebralight, spark). but before pointing to one of them i'd like to have an advice from you. my new headlamp should have these characteristics:
- very light weight and compact
- shock and water resistant
- batteries should be AA or AAA (1 or 2 batteries)
- i use NIMH rechargeables
- white light (i don't need red lights etc...)
- long battery life
yet, i can compromise on ultra-brightness (it should be sufficient to see a walkpath at night or read in a tent).
i don't like separate battery packs and i like simple headstraps.
i'm not into spending a lot of $$$, since postage expenses would raise my total investment quite a bit, starting price should be under $100 (under 50 would be better though)
thank you for any advice....
a few years ago i lurked this forum for a headlamp and found my actual best friend headlamp (a princeton tec 1w led 3xAAA). i'd like to get me another headlamp now, and looking around for the news on the market.
please note that i am in italy: petzl is the only well distributed brand in shops, but i can mail order for other brands.
i see there are some new forum-favourites (zebralight, spark). but before pointing to one of them i'd like to have an advice from you. my new headlamp should have these characteristics:
- very light weight and compact
- shock and water resistant
- batteries should be AA or AAA (1 or 2 batteries)
- i use NIMH rechargeables
- white light (i don't need red lights etc...)
- long battery life
yet, i can compromise on ultra-brightness (it should be sufficient to see a walkpath at night or read in a tent).
i don't like separate battery packs and i like simple headstraps.
i'm not into spending a lot of $$$, since postage expenses would raise my total investment quite a bit, starting price should be under $100 (under 50 would be better though)
thank you for any advice....