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For those who actually use them.....for general use, gutting, packing, skinning, etc after dark, hiking, etc. What headlamp would you recommend for good light, battery life, and reliability. Thanks.
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I've been pretty happy with the petzl tikka model for a basic, dependable unit. I do have a couple black diamond ones, but their "on" switch seems pretty sensitive.
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Petzl and Black Diamond have maintained a strong rep for a long time from frequent users. For me I usually carry one Petzl Actic Core multi level light and, instead of spare batteries, a Petzl Tikkina. I have tried to replace batteries in the dark and now would rather just pull out the spare unit.
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Petzl and Black Diamond have maintained a strong rep for a long time from frequent users. For me I usually carry one Petzl Actic Core multi level light and, instead of spare batteries, a Petzl Tikkina. I have tried to replace batteries in the dark and now would rather just pull out the spare unit.
mike r A small pen light in your shirt pocket can be a big help when replacing batteries.
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I use a Nightstick which is what I'm issued at work... it's great and it's LED... no one hates Streamlight more then I do...
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mike r[/quote]
A small pen light in your shirt pocket can be a big help when replacing batteries. [/quote]
Or a headlamp.... sorry, couldn’t resist.
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Petzel and Black Diamond here. They seem to last forever. Still have one (black diamond) I was issued in 2003 and it still stays in my pack.
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Petzl Tactikka+ and Zebralight get most of the use these days.
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Did the research. Zerba was a game changer.
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I use a headlamp for fishing at night. Most have too tight a beam. I've found a lamp that has four settings. My favorite setting has a wide, short range beam with no central intenseity to blind me when watching my float. Excellent for close up work. Good illumination of an area about 20'x20'. The other settings are tighter beams for longer ranges. Brand is HyperTough. Found it in the hand tool section at WM. About $15.
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Petzl Tactikka rgb.
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....... no one hates Streamlight more then I do... Why would that be?
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Armytek. Been using one for years. Takes the 18560 batteries and they last a long time. You can adjust lumans from .5 luman to 1200 luman.
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I've got a couple of these. I have yet to find anything better.
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