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Yup - and good places to buy them.
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Jeff, not quite sure what you mean by "high performance". I used Princeton tech headlamps when I surfcasted. That headlamp was constantly exposed to salt water plus getting dropped on rocks. Cant really think of a rougher environment to put a headlamp thru. So if you mean a light that you can beat the crap out of as "high performance" then I would Princeton tech fills that description.
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Princeton Tec Remix pro. Made in the USA. http://www.princetontec.com/remix-pro1 cr123 battery which is the same as my surefire. AAA batteries exploded more than once in my tikka and maglight. Has hi/lo red light settings and hi/lo white light setting. So far so good!
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Were those lithium batteries that you had the problem with?
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No Rayovac alkaline. BTW battery companies will cover cost of your equipment if their batteries explode in your electronic device. When I called maglight to inform them what happened they told me to contact battery mfg. They did cover the cost. This was a flashlight for my toolbox and it experienced temperature extremes.
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Campfire 'Bwana
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Just curious, I've never heard of batteries exploding in a headlamp.
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Campfire Kahuna
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Its comforting to know that Rayovac will replace a battery that explodes while strapped to my head.
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An iditarod musher friend of mine had a headlamp battery box explode under her parka one night on a long training run. It was a battery box that held 4 D cells and she had put one of the batteries in backwards. She said she was confused because she knew the batts were fresh, but the headlamp was pretty dim. She ended up with pretty painful acid burns on her chest and a long painful run home in sub zero temps.
It might not be common, but it can happen.....
Eat moose, burn spruce
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Some thoughts:
Energizer will replace the device if a battery leaks.
HSUS is vehemently anti and should nor be confused with the American Humane Society.
Any mention of REI will turn into a sshitstorm.
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli
American by birth; Alaskan by choice. --ironbender
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Hey fellows,
I'm looking for information to help me choose the best headlamp for backpack hunting.
My main requirements are a lightweight and high performance light that uses replaceable batteries and offers a range of brightness level adjustments and a red light option.
I don't mind spending a little cash on a good one. I want the best all around light I can find.
Thanks for your input! Jeff Petzl Taktikka. Travis This won't be the first time that I have chosen to go with a suggestion by Travis. After some research, the Petzl is on it's way to my house. I actually have a few lights that I have always managed to get by on, but in about a week I will travel to the mountains of eastern Turkey for Bezoar Ibex and I want a new light for this and future trips. thanks for all... well, thanks for most of the shared information! Jeff
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Wtf is that dead critter?
America needs to understand that our troops are not 'disposable'. Each represents a family; Fathers, Mothers, Sons, Daughters, Cousins, Uncles, Aunts... Our Citizens are our most valuable treasure; we waste far too many.
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Im thinking its a wolverine
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People think there's a rigid class system here, but dukes have been known to marry chorus girls. Some have even married Americans.
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..."I will not tip toe through life, to meet death safely."
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Dude. You out-bad-assed a honey badger? That's uber!
Good luck on the Ibex. Sounds fun.
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Thanks Travis, I have waited until I am on the verge of 54 years old to tackle my toughest mountain hunt ever. I'm certain to have my ass handed to me by this beautiful rugged and steep country that just beat down some young mountain goat friends of mine but I'm gonna go give it my best and see what happens. It will certainly be an adventure!
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I started reading this thread with great interest until all the blabber about who's donating to whom.
The OP asked about headlamps. Are you from the department of redundancy department?
Screw you! I'm voting for Trump again!
Ecc 10:2 The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but that of a fool to the 24HCF.
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I'm not looking to REI to be pro or anti-hunting. I could really care less. I look to REI to provide me with quality gear for whatever I do in the backcountry, be it hunting or contemplating God.
Good Grief...
“Perfection is Achieved Not When There Is Nothing More to Add, But When There Is Nothing Left to Take Away” Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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I started reading this thread with great interest until all the blabber about who's donating to whom.
The OP asked about headlamps. Are you from the department of redundancy department? That's funny, right there.
By the way, in case you missed it, Jeremiah was a bullfrog.
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Thanks Travis, I have waited until I am on the verge of 54 years old to tackle my toughest mountain hunt ever. I'm certain to have my ass handed to me by this beautiful rugged and steep country that just beat down some young mountain goat friends of mine but I'm gonna go give it my best and see what happens. It will certainly be an adventure! You'll make it your bitch! I like reading about guys your age going on hunts like this because it tells me I can keep procrastinating... Travis
Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
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Anything worth doing is worth procrastinating.
I'll elaborate on the concept later.
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Don't wish it were easier Wish you were better
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