Hunt Light Headlamp
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Mate, you need to be a little more forthcoming with information 
Asking about some head light with 3 white and 2 red LEDs is about as helpful as saying you are looking at a whatchamacallit, to take for thingame
Give a brand, a name, a web link or something. Also, your title says hunting. Is that you hunting for the right light, or you wanting a light for hunting? Is it a good price? Good price for me might be very different from a good price for you, and without even quoting what you think a good price is you can hardly expect anyone to give advice
Asking about some head light with 3 white and 2 red LEDs is about as helpful as saying you are looking at a whatchamacallit, to take for thingame
Give a brand, a name, a web link or something. Also, your title says hunting. Is that you hunting for the right light, or you wanting a light for hunting? Is it a good price? Good price for me might be very different from a good price for you, and without even quoting what you think a good price is you can hardly expect anyone to give advice
At the moment. Millets are doing a 'buy one get one free' campaign on some of their gifty stuff. In amongst the ususal rubbish are 4 LED headlamps at £9.99. I bought a pair for £9.99 (one free, you see) so I can give one to my dad (he was well impressed by my Tikka Plus last October when i visited) and use one for work where i need to see inside necks etc.
Ok. they don't have red light, but I'm sure you could use a red marker pen to cure thet if you just want a cheap LED headlamp. Or run to £30 odd for a Tikka Plus.
Ok. they don't have red light, but I'm sure you could use a red marker pen to cure thet if you just want a cheap LED headlamp. Or run to £30 odd for a Tikka Plus.
One of my brothers has an LED headlamp that has both red and white LEDs, He useds it allongside his usual pushbike lights and says if either the back or front goes out he has a replacement because of it.
Dunno what make it is though
Dunno what make it is though
Well I know very little about it apart from much of the packaging was in German and it said "Hunt Light Headlamp" (the title of the thread 
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Biddlesby said:Well I know very little about it apart from much of the packaging was in German and it said "Hunt Light Headlamp" (the title of the thread
http://abetterworld.co.uk/static/P_82016.html
The clue is on the headband
Just got a petzl zoom from santa, dead chuffed and just what i hinted, oops wanted.It,s to be used for distance whilst walking.I have got three other led,s which are handy around camp. I would reccommend petzl duo or tika extreme if i had purchase a multi functional one. cheers fil
Usefulness of a headlamp whilst hunting depends very much on what you want to use it for. If it's for general use, looking in your bag for bits and bobs, skinning or cleaning game at the end of the night and this sort of thing, fine. If you were thinking of using it as a hunting lamp, to actually locate and shoot prey with, I'd say forget it. A friend holding a decent lamp, or a rifle mounted light (Like the ones from Deben http://www.deben.com/lightsandlamping/tracergunlights.htm ) will be far far easier to use. Trying to align rifle sights AND a head torch is a nightmare. I tried it once, and that was enough to convince me to invest in a proper rifle mounted lamp.
Red filters are available to fit the rifle lamps and are made of proper filter material. I've tried all the dodges, red marker pen, red plastic from inside biscuit tins etc etc, and nothing gives the pure red light that a proper filter does. These days I use red "gel" (actually a thin plastic available in more colours than you can name) as used on theatre lights to convert any light source I want to a pure red light.
Red filters are available to fit the rifle lamps and are made of proper filter material. I've tried all the dodges, red marker pen, red plastic from inside biscuit tins etc etc, and nothing gives the pure red light that a proper filter does. These days I use red "gel" (actually a thin plastic available in more colours than you can name) as used on theatre lights to convert any light source I want to a pure red light.
filcon said:
I have a Tikka plus and the only issue I have had with it is when its a little misty out and then the mist (and drizzle) seems to reflect light right back at me, then it seems that I am better off holding the headlamp in my hand as the effect is less noticable.
I have a bit of a headtorch thing going on and have posted about the princeton tec apex elsewhere. It is by far the best light source I have ever had, I have tried petzl tikka XP, tikka + and petzl myo xp as well as having a petzl zoom. Its a bit pricey, £80 in the uk but I got mine from the states on ebay for £45 inc postage. It is very comfortable and does the low light petzl tikka + type light up to a 3 watt led actually using about 4 watts of power which is incredibly bright. Also it is regulated which means the light output is constant unlike petzl lights which diminish significantly over the first hour or so.
http://www.princetontec.com/products/index.php?id=2&type=1&use=0
Pricey but well worth it, one of the few products that meets expectations.
http://www.princetontec.com/products/index.php?id=2&type=1&use=0
Pricey but well worth it, one of the few products that meets expectations.
