For headlamps, Petlz is the best. By far. I had a 3-led petzl headlamp for NINE NINE (yes, 9!) years. It worked flawlessly with outrageous batterylife. The only reason why I had to get a new one was the casing had been held together with duct tape (very reasonable wear-and-tear) and was hassle changing batteries with duct-taped case.

This specific product, however, (a huge change instead of 2-4 LEDs it's one lamp) just sucked. Battery-life abysmal. The pull-down "wide-narrow" filter was useless (made no difference, especially with a dim, depleted battery light). Overall this headlamp had everything I didn't need (flashing craziness) and nothing I needed: good long-battery life.

I'll only use petzl headlamps (they still are the best despite this defunct product) but i'll be gettign an LED version as that seems to have better battery life.

I rarely recommend outright buying a product, but for this one I do. This is by far the best headlamp I've ever had -- and trust me...I've had many. I was previously using a typical four-bulb LED light made by mountain hardware, but it needed four batteries, it was heavy, and not very bright. This headlamp, rated to 50 lumens full strenght, has never let me down. Most recently, I took this miniature sun all throughout the Pacific Northwest through snow, rain, and over rocks without a problem. Don't be fooled, though. This headlamp can do a lot more than just illuminate a camp ground. I has a very useful half-strength feature, so you don't blind your friends, and most useful for me a red light. I use this red light in the hour to two hours before I go to bed and any time after sunset. The advantage of the red light is that it is low in intensity, and thus will not blind you when you get up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom or say when you are star gazing. The red light is especially useful at night and in the evening because it will help you fall asleep faster than the average white light. In brief, the red light will not stimulate the pineal gland as white light will (white light will inhibit melatonin -- the drug that initiates sleep in the body).

Bottom line: I use this headlamp for absolutely everything, and I would buy it again and recommend it to a friend in a heartbeat. Absolutely worth the price as well.

This product works wonderful. Strong headlamp. I have been using it daily for the last month. Never failed yet and the battery is still good.

I read the reviews in Backpacker magazine and bought 2 of each of the top 3. This one came in third but I like it better than the others. It is really well made. I know its hard to quantify but nothing feels loose. . . The others feel cheaper. The button seems easy to turn on but hard to turn on by accident. The Black Diamond light is the brightest but it is awkwardly shaped and this one adjusts better and stays in place. All in all if you want a bright light you can depend on. This is it. I also read a review that mentioned something about the light coming through the case. I would tell the person to return it. It might be defective since I haven't noticed this at all. Oh and who wouldn't want a whistle on the headband. Its not the greatest whistle but it would beat the heck out of shouting.

excellent item to have when you only havve two hands and you need them - works well has excellent lighting