Had all kinds of headlamps for boating, backpacking etc. By far the most useful for on the boat at night standing watch and in camp at night is the Petzl Emergency headlamp. Super light, has red mode, long lasting batteries and NOT blindingly bright at night. I have had mine for going on 10yrs now and still works like a charm and I use it a ton. In fact, you will see all of the volvo guys are using them this year for their night watches, so you know they will hold up in the Southern Ocean, should you ever bring your C&C there. http://www.rei.com/product/838548/petzl-elite-headlamp
Now for working on the boat in dark corners we use more traditional lamps. We have two black diamond head lamps and I would not buy another. The switches on both are about to give out / finicky and the band doesn't stay tight etc. The best one I've owned before has been the Tikka XP2 from Petzl. Unfortunately it was lost, but I will be buying another when the Black Diamond gives out. As for Home Depot and Harbor Freight cheepos. Well you get what you pay for. You will likely be replacing it next season when it breaks. (I shop both HD and HF, but not for head lamps.) KD On Fri, Apr 24, 2015 at 2:11 PM Frederick G Street via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > David — I’ve had really good luck with these: > > http://www.rei.com/product/850679/princeton-tec-vizz-headlamp > > Good battery life, and they can be very bright when needed. Also, the > top-mounted on/off/color/dim switch has a mode where you can lock out > operation, so you don’t accidentally burn the batteries after stuffing the > light into a bag (and accidentally hitting the switch). The red mode works > great at night on a boat. > > Fred Street -- Minneapolis > S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( > > On Apr 24, 2015, at 3:37 PM, David via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > I need to replace our headlamps (the wearable kind) and there are so many > choices out there. Any happy customers who want to share? > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > >
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