 - Ultra-lightweight 4-LED headlamp features a red filter for discrete light & night vision preservation
- 3 brightness settings (maximum, optimum, economic) and a blinking mode
- Battery life of up to to 150 hours on regular settings (up to 400 hours on blinking mode)
- Flip-down filter makes it easy to switch between red and white light
- Produces diffuse, proximity lighting. Wt. 2.8oz with batteries
List Price: $42.95 
Product Description: The Petzl TacTikka Plus is a tactical version of the popular Tikka Plus Headlamp. It has all of the great features including 4 LEDs instead of 3, a push on/off button instead of a slider switch, a tiltable housing, and 3 brightness settings with strobe function. These features have been combined with a red lens that easily flips down over the LED's for night vision. It is also water-resistant for all-weather use. The 150-hour burn time and durability of the LED makes the TacTikka Plus reliable. It doesn't throw out huge candlepower (33ft or 10m), making it ideal for activities requiring close-up lighting like trail hiking, setting up camp, and reading. The TacTikka Plus runs on 3 AAA batteries (included), and at 2.5 ounces, weighs next to nothing in your pack.
Product Features - Bulb Type: 4 LED's w/ red flip-down lens for night vision.
- Power Source: 3 AAA batteries (included)
- Headband Type: Elastic
- Battery Location: Housing
- Burn Time: 150h
- Voltage Regulator: No
- Dimming Switch: No, but 3 distinct brightness settings
- Backup Power Source: No
- Waterproof: No, but water-resistant
- Tiltable Housing: Yes
- Recommended Use: Super lightweight headlamp for 1,001 uses
- Weight: 2.5oz / 70g w/ batteries
- Warranty: 3 year
Customer Reviews: Rating: 
Date: 2008-07-02
Used for Ranger school
The headlamps sold at some of the PX's require you to push the button 4 times to get to the red light used mostly in ranger school. The Petzl Tactikka allows one push to get to red mode. It is light weight, durable, bright and stays in place. Rating: 
Date: 2008-06-23
Great for power outage
I purchased this specifically for power outages. It works great and leaves my hands free from holding a flash light or lantern. I can even read with it. I have also used it for working in spaces with little light. I highly recommend this product. Rating:
Date: 2008-06-03
A quality mid-range headlamp
I bought this for camping, and it has performed very well. The light is nice and bright, battery life is exceptional, and it is very comfortable on my head. At 2.75 ounces, it is very light and hard to notice it's even there. At first I was taking this and a regular flashlight with me, until I realized that this headlamp is all I really need. The actual lamp can tilt up or down about 40 degrees, and locks into place when you tilt it. It has three different modes, although I only ever used the brightest setting. The red lens cover minimizes the brightness of the light, and is useful if you're a burglar or if you need to turn on a light in your tent while your partner is sleeping. Although it's not bright enough with this cover to see more than about 2 feet in front of you.
My only complaint with this lamp is that it's not as bright as I would like. It has a brightness range of 14 lux at the low setting, to 64 at the high. 64 is fairly bright and will provide a beam distance of 32 meters. However, Petzl's next higher model is the Petzl Tikka XP Headlamp, Red #E86PR, which has a range of 20-77, and above that, which I ended up getting, is the Petzl MYO XP 3-Watt LED Headlamp #E83-P, which is 5 times brighter at a range of 72-324 (but three times heavier). Ultimately, it depends on what you need the light for. For general camping this should do just fine, and I would recommend a headlamp over a traditional flashlight in almost every application. It is incredibly useful for doing work on my house in my crawlspace. Specs are below:
Specifications:
Bulb type 4 LEDs
Weight (w/ batteries) 2.75 ounces
Dimensions 2.4 x 2 x 1.7 inches
Brightness (lux @ 2 meters) High: 64 / low: 14
Maximum beam distance High: 32 / low: 15 meters
Brightness levels 3
Beam type Flood
Strobes 1
Regulated output No
Battery life at 70 degrees High: 100 / low: 150 hours
Batteries 3 AAA
Material Plastic Rating:
Date: 2008-05-31
Great headlamp. Red lens an excellent feature.
I just got back from Yosemite, having now taken this little headlamp on four backpacks. It's almost perfect: the headband is comfortable, the rubberized indent for the on/off switch is easy to find in the dark, and the thing is very light. The red lens is a great idea; it provides enough light for many purposes (hunting down gear in a dark tent) while not blinding you. I could use this to gather firewood while still being able to glance up and see the stars.
I used it to drain some rechargeable batteries (I've been told recharging after a complete drain helps make sure they get a full recharge), and the lamp was still glowing more than a day later -- and this was after my GPS unit had rejected the batteries as uncharged. The headlamp wasn't glowing brightly by then, but still...
My only cons:
* Like most similar headlamps, when you first press the ON button, the brightest setting comes first, then you repeat the push to get to dimmer, dimmest and flashing. It would be nice if the order, instead, was dimmest, medium, brightest, flashing. That way you don't get blinded by the high beams when all you wanted was the dims.
* The battery compartment is very, very tight. It can sometimes be awkward to keep all the batteries in place while the lid is levered back on. The batteries tend to pop out if you don't get it just right.
* In a pitch black tent, you'd better remember where you put your headlamp. It would be very nice if this had a glow-in-the-dark highlight somewhere that would make it easier to find. For example, the zipper pulls on my North Face sleeping bag glow for hours and hours after dark. I'd rather have that glow on my headlamp. Rating:
Date: 2008-05-30
multi uses!
I bought this for my husband, but I end up using it more. The different brightness levels are a must! We've used it for reading, fixing the computer, and just to play around with. He'll be sure to take it on deployments with him since it has the red lens feature. |
