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Filled with enough features and functionality to put any other headlamp to shame, the e+lite is the little light that roared!
Review of Petzl e+lite Emergency Headlamp
Rated as /5 on Sep 13 2007 by Alx Cahiz
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND (Team Geared Up) - Flashlights are and forever will be a vital accessory and tool for all outdoor enthusiasts and hikers. Headlamps are especially handy and popular for their ability to be used hands-free. Petzl in particular are the kings in this domain.
The e+lite is one of the latest additions to the Petzl headlamp line. They are advertising it as an essential part of anyones first aid kit as an emergency device but it can be used as a regular headlamp too. It is their smallest and least expensive headset to date but don’t let that make you think its cheap in features. In fact this is probably one of the best flashlight/headlamps I have ever purchased. It has three white LEDs and one red LED and boast five different settings: low light, high light, flash, red flash and low red. The batteries last for a maximum 45 hours on the high setting and longer on the lower power settings. This is also the most versatile Petzl around. Its ingenious ball and socket design allows for completely free 360 degree motion of the lamp to have it point in all directions. At just 27 grams and its adjustable strap and clip you can put the e+lite just about anywhere, on your head, around your neck or wrist, clipped to your bag or hat, etc. Whether its stitching someones leg at 3am, hiking through a dark forest or just as a reading light in your tent its so small you can just stick it in your pocket and forget about it until you need it. Its also water resistant for up to one meter under water, so don’t worry about it shorting out in the rain and comes with a semi-water tight case to keep it organized.
This truly is an essential addition to anyones first aid kit as it is so compact and functional (not to mention the batteries will last 10 years in your kit before they start to drain) and I would be bold enough to say that EVERYONE should buy one. I picked one up in Chamonix for just 15 Euro and it was one of the best purchases I’ve ever made.
-Alx-
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Latest Comments (10):
Fully agree with your review. I’ve had one of these for a while now and I’ve been using it as my main head torch. It’s so light that I can always keep it on me and never even notice it’s there. Also I’ve found the range on it and the battery life to be fantastic.
I’ve used this in a variety of different situations with no problem. I’ve used it in your standard camping/hiking situations, on a 24 hour sailing event for charity where we sailed all through the night and it got wet a few times(both from rain and me falling in) and on an off-shore race from Dun Laoghaire to Dingle where it was on through two nights straight. After all that it’s still working great and no problems with the battery life as yet!
Gets 5 stars from me as well!
And there you have it everyone, the people have spoken. My words ring true, this is a fantastic product!
ugly - but very cool!
it’s function robin, not fashion…
ha! you think?
Outdoor Industry is built on fashion.
Wait for mkII of that lamp, I BET it’s made to look smoother. They all are.
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Robin,
You are a F**kwit. Maybe for people like you the outdoor industry is built on fashion but for the people who actually go out and do things it’s built on functionality.
This little thing does its job, and more, much more, considering its size, weight and price.
On the cover of the latest issue of Soldier magazine (the magazine of the British Army) there’s a picture of a guy with one fixed to his helmet on operations in Afghanistan.
If that doesn’t say it all, what does? This bloke is going out all day, every day finding, fixing and destroying the enemy. If it’s good enough in that environment, is it likely to fail you in yours?
Nuff said, if you like your pretty things, perhaps you should consider flower arranging as a hobby instead.
Gringo
Thanks for your lovely language Oliver. I’m so glad you feel so strongly about my statement above.
You can not deny my point, which is, your amazing gear is subsidised by the “common muck” you describe above who like pretty things. Stand in an outdoor shop in a city centre one day - 8 in 10 people will be buying a jacket/tent/sleeping-bag/gloves etc. for a festival, or for a one-off youth expedition or charity trek.
Why do you think big brands make cheaper/lower-level kit…. it’s because that’s where the money comes from. Any outdoor person who has a large collection of functional kit rarely pays top price, they wait for a sale, discount, second, foreign-trip, sponsorship opportunity or some other way to afford the latest summit line of gore-tex jackets etc. On the other side, you have daddy & mummy going in and buying their little jonny the nicest looking jacket for $600.
This is how most outdoor brands pay for things.
I agree with you Robin, I buy high quality gear and the ‘casual hikers’ have never heard of the brands.
I would like to know if it throws enough light for nordic skiing on a moonless night, cramponning up a snow slope before dawn, or doing the first 5.6 pitches of a long rock climb. I am sure it is fine for cooking and reading.CBJ
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